-Such A Great Sabboth Was Today!-

Hanging with the fam on Friday nite, AU pulling away with a victory against Ole Miss, Nihon Express Twice today (yes! lunch and dinner, and no, i will never get tired of the best little resturant in the world), the glorious time change, and having a relaxing Sun (as my post's title describes). Side note.. watching Kill Bill Vol. 2, never seen it, very disturbing, AH! Wow, today was amazingly beautiful as has the entire last week! I love this time of year. So neat that we have such a creative creator that gave us something so amazing as Earth to live on.

So, my computerlessness saga still continues and i am still mooching off of christian's fancy smancy new Powerbook he just accquired. Thanks ole buddy for your patience and generosity... that christian calhoun quite possibly the coolest guy ever and a fantabulous roommate... hey Christian, has anyone ever said we look alike? I've been getting that alot lately! (HAAHA)

I promised more thoughts on Rita Springer so here they are...
After dining with the o-so-wise Christopher Lock at Nihon tonite and discussing Ms. Springer, the Lord let me gain just a bit more of His knowledge concerning worship. He asked me how i thought Encounter was on Thursday and i said, "well, different, in an amazing way." "She just seemed so mature in how she led our community, and i have never herd our community praise our Savior with such volume/energy." So the question arose in my head, so why does worship sometimes "feel" better or worse at times? Different with someone "famous" leading like rita springer, chris tomlin, D. crowder, shane or whoever? For me, being a musican and having played in a worship band for some time, its hard not to think and allow worship to feel easier or better when the worship band is talented and every note is correct, every beat is in time, every note sung on pitch. Being brutely honest here, i have to admit! Then right there at Nihon, the Lord reminded me that He cares very little about musical talent and abilities. Incredible lead worshippers such as springer, tomlin, hall, or shane all view their talents/abilities as gifts or blessings the Lord has allowed them to be stewards of and they hold them very lightly to themselves. That is why they are great leaders of His praise. Its a matter of the heart worship is... the Lord is teaching me more and more thru Giglio's little blue book "The Air I breath" about the one thing we are required and priviledged to take part in as believers is Worshiping the Living God. He is a jealous God and He desires our worship, He doesn't need our songs to still be God but he delights SOO much in our worship! Hard to understand that He wants Zach's worship, when at times i don't give Him the time of day and i decided to worship my small gods and idols in my life. Whether it be Rita Springer, Wade Whitehurst, Chris Spearman, Bretty D, or Tomlin, the Lord desires our COMPLETE, ABANDONED, LOUD, JOYOUS praise! Talent matters very little when our hearts focus on who He is to us and nothing else.
Don't know where i was going with all this, kind seems like i'm rambling but take it or leave it... just typed it so im gonna post it sure enough.

"Headed to watch a movie called the back of my eyelids," funny i never get tired of this one! Gotta rest up for my afternoon of driving to Athens tomorrow... yup, im going to Crowder!!!

-Blessings-