Thought I’d pass on some of my sunday morning reading:
Bill Gates on Saving the World
Brian McLaren’s Pre-War letter to President Bush
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I have so many questions about this.
Things are still moving along in preparation for the upcoming release of my Strumm Worship album. Have I mentioned that it is a dual disc album? It will come in DVD packaging and in addition to my songs, the other disc will feature my good friend Cara Flory. Cara has an incredible voice and genuine heart for worship. You heard her sing live with me at Deeper for several years and more recently on Shawn McDonald’s albums, Simply Nothing and Live in Seattle.
One of the things we are doing ahead of the release is offering deep discounted (wholesale) pre-orders on all of the projects scheduled for release over the next year. If you or your church are interested in stocking up, let me know. I have attached a summary of both the pre-release offers and a description of the various Strumm projects.
A few of you have asked for a copy of the pre-release sampler CD, I am working on getting these ASAP. They are a great representation of Strumm, as they have a few tracks from each upcoming release. If you are a pastor, or someone who might be interested in the pre-order offer, post a comment and I’ll do my best to get you a sampler.
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I’m not giving up on blogging, I’ve just been a bit busy and haven’t had a whole lot to say…but here’s a story and an announcement for you:
-Last weekend, I was on my way home from flag football and I got a call from Lacey who was at a Wedding at Deception Pass. They had everything but the marriage license. Long story short, I climbed (fell) through a window and drove a few hours, making it just in time for the reception. If you were at that wedding, I was the dirty guy in the shorts and t-shirt eating all the shrimp. If Dwight were there, he would have busted me for wedding crashing.
-The Pre-Release sampler cd’s of the acoustic worship project I am a part of went out to 1,000 pastors and industry folk this week. I should get a copy in the mail soon, and my full length album is due out Mid-October. Watch for the launch of the Strumm Worship site for more info.
Eric
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Last Thanksgiving, a new tradition was born. My friend Brian Pendergast organized a Turkey Bowl and since then we’ve been playing once a month throughout football season. Our first game of the season is this saturday at Discovery Park at 10am. Want in? (Don’t worry, it’s flag)
Brian has set up a blog that will be kept current all season to let people know when and where we’re playing each month as well as updates and pics and stuff. I hope you can make it out sometime. Check out the blog here.
Hilarious! This is a live performance of a song called “Business Time” by the band, “Flight of the Conchords“, stars of HBO’s newest hit show by the same name.
If you think this is funny, subscribe to their video podcast at iTunes for two free full length episodes of the show. It has a Mockumentary/Napolean Dynamite/Spinal Tap/Royal Tenenbaums feel to it.
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Every thursday, 9pm, our place. Anyone’s welcome.
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This is somewhat of a follow-up to my “Looking Back, Looking Forward” post last month, but I wanted to share a bit about what I’ve been up to lately. It’s been about six weeks since my transition from FFMC, and I am slowly learning what this major life transition looks and feels like. It’s good, it’s hard, it’s a lot of things, but above all it feels right.
I was fortunate to start working part-time last month for a company called True North Service. TNS is a testing house for content developed for use on cell phones. It’s a real change of pace, and a fun environment to work in. Aside from that, I have been periodically guest worship-leading at Mountain Park Church (where my brother Chris is the youth pastor) in Lake Oswego, Oregon. I am also teaching a few guitar lessons to people wanting to learn guitar for worship leading. (If you or anyone you know is interested in this, give me a shout)
I have finally come to grips with the call to not have a paid staff role in a church for a while. This was the feeling all along, but I so much wanted to return to the familiar. I am grateful though, that the doors to paid worship leading positions have all seemed to close. I still feel a strong call to be a pastor, but I’m going to pursue that call outside of a paycheck for a while.
Other than that, I am preparing to record a small demo of worship songs over the next month. I’ll be sure to post when I have details.
Thanks for supporting my blogging! I post because you keep coming back.
Eric
