my respect for the musical talents of Stevie Wonder just skyrocketed.

watch Stevie go crazy on the drums.

WARNING> only musical geeks will be able to endure the whole thing. if you're not into music you can go watch TLC or do whatever people who don't appreciate music do. haha. umm that last part was a joke i think...

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It's been a while since i've posted. i've been busy.

this psalm has been really affecting me of late:

63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

i listened to a great sermon by matt chandler (get the podcast. its the first message in the "Heart Matters" series) which addressed this Psalm, and his main question was: why do we not have the passion and desire for God that these guys had? it's a heavy question. dig into it.

it's been a fairly long time since there was a new post here. recapping everything that has happened between the last post and this one would be a long and laborious ordeal, so i'll just briefly recap:

-Celebration: highlight of the summer. and mostly everyone knows what goes down at a celebration so i don't really feel like i have to explain the sweetness of it.

-Vacation: golf, sunburn, muddy water, stars, bugs, cows, jumping photo series, scooters, tim hortons, Korea, starbucks, and so on...

maybe i'll do a more detailed post later...