Sacred Digital: Chuckk Gerwig

Was Jesus God? That's a question that is still bouncing around after a couple of thousand years. If He was it meant everything, if He wasn't all Christians are heretics worshipping a mere man and not God... which... would... be... a BIG PROBLEM. Here are some brief thoughts from a book called Great Doctrines of the Bible. You may want to print this out if you're going to read it so you still have usable eyesight after your study. Here's to studying it out for yourself friends - cheers!

Tonight was fun. Omar and I and another guitar player friend spent and hour and a half learning a bunch of old rock songs and then went to Finn's in Santa Cruz and played music for the patrons for 2 hours. The highlight was the last 30 minutes of music which we didn't learn or practise until we turned the page and started playing them live for the first time - great fun! People enjoyed the music and that's always a joy.

It was really fun to get out and play for people again - we played songs by John Mayer - Elton John - Switchfoot - Men at Work - Brian Adams - Omar - Tom Petty - The Beatles - Billy Joel - Chris Tomlin - The Police - Kenny Loggins - Otis Redding - Steve Miller - Les Emmerson and John Mellencamp.

Omar and I have had a vision to be out playing music around town to become a part of the local music community. We need to be outside the 4 walls of the church campus to Incarnate and be part of Santa Cruz if we ever hope to reach people who are not followers of Jesus. How can YOU incarnate into YOUR community in greater ways?

I'm on vacation in Hawaii having a snorkle-tastic time with Andrea and the kids. Since I've been gone my evil twin Allen "I got no hobbies" Coleman made this fancy dance video of Omar and I. I thought I'd pass it along for your viewing enjoyment...

We're in Hawaii right now it's pretty paradise-ish. Here's the view of the amazing Waimea Bay from a hill above. We just hiked to this outlook from the ruins of an ancient Hawaiian temple site where they used to do human sacrifices. The history of the hilltop we were on took some of the paradise off of paradise. If this view over the cliff is what you see on fractured post-paradise planet Earth, imagine the view in the coming paradise where the only human sacrifice necessary has been completed by the Messiah.

There are some moments in life where you just feel joy because of the great blessings you have received. Some moments become memory pictures that stay with you for a lifetime and if you're lucky you may even catch them on film too. Here's a moment like that for me. Vacation is underrated.

Omar and Brett and I are rocking out again this Tuesday the 26th 7:00pm at Finn's Coffee Shop on Ocean St... more songs from john mayer-the police- john cougar -tom petty -elton john -mute math -and a bag full of smiles are on the playlist.

IMPORTANT NOTE: bring a friend who wouldn't come to a church gathering for a cup of coffee and make sure to introduce 'em to Omar and I. Here's another opportunity to live out Incarnationally in the community we love. How can you be the church outside the four walls doing something you love?

People who know me know that if I am talking to you and playing a guitar I go...away. I go off to guitarworld and you... disappear. Today was such a day. I spent a bunch of today with three of my favorite old electric buddies - see picture below. There was a time when totems of wood and chrome like these were idols to me, now they're just old friends and music production tools

Here's something cool I found tonight, it's a website that tells you all about what different guitarists rigs consist of. I just had to pass it on.

On the iPod - a killer Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer and Eric Johnson playlist

Tonight at Elevation we'll be exploring Jesus' interaction with a man completely saturated with demons. I know this will raise all kinds of questions we won't be able to answer in our time together tonight so included here is a primer on demons and their activities. The articles attached are from P.P Enns and C. Ryrie and electronically clipped from my Logos Bible Software Library