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Micah’s Instructional Dance Video
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twitter during the last day of echo

twitter during the last day of echo
crazy that a little conference called echo is dominating twitter right now.
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Notes from Echo - Todd Wagner
And again..will unpack them later. Todd Wagner is the pastor of Watermark in Dallas
The importance of communicating the Story thru images instead of words
Figurative expression – the human mind is not a debate hall…it’s a picture gallery
Martin Luther said (my paraphrase) the common people are moved more by a painting than reading a book
Entertain not amuse
Entertain means to hold someones attentionAmuse – to not have to think
The most powerful advert right now is peer to peer advertising !!! Most sought after.
Second most powerful is product placement – Ford spent 30+ million to put their cars in the new James Bond Movie
we have the gifts to take these gifts and use them for Jesus
2 Samuel 17
David was run out of Jerusalem by his son. CounselorsWe are the story – the movie that people watch – maybe the only movie about Jesus they watch is out life
Sometimes we are so focused on the task that we miss the gorilla in the middle of the movie – its hurting you and the cause
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Notes from Echo - Donald Miller
Here they are…I will have to unpack them all later…
Donald Miller - Blue Like Jazz author
Experiential Futility – he struggles with the most
Emotions are feeling something different that I know is true
One of his only escapes is art – listening to music changed perspectiveStory is another form of art that takes the side ghost and makes him be quiet
Story is a character who wants something and is willing to overcome conflict to get it (story in its most basic form)
Narrative is the most powerful communication tool there is
It is the best way to change someones mind about and ideaStory captures us
Noise and music what’s the difference ? The human mind engages one and disregards the otherWonder if there is a difference between random experiences and story
The mind engages the story, wanting to know where it is leading to
What If could edit me…instead of the story line.
I am a character in Gods story, I have the ability to do what I want..I can write whatever story I want. We are scared to write on a blank page, we want to be told what to do.
What do we have to do to make the story better ?
They spent 40 minutes at the first part of Rocky to make him a good character or no one would care about if he won
Let story guide us…would we do that if we were a character in a movie ? Would people like us ?
Would the movie they make about us suck ?
Is the story that I am writing making any sense ? Or it is meaningless ?
There is fine line between a hero and a villain
Who we are is what we do
Want we want mattersWe have to want something that matters
There isn’t a difference between creating a fictional character and creating the story for our life
They want things…that if they don’t get what they want people will die
Stumbling upon happiness – good book
Some of the happiest people in the world are paraplegics
Humans have a hard time knowing what doesn’t make then happy
Jesus is so meaningful that its worth sacrificing for
Test – if this character dies what dies with it ?
As soon as character gains ambition – there is tons of conflict – conflict is inherent in man.
God did not complete Adam – he needed Eve.
God created conflict before the fall – Adam was lonely even though he walked and talked with God
If we want something and its hard to get, it created the value of the thing we want to get
When conflict is embedded within our story – so that when it works its beautiful and creates value
Every story has to have resolution- if they are a good person and they don’t get what they want it’s a tragedy if they do get it it’s a comedy
The greatest conflict we have is fear
#1 command to usThe beauty of the story is not in the victory its in the sacrifice
Story is the only thing that changes – thru pain comes change
How can I tell a better story with my life ?
As story declines the moral compass does not adjust
Homework
Character – write characters, sub character – write a list if adjectives of how they see you – even if you goto negative – make sure you goto positiveWrite out what your ambition is – day dream write board the story of your life
Conflict – what am I afraid of ?
Climax/resolution – write out what you want the outcome to be
When the resolution happens – go nuts, celebrate. Make a 4 minutes video and cry over it and be happy !
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My Hope is in You
To you, O Lord, I lift my soul
In you, O God, I place my trust
Do not let me be put to shame
Nor let my enemies triumph over me
My hope is you
Show me your ways
Guide me in Truth
In all my days
My hope is you
I am, O Lord, filled with your love
You are, O God, my salvation
Guard my life and rescue me
My broken spirit shouts
My mended heart cries out…
Lyrics by Mac Powell / Music by Third Day
From the recording: Conspiracy No. 5, Track #7.
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Eric doing a jig
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Levi’s First Smile and Giggle @ 6 Weeks Old

Levi’s First Smile and Giggle @ 6 Weeks Old
I was touching Levi’s face gently and he smiled. I thought it was a fluke so I tried a few more times. He not only continued to smile and even giggled a few times. I yelled for Stace to grab the camera. And even though its a little blurry we managed to get one of the smiles !
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Please God…does anyone want to anymore ?
Maybe I am just sick of hearing about friends and loved ones turning away from God and doing really stupid things, that jack up their lives (and the lives of their kids, spouses and friends). Maybe I am tired of hearing preachers just preach feel good messages. But I want to know… does anyone want to please God anymore ? I don’t remember the last time I even heard that phrase. What happened to holiness ? What happened to faithfulness ? What happened to living to please God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
I hope as you read this you do not mistake frustration with judgment. Where are the pastors that are preaching about practical holiness ? Where are the people that are willing to lay down their own desires and pick up the cross ?
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