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My wife and daughter have introduced me to country music. Daily. So, it’s growing on me a bit – though I’ll take classic rock, classical, jazz, and electronica over it any day. But, I particularly enjoy Lady Antebellum and their harmonies. So, I know I’m late to the party on this song, but their song “HELLO WORLD” inspires me. It reminds me that we aren’t to be in such a self-focused hurry that we don’t remember that everyone’s story matters and that most people wake up each day working to do their best. I also like the song (the video’s wardrobe choices are suspect) because the creative/performer side of us wants to ‘make a mark’ in our . Each day gives us the chance to do just that – as if we get to say “hello world” as we look out over each day’s ‘canvas’ and begin to paint with our lives … as God directs us.
So, enjoy this video and remember to believe that every story matters.
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I recently had Intelligentsia coffee (our favorite at the Linhart house) at Quincy’s with Adam McLane, self-described “wearer of many hats” but most noted recently for his work with Youth Specialties and now with the Youth Cartel and McLane Creative. I shared with Adam some observations from a recent leadership process where the group I was helping couldn’t make a decision that was different from how they’d always done things before. The boundaries were the same as when we started the process and the categories were static as well.
We chuckled about those ‘other’ people out there who can’t change. Hmmm. Ha. Heh heh.
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Derry Prenkert hosts the Converge show on RemedyLive.com, a 24/7 online tv show for teens. This past week Derry and I talked about poverty and offered up some practical tips (from What Can We Do?) on what teens and you groups can do to make a difference.
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Sally was an ‘on-fire’ student leader, a rare teen that could help with organizing events and fill-in as a small group leader for younger teens. She could share her testimony in front of large crowds and was willing to help with the most mundane ministry-related tasks — you know know, those janitorial and clerical elements of ministry that no one tells you about ahead of time, yet are so constant in ministry.
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My family and I had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum this summer, my fourth time to visit. No matter how many times I visit, I love it. As we walked around, we saw a model of Sputnik, the Mercury 7 capsule that took Alan Shephard into space, the Apollo 11 capsule that brought the first moonwalkers back to us, and all sorts of planes and missiles. And we marveled at what mankind could accomplish.
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This prayer comes from The Book of Worship as printed in A Guide to Prayer, a great daily devotional book that I’ve used for years. It’s an appropriate prayer for those to whom work or ministry has become drudgery, which can often happen. May we work today with cheerfulness and gladness as we serve God with that gifts, talents, and abilities that He has given us.
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