May 30, 2005
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Thanks for your comments in the previous entry…
Happy Memorial Day! We accidentally saw a little bit of some kind of celebration in Washington D.C last night on PBS. Tom Hanks was hosting, and we turned it on right before the orchestra and choir performed “Hymn to the Fallen”–a John Williams piece from SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. It is gorgeous. The gift God has given John Williams to write music like that is just unparalled. I’m glad we accidentally saw it!!! We watched for a few more minutes after that, but then turned it off. It was cool. I guess next week is the 60th anniversery of D-Day. I wouldn’t have known that unless Tom Hanks told me last night, but that’s a pretty big deal to a lot of people. I guess not as big to us younger folk. We just don’t appreciate it.
We went to Spirit West Coast in Del Mar this past weekend (or as Nathaniel called it, “The Holy Spirit”). It was neat, but tiring with the little children. Sunday was the best! We saw a little bit of Petra (this is their last year) and then Chris Tomlin did an excellent set on the Main Stage. I can only deduce that Chris lives exactly what he preaches/writes about. That guy is so successful in tapping into the heart-strings of the world with his worship songs–more than any other song writer today, imho. He did a set including Forever, Indescribable, Enough, The Wonderful Cross, We Fall Down, Your Grace is Enough, and How Great is Our God. Everyone was singing along, ’cause we knew them all…this dude is anointed! Thank you Lord for guys like Chris Tomlin, who fill our churches with excellent songs about our dependency on you, and about your marvelous grace and love for us!!
Psalm 108: 1-5
1 My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing and make music with all my soul.2 Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.3 I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let your glory be over all the earth.
Comments (3)
Yeah, I’m kind of bummed I missed Chris Tomlin but I didn’t want to drive all the way back up there again yesterday. I should have given away my wrist band so sombody else could go.
Yay! I love Chris Tomlin!
100% agree about Chris Tomlin. Steff and I were there also and never have I seen so many reaching out to God in one place at one time. It was the most moving experience I have had in my life thus far. Awesome does not even begin to describe the energy surrounding the stage. Jennie