The Vertical Church Tour

 

Michael and I were blessed to be able to attend James MacDonald's Vertical Church Tour last week. It touched me, as Im sure it touched almost everyone there. He talked about the church needing to get back to being focused on the vertical - a relationship with Christ.
If you ever have the chance to attend a James MacDonald event, I would highly recommend going. God has definitely blessed James with the gift of teaching and preaching. I have never heard a James MacDonald sermon that I havent been struck by. I want to make a more regular habit of going online and listening to Walk in the Word.

High Valley at the Western Fair!

A friend and I went to the Western Fair on Wednesday to see HIGH VALLEY! They are a Canadian country group - but they are Christians.  They sang an old gospal hymn at their concert which was nice. The group is made up of 3 brothers who were raised in a Mennonite community in Alberta. Their music is country but with definite Christian elements to alot of their songs. They won 3 Gospel Music awards in 2011 I think, and have done performances in Christian book stores throughout Canada (I know this cause I've watched some of their performances on youtube). But now they seem to be making it on the Country music scene. It will be interesting to see how they develop in the music industry and see if they stay true to their roots. I hope so!

Jars of Clay

My girl friends and I drove over to a nearby town to see Jars of Clay perform at a youth event. It was kind of neat to see them. Although I haven't listened to much of their new music, I did listen to some of their music growing up so it brought me back. It was kind of a strange event and it was not very well attended, but it was still fun!

STAND.

This is my song today.

Long Weekend with the Family

This labour day weekend was a wedding weekend for my cousin James and so all us family travelled up to the Sault to celebrate with him. It was very tiring, but worth every moment. Here are a few pics!

 

Interesting Points...

I'm not really a fan of Joyce Meyer but today I watched an hour long sermon of her's on YouTube. Here are a few points that are really relevant to me right now.

-What Satan means for harm, God intends for good.

-It may look bad now, it may hurt now, but somewhere down the road, it is going to work out for my good.

-He can take a mess and turn it into a miracle

-The attitude you have while you are in the wilderness determines how long you will be there

-If you stay busy thinking about right things, the devil won't be able to fill your mind with wrong things.