Happy Thanksgiving!
So thankful today . . .
for my beautiful wife and 2 year old son
for my 2nd child, ETA May of 2011!
for community and a huge thanksgiving dinner that awaits us tonight to remind us of family and plenty
for health
for purpose
for courage
for recovery
for renewal
for hope
HAPPY Thanksgiving Everyone!
Free Song Giveaway – WATER
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Partnership
According to CharityWater.org:
“Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We use 100% of public donations to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.”
Charity Water has no idea who I am but thought I’d take this moment to highlight a need as I undergo my own short-lived and minimal hardship without water. Our lame apartment has been without H20 for 24 hours now and it absolutely stinks (literally) to not be able to cook, clean, pee, poo, shower, wash, and/or wipe. I settled for a quick baby-wipe cleansing instead of my usual shower last night. Unlike the parts of the world that suffer without any water, at least I have my 5-gallon jug of water to drink.
So… as we remember and consider our part to play in this worldwide need, I thought I’d give away one of my songs completely for FREE, right now, right here for a limited time.
Quite appropriately, it is titled “Water” and it is off my first and only EP. Please download, enjoy, pass-on, and consider life without water… even if it’s for just a day or 2. (fingers crossed the water here is activated soon!)
Download WATER (right click and save-as)
Then and Now. K-Pop
Before I kick this thing off, let me preface it by saying that I don’t listen to Korean music anymore. I went through a major phase over 14 years ago when I was obsessed with it and was even convinced that my destiny was to go to Seoul and become irreparably famous doing K-Pop. I have seen the light since then and I’m grateful for it, but I definitely won’t hate on anybody for appreciating a little bit of H.O.T., Wonder Girls or whatever is on and poppin nowadays. I tell my friends that K-Pop is like musical junk food… makes you feel good at times but it contains no real nutritional (musical) value.
Not sure if you know this but Korean music has become something of a global phenomenon– particularly throughout Asia. I was surprised during my time in Thailand to find out that most of the youth were down with K-Pop… and then I find out this is the same in places like Hong Kong, China, and Japan. Sold-out concerts in arenas by artists like Rain and Boa have been common-place. Go figure!
I’m going to highlight one person in particular. He’s the guy that started the group that started it all, the one that kicked off the modern era of the Korean pop scene. Let me (re)introduce you to Seo Taiji.
The video below is their first national debut ever on a major Korean network way back in 1992. It’s a show that allows up-and-coming groups to perform their song while the judges sit and critique their overall sound. As you watch, notice how the young crowd doesn’t utter a single peep during the performance. This I find incredibly fascinating as any current video will show you that the Korean girls these days will sacrifice every last bit of their vocal chords to express their undying love for anything remotely entertaining.
For those of you who don’t Se Habla Coreano, basically Seo Taiji and his boys do their thing on stage to an absolutely stunned audience who don’t know what to make of this revolutionary sound and dance. Immediately after, the gauntlet is thrown down by the judges who all essentially say the same thing: this type of music won’t make it, your melody needs to be worked on, I don’t get it, nice try etc. etc. They had no idea that the guy in front of them would change the face of Korean music forever. Look at the determined, stoic face that Seo Taiji carries as he’s receiving the critique of the judges. His face says “y’all don’t know %$!%! I’m gonna prove you mother @%$#@$ wrong!” in the quietest way possible. This is the musical equivalent of the Michael Jordan story… cut by his High School team for lack of size (and his coaches apparent lack of foresight. the biggest #fail in history)
Do your own youtube research if you like but since this debut video Seo Taiji has BLOWN-UP and gone on to release 8 albums in the span of 2 decades and each one has pushed the envelope and shaped not only the industry, but the very paradigm of music in Asia. He has displayed virtuosity in Rap, Hard-Core, Pop, Alternative, Classical and nearly everything in between.
So if I don’t listen to Korean music, why am I writing a post about it? Well, my wife just happened to be looking up her favorite K-Pop classics one day and showed me the video above and the videos you are about to see below. I couldn’t help but be inspired by the genius and resilience of Seo Taiji. A true musical revolutionary. We could learn a lot from this guy.
Look at how far he has come in one of his more recent music videos. The music has changed considerably and the quality of the music video is absolutely sick (and the drummer is ridiKulous):
And this is one of the most ambitious concert productions I’ve seen. He combines a Russian orchestra with a choir along with his usual set-up:
You don’t have to be impressed. Just inspired.
Can you think of other unlikely artists who have surprised you?
the funny thing about compassion
We see it all over the place. It bombards us seemingly every time we surf the web, log onto facebook, glance at our tweets (or just the @-replies for you popular folk), check our email, turn on the TV, or walk to class. We just can’t escape it!
What am I talking about?
You: “Sex, of course”
Yes that applies too, but right now I’m talking about things like COMPASSION, CAUSE, JUSTICE, CARE, ADVOCACY and any other buzz word you can throw into the mix.
I guess you can say that caring for people has suddenly become… TRENDY?
These days, we even see it in the clothes people wear. You’re rockin’ a TWLOHA t-shirt, wrist lookin’ fly with a ONE campaign bracelet, and your feet look and feel sexy with the latest pair of TOMS shoes. Your illuminant Apple logo is eclipsed by the One Days Wages sticker on your Macbook Pro (sorry Mr. Jobs). For extra credit, you even got a photo of Scott Harrison tattooed unto your forearm for a potentially awkward but cause-driven conversation starter.
Some people look at this and refuse to buy into the “fad”. It is perhaps in an attempt to keep it real and go against the grain. You’ve never been known as the “giving or caring type” so to start now would seem like you’re a band-wagoner. Besides, you just joined the Laker train last year so your lifetime allowance of jumping on ONE band-wagon has been used-up, never to return. (good investment, by the way)
Well, this may or may not be news to you but this fad, trend, or whatever you want to call it is here to stay.
Poverty is not a fashion statement. “The poor will always be among us” is as true today as it was 2000 years ago. The buying and selling of human beings is still wrong and unacceptable. People need to value African lives. Not everyone has access to a Sparkletts delivery man. You get the idea…
What’s my point?
Whether from good motives or bad motives, by way of trend or out of genuine care, the thing that matters is that something is being done about the issues involving the poor, the destitute, and the hopeless.
I’ve never been known as the “compassionate” guy or the “activist” type while I was growing up. It wasn’t until recently that my heart (and actions) have been growing (and still growing) in this area. Just ask my friends.
I realize that I may be speaking to just a few of you (maybe more!) but inaction in this area due to a resolve in ones heart to be anti-trendy is wrong. Yes, I went there. This is wrong.
Who cares about the hype? If the advent of technology and media increases the awareness of need, then so be-it. If “cause paraphernalia” informs the world around me of issues otherwise unseen, awesome.
If helping people is COOL, why is this a bad thing?
Buy the hype. As everyday, ordinary people we can make a difference. Even if you’ve been voted “Most Unlikely to Care About People” by your senior class in high school, who cares?
Jump in.
Dealing with apathy? Let’s save that conversation for another time…
dk
men, if we could do just one thing right . . .
a common theme has peaked my senses these past few days and i felt like i needed to get this out there in case it means something to somebody.
something is happening to me in a weird but hopefully good way. i’ve secretly cried over conversations or written reflections regarding fathers and father figures and i can’t explain why i’ve suddenly become so vulnerable to emotion.
I think it is mainly because I have become a father myself as of November ’08 and I can’t bear the thought of my son growing up without me. I love my little boy so much that to even hypothesize over a day when there’s distance between us is enough to ruin me.
It is not a far-fetched assumption to say that many of our societal ills can be traced back to longstanding “daddy wounds”– the number one unofficial cause of emotional death in human beings–and it just breaks my heart.
most of us men have or will have the privilege of being a father one day and i hope that if and when we have kids, we will do all that we can to let our kids know and believe that they are loved, beautiful, and capable of anything, because this is true.
there are many things that i will fail at and be ok with (eventually) but i will never tolerate within myself a failure at being a father to my children. i’m not declaring that I’ll be perfect and without blemish but I am saying that I won’t and can’t give up being the best possible father i can be. it is the one thing I want to do right.
men, let’s raise up a generation of up-and-coming fathers who will then respond to the same call and raise up the next generation of fathers. the cycle of “daddy wounds” can end today.
(note: too young to be a dad? various circumstances prohibiting fatherhood? we can all be a father figure to someone when we choose to impart, empower, and invest.)
i leave you with one of my favorite pictures of me and my boy. i’d say it’s symbolism.
live like you matter
hi buddies.
i’m taking a little time-out of EP/album promotion to bring you this little thought:
Live like you matter
let me clarify by giving you an example.
I love watching movies and TV shows with my wife because she gets really into it and she reacts to everything. The best is when the main character is in danger (gun pointed at his/her face, he/she hangs by a thread off a 100-foot cliff, etc) and my wife braces herself for the worst. That’s when I get to swoop in, uncover her eyes, put my arm around her and reassure her that NOTHING is going to happen… “that’s Jack Bauer,” I tell her. “He’s survived several seasons of this. He can’t die. This is only episode 1…”
I don’t know about you but the fear and concern that my wife feels in these moments of stress (no matter how fictional) is actually the kind of thing that cripples us from living the life we are all supposed to live.
You see, you are the main character of your story. A problem occurs when you live life like you’re TV Extra #105 with barely a part written out for you– destined to die in Act 1, Scene 1, of Season 1. Such a sad way to live.
When you live like you’re the main character of your story, you begin to realize that your limits are only self-imposed. The things that you fear most (failure, rejection, death) can be cast aside because you know that you matter.
I don’t see this as an arrogant or reckless thing– of course we need to exercise common sense and take precaution when we need to. If I jump out of a plane without a parachute, I deserve to die. I’m an idiot.
However, some of us need to move on from Act 1, Scene 1, Season 1. You’re not going to die. You thought your story was going to end at the pilot episode but you have a life of complete season DVDs to be lived.
What’s been crippling you? Don’t forget who you belong to, who chose you for greatness, and who has your back. Take nothing for granted, of course, but move on and live like you matter.
arguably the greatest challenge known to man
i don’t know if you’ve noticed but i love to speak in grand generalities and this has been both a great thing and an annoying/controversial thing for some. i love talking about the “greatest” or “favorite” or “worst” or “top 5 (in whatever)” or “ugliest” (this one’s a private list), etc. It’s fun. Try it some time!
today I want to present to you what I believe is the greatest challenge known to man. i don’t care if you agree right away but think about it and i think you’ll agree with me:
the reason for fewer posts
hey everyone,
there’s a big reason why i haven’t been posting as much and it’s because of this:
i have alluded to our transition in previous posts but we are finally going public with the news and it is so that you can join us and support us. The new blog site chronicles the current journey that my family and I are in the process of. for those of you who are too lazy to click on the link above, here’s a pasted page out of the site:
LETTING GO
this story starts back in October of 2008. Sadie and I were expecting our first child in a month and we were rocked when we got this sinking feeling in our souls that we were supposed to let go of my “job” at Newsong Church. we didn’t know why we felt this way and the prospect of this reality was just so darn scary, we did what any normal person would do in this situation– ignored the thought and held on to the job. After all, it was a “calling” and “dream job” to be where I was at and if we were honest, we held on because the job brought us a meager yet steady paycheck, health insurance, predictability and comfort. It would be stupid to step down from a job I found meaning in, especially during these tough economic times… right?
Well, as we all know, life is full of surprises and curve balls. this is especially so when you pledge to live a surrendered life. we forgot about this amidst all the comfort and predictability of a life in Orange County, CA. a surrendered life requires everything. EVERYTHING.
Fast forward– we hit financial bottom in early October 2009 (just a few months ago) and it’s really a mystery as to how that happened. We were never extravagant or foolish with our money (except when we paid to see “The House Bunny” at the theater– it was the dollar theater but still a foolish investment nonetheless), and our debt was extremely minimal. Yet here we were, savings account down to about $50 and no idea of how we would pay for the month’s rent. The only explanation and illogical conclusion we could come to was that God was throwing down a crazy hint that He wanted us to lay down the job (and the underlying security and sense of identity it brought us) and trust him blindly with what would be next. We had questions of what I would do if it wasn’t church ministry, how I would provide for my family, how we would pay for Micah’s doctor visits, etc. and etc.
This financial rock-bottom forced us to realize we had no other choice but to let God surprise us and lead us. After about a year of wrestling with the thought, we finally decided to stop taking pay at my job and be completely open to what was next; whatever it may be. The biggest risk of our young lives. Perhaps the stupidest thing ever? We would find out soon enough.
MIRACULOUS AFFIRMATION
The day we firmly decided this was October 10, 2009– the day of Newsong’s annual one-day conference called “Unleashing Beauty.” As the day came to a close and we were cleaning things up, a friend of ours came up to Sadie and handed her a generous sum of cash that would help us pay rent and replenish a little bit of our savings. He had no idea what our situation was and didn’t know we had just made a decision to take a leap into the unknown. To him, it was a random gift of love but to us, it was more than that. It was and still is, an affirmation from God saying, “See? Just trust me on this one. I’m going to take care of you guys.” It was a real-life miracle. It was a sign of things to come and a prelude to adventure.
UNEXPECTED PATH
We took a trip to Mexico City in early December 2009 to help with a Human Trafficking awareness event down there called Justice NOW. It was our first international trip with baby Micah and we were excited to see a new place and play some music. An unexpected proposal was made by my friend Benny Yu on our last day of the trip and he basically invited us to consider moving down to Mexico City to be a part of the team down there. I personally didn’t feel ready to make a move out of the country again. I thought my next steps would be contained in California. In any case, we decided to take our time with this and were grateful that we were returning home with an option.
There were a couple other things that we considered to be options for us but they all fell through. All the things that I felt were reasons to stay in Irvine turned out to be mere illusion. Everything was pointing to Mexico City. After much time, in early February 2010, we decided to make the move to Mexico City and commit to 2 years in the city.
WHY MEXICO?
We always talked a lot about living a life immersed in social justice. That’s also the reason why we named our firstborn Micah (act justly, love mercy, walk humbly). Mexico City gives us a chance to put our words into action. We will be working with women who have been brought out of trafficking into a safe-house that our friends have acquired and renovated. We will also be working with some of the amazing young artists to help raise up a generation of indigenous activists who will exercise their right to creative extremism to bring about lasting change.
HOW CAN I HELP?
If you’re a praying person, you can help by remembering us in your prayers. Safety and protection are big concerns for us, especially in light of what we heard about the drug cartels and kidnapping epidemic throughout the area. Also pray that we could witness change during our time there.
The other way you can help is by supporting us financially. We are moving down there 100% supported by our friends.
We are projecting our move to happen sometime in early to mid-June, 2010.
Let’s do this thing together and change the world, one city at a time.
i love the iPhone = i love my wife
a few weeks ago, our friend Dave Gibbons reiterated a comment he had made before about how if we (married) men treat our wives the way we treat our iPhones, we would have awesome marriages. i may have thought, “how dare he! doesn’t he know I’m up for the ‘Husband of the Year’ award in my household? my iPhone comes in a distant 2nd place to my family!” yet, the more i think about it, the more he is utterly correct and once again, I have been virtually slapped in the face. these are the ways I love my iPhone and obviously, these are the ways I need to love my wife:
can you handle MY uncertainty?
i just read this great post by my friend Mike Foster over at People of the Second Chance. He talks about how we all love to hear and share stories with perfect, beautiful endings but the truth is that life is almost never that way. i completely agree.
the importance of holding on to dreams…loosely
it’s been a long time since I’ve blogged and I have several reasons for this: 1) i’ve been really busy figuring out what to do with my life, 2) i’ve been spending precious blogging time on Lakers basketball, Mad Men, NBC Thursday night comedies, Grey’s Anatomy (with the wife, I swear), and occasionally picking my nose– all in that order, and 3) haven’t been particularly pumped about my last few posts. i wanted to come back with a vengeance.
to explain reason #1 listed above, i am in the middle of a crucial period in my life (exciting and scary) and rather than detailing that on this blog, i’d rather share my developing views on dreams.
i hope we all have dreams– aspirations, hopes, goals, etc. There was a time when my dream(s) were clear as day and I thought nothing would make me happier than achieving them.
then a few things happened. i got married. I had a son. i got comfortable with living in the safest and cleanest city in the world, and working a “job” that i enjoyed and came relatively easy to me. i began to settle. i lost my edge. i thought i was living out my dreams because i had achieved a level of comfort and predictability that met my family’s standards. besides, i was living this life doing what i thought was “God’s work” and getting paid well below living-standards for the city in which i lived. in my opinion, i was living a meaningful, simple, and humble life.
i realized that dreams can change and it’s ok. more often than not, our dreams come true in ways we’d least expect and that’s why we need to hold dreams loosely. everything i do can be a step toward realizing my dream but it’s only when i hold my dream loosely that this can occur.
i settled early because i thought i achieved my dream. i then realized that in some ways, my dream was too small and in other ways, too focused.
for now, i think it’s ok if i say that my dream is to change the world. crazy, broad and big? yes. easy to achieve? no. how will i accomplish this? i have no idea. but i do know that i love people, i love music, i love creativity, and i love witnessing life-change.
i love recalibrating with this Proverb (16:9) – “in his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines His steps”… I can dream all I want but it may not always take the shape I envision. when I hold my dream loosely, I’m not saying that my dream is any less important or that i don’t want it as bad. I’m essentially surrendering my exclusive picture of the dream and i’m leaving it open to interpretation, recognizing the moments when my dream is another step closer to realization.
thanks to MLK, I too, Have a Dream
i have a dream
that one day, people of our nation would go beyond semantics and cliches
that they would learn that the phrase “color blind” is not as politically correct as it seems
that we would learn to celebrate our differences and unique fingerprints
that we would really listen and linger, not merely settle and gloss-over
i have a dream
that people will start walking around like they have a pair
that they would get over themselves
without fear or trepidation
take risks in greater, monumental acts of faith
finally go after those buried dreams and let failure be a part of their flavor
in light of slavery prevention month
i shared my song “Unleash Your Beauty” on this blog a couple months ago and at the time it was performed acoustically at the Conference we hosted at Newsong.
As President Obama has declared this month the “National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month”, i thought i’d post the live full-band version of this song from a couple weeks ago. As always, I have to apologize for the sound-mix and would like to ask you to listen with grace. I was also having a bad-hair day (or bad hair life rather) and i assure you that i’m a little more handsome in person 
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this is a song about what happens when we lay down our lives for the poor and the enslaved. enjoy!
busy-ness
most of us (if we’re honest) actually like being busy. that’s right. we can complain all we want about the gazillion emails we have to check and feign the dread we feel upon a glance at our packed schedules — but the truth is, we probably would have it no other way. sure, you can talk all you want about how badly you need a vacation and take the occasional day off to refuel but it’s probably hard to unplug for too long.
that’s because we’ve all been programmed to value productivity over anything else.
productivity gives us a sense of meaning, like we’re actually doing something worthwhile with our lives.
we’ve been programmed like robots to work till kingdom come and all the while, we’re losing sight of what’s truly important: fruitfulness. Translation: things that last.
we mistake busy-ness for productivity and productivity for the meaning of life.
what does fruitfulness look like today? in a word, relationships. in another word, memories.
is your life yielding meaningful relationships and memories?
at the end of the day these are the things that last. if you’re too busy being “productive,” i can almost promise you that you’re missing out on the greatest joys in life. nothing wrong with hard work but some of us need to make a change.
when you look back on your life, i doubt you’re gonna fondly remember all the hours you spent on your emails or the great meetings that you led. you’re going to remember things that made you laugh, cry and joyful all over. you’re going to remember the times you put someone before something.
what do i want on my tombstone? pepperoni and sausage. but when i die, give me: “a man who was consumed with love”
INVICTUS – you convict us…
i just saw INVICTUS and thought it was a good movie. here’s a few of my quick takeaways from the film (no real spoilers here so i think you’re safe if you didn’t see it yet!):
To BE or DO? That is the question…
i feel troubled at times because i feel so far from where i need to be as a leader, husband, father, son, artist, and human being.
recently a really caring brother exposed a part of me that had been somewhat of a blind spot. really made me think and i was brought to a place of, “man. I really suck.”
how in the world do you deal with all the things that you need to DO with all the things you need to BECOME?
both are extremely important and can happen simultaneously but i would argue that what you are BECOMING is ultimately more important than what you are DOING.
what do you think? would love your wisdom and stories…
the death of anonymity
There’s something that really gets to me about an aspect of social media culture but i’m especially to blame and I’m mainly disappointed in myself.
Which of these do not belong?
Justice, advocacy, compassion, and… anonymity.
on behalf of MYSELF… i’m sorry… and then I’m not
ok, so i’m not in the business of making apologies but perhaps i should start looking for ways to make money off of them! i’d be rich and i can finally buy that personal basketball gymnasium i always dreamed of!
my last post (please read the comments at the end of it) seems to have brought up a slew of different emotions, mostly from my Asian-American bros and i’m under the impression that i need to re-establish credibility with my next-of-kin. my more-outspoken bros have not said anything i don’t know already… they have merely reminded me of the importance of speaking out when things are wrong or messed up. they also made it a point to let me know that all-encompassing apologies are not cool. point taken.
i’m still a firm believer in working harder to build bridges than in publicly attacking the perpetrator(s) but that’s just me.
so here goes. this post is for everyone to read and learn and for my Asian friends to know that i’m not some idiotic, naive, over-simplistic sell-out! (my words but i know some of you probably thought this in the deep recesses of your soul). i have suffered a great deal of pain and expressed my own share of anger and have asserted (although sometimes over-reactively) actions in the area of racism and race-relations that were deserved but maybe un-constructive at times. my wife will be the first to tell you that i pull the RACE CARD way too often to the point where the card has pretty much been relegated to a piece of lint in my pocket. so for me to write the kind of “apologetic” post that i wrote in my last entry is actually somewhat of a miracle and you’ll see how i came to such a place.
here, i list a few experiences that should make EVERYONE a little angry but i hope that more than the emotions, we can collectively start to care more about this issue and work harder to listen, learn, apologize, fight (healthy style) and ultimately, build bridges (or repair broken, hurt, burnt ones):
on behalf of my asian kin-folk… i’m sorry
i’ve been meaning to write a post on this for a very long time and in light of the Deadly Viper controversy, i can’t put this off any longer.
at the risk of sounding like a complete sell-out, I want to apologize on behalf of the Asian-American community for the following:
- for being ultra-sensitive to anything remotely, potentially, and inadvertently racist
- for criticizing mono-cultural organizations, churches and conferences without offering practical solutions and room for common ground to be reached.
- for being passive-aggressive (can’t help that as much)
- for stinky food (kimchi is actually really good considering it’s another word for “strangely edible rotten cabbage”)
- for choosing to operate in our own silos and enclaves without much of an effort to integrate, collaborate and procreate (actually, this last bit is definitely taking place so scratch that).
These things being said, i do want to ask the non-Asian (particularly my white brothers and sisters) community for a few essential pieces in our on-going social dialogue:
street cred – why don’t we care more about it?
Street Cred – no one’s ever born with it… You earn it!
Recently I realized a new “greatest fear” after hearing this chilling statement dropped by Erwin McManus at the Unleashing Beauty conference in Irvine, CA last week (and I paraphrase):
“the more popular you become in the Church world, the less credible you become with the world at large”
I don’t know if that scares you church leaders but that freaks the crap out of me!
If we’re honest, many of us don’t mind the “popularity” that comes with increased influence in the Church realm– besides, the pay is not that great, our home lives are taking hits daily, why not take whatever perks come our way? If the “perk” happens to be increased popularity, then so be it! (more…)
what’s the riskiest thing you’ve done?
a little while ago, my man @davegibbons tweeted something that went like this: “In today’s time of crisis, the safest thing to do is to be risky and the riskiest thing is to be safe.”
never did this ring true more than it does for me now.
this weekend, my wife and i decided to take the biggest risk of our lives and let me tell you that it is both the scariest and most exciting feeling in the world!
it’s a bit premature for me to share what we did exactly so in the mean time, i thought it would be cool to hear YOUR stories of what risks you took and the things that came out of them (lessons, results, stories, money, etc)!
Please share! What’s the riskiest thing you ever did?
the unleashing beauty global leadership conference
On OCTOBER 10, 2009 I will be taking part in a 1-day leadership event hosted on the Newsong Irvine campus that will probably change the world. That’s right! I just said something really bold and let me go even further by taking out the “probably” and state that this conference WILL change the world. Now that I have your attention, let me list out for you the reasons why YOU should be here too:
- It’s completely, 100% FREE. (Let’s get the money excuse out of the way!)
- It’s worth the drive, commute, flight (9 AM to 9 PM – that’s 1 packed day!)
- A couple amazing leaders will be throwing down some wisdom (Dave Gibbons, Erwin McManus)
- When was the last time you saw THREE incredible churches put aside their own agendas to collaborate for ONE amazing conference? (Mosaic, Newsong and New Hope representin’!)
- When was the last time a conference was really focused on LOVING and DOING something with our knowledge rather than simply LEARNING and getting fat like a intellectual/spiritual couch potato?
- Music will probably be unlike anything you’ve heard!
- Find out how you can be an agent of unleashing beauty wherever you are in life, whatever you do!
- and yes, I heard a rumor that Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit will be there. Can’t forget that headlining act… ever!
For more information, go check it out for yourself on http://www.unleashingbeauty.net and make sure you register (FOR FREE) online at http://unleashingbeauty.eventbrite.com/
A few weeks ago, I wrote a song called “Unleash Your Beauty” and shared it at Newsong. Hope, if anything, this is the final thing that inspires you to join me and many others at this life and world-changing, 1-day, FREE conference!
“Unleash Your Beauty” – the complete song
hey friends,
almost 2 weeks ago, i shared my song in progress “Unleash Your Beauty”. At the time it was just the chorus and bridge but at the bidding of my friend Sam Song, I finished the tune in the next couple days and shared it that same week at Newsong on Sunday. here’s the live, complete version– acoustic style. hope you like. excited to share my process and progress with you. thanks for listening.
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