Friday, April 23, 2010

Blowdrying My Hair the Natural Way

Yes... I was drivng when I took this picture.

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Soul train mystery

So I was with chelsea at the soul train a few weeks ago and we noticed that there were a few cars missing from the supposedly abandoned train. I showed up with my friend Gerrado today and a huge section of the train is missing.

It felt like someone was taking my soul...

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010

Lily prays for me

I was on the floor praying when Lily came in and asked what was wrong. I told her what was up and asked her to pray for me. This video was about half way into her prayer. I had to record it because it was one of the most sincere prayers I ever heard.... and it was coming from my 4 year old daughter.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Challenge of Jesus - Part 1

The Challenge of Jesus - Part 1


I am suddenly again awed by Jesus. Humbled by his Life, I hear his call to "Come and follow me! Turn from your own agendas, God's Agenda and Authority is available to all - right here, right now". I don't hear the church bells, the choir, or any of the fluttering noise of Christianity. I hear the living Jesus. As stark and real as love and taxes.

Hearing Jesus... It makes me stop everything I'm doing. I pause to reflect on the Way. I breathe deep. And then, like a madman, I throw all caution to the wind. I am compelled to draw close to this revolutionary failure who subversively conquers evil with Love, augmenting the very foundation of reality itself by resurrection into a new form of existence. 

I came to faith in Jesus as a reluctant follower. I did not want to believe in a particular "god" or religion and sought my own "enlightened" thinking as my guide. I talked my self out of my near-death encounter with the risen Christ, and then fought for weeks against this "otherworldly" power I felt impressing upon my soul the truth of my experience. Once I gave in to this Love, I found myself being turned upside down and inside out. The force of this Love brought myself voluntarily into full view of some sacred truth, some awareness of that which is Good which gently opened every corner of my heart before my eyes. My inward "me" was being radically re-formed and transformed.

Was I losing myself or unearthing who I really was? Am i finding the truth or being deceived by it?

What was really happening to me? These questions shook me at the core.

Soon emerged a desire to peer into the gospels at this man Jesus. Without the restraint of religious upbringing or denominational dogma, I saw with my own eyes something so earth-shattering and revolutionary, something so impossibly true, something so real and radical.... I saw the one whom I met after leaving my body in the hospital. I saw the one who loved me with a love even the wildest imagination couldn't fathom. I saw the one who was able to cut through without effort my every false pretense and mask. I saw the one... not many, but One.

As much as I wanted to deny any special uniqueness of this man beyond what I would afford to other great spiritual leaders, I couldn't help feeling faced with this startling reality - that even amongst the great leaders and spiritual teachers of history, this man is the One.

I'm not even sure if I fully understand what that means.... and thankfully, I'm not sure that I have to.

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Artists For Abolition - April 20th, 2010

I just finished this event promo video yesterday.

http://RescueTheGirl.com

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

VIDEO: Rayhan's Update from the Hospital

Rayhan's update video from his hospital bed. See the other videos and pics I posted already, including our lamest freestyle from a hospital bed after being hit by a car.

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Lamest "Freestyle/Beatbox from a Hospital Bed After Being Hit by a Car" EVER!!!

Chelsea and me spent the night at the hospital, literally, with our friend Rayhan. He and a dear friend were hit by a car while crossing a crosswalk in Commerce. We were there to cheer him up and show him some love. Thankfully Rayhan was ok and made it out with only a fractured wrist, messed up face, and a few other scrapes and bumps.

Before leaving next morning we read the Love Chapter (1 Cor. 13) and then I threw down one of the lamest freestyle's ever... over Rayhan's beatbox (not bad for just being hit by a car, eh?).

 

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Released update for rescuethegirl.com

After working till the wee hours of the morning I was ready to publish a new exciting update to the rescuethegirl.com website. It was designed to communicate our upcoming event on the 20th of april: artists for abolition

Don't miss it. Check out the website and tell me what you think. Http://rescuethegirl.com

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Our time with rayhan in the hospistal

We sat with our friend Rayhan all night. He and lorena were hit by a car. We brought smiles, flowers, and cheese.

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