Da BeezNeez

So I'm testing this out to see if I can actually blog with my phone and it seems to be working just fine. That's cool!! Maybe I should not be so stingy and actually pay for a data plan....nah!! Hahaha

today church sermon really hit home for me. It was one that I was really interested in and I totally felt that God was speaking to me. Pastor Gordon (PG) talked about how David brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem and in his first. Try at it, he disobeyed God's commands of handling the ark and exuded to do something lavish. Then PG brought up points about quality over quantity. He was saying that churches these days are more focussed on quantity instead of quality and sometimes that's not what God has called us to do. This got me thinking about Yac. Are we worried about the quantity over the quality??

I admit that my focus hasn't always been there for the past couple of months and that's probably because I need to figure out what my role is in Yac. I want to have a stronger relationship with the youth, but I don't know if that's my role now....I still need to pray about it.

The main thing for me to remember is that it's not the number of youth that come to Yac, but it's the quality of the people that come. I want to raise a generation that seeks Gods face and that truly have a relationship with Jesus. Not a youth group where we can boast about how awesome our events are or about how many people come out to it.

The story in the Bible about David is quite interesting and I think there are tns to learn from it. Check it out. 2 Samuel 6 (David disobeys God). 1 Chronicles 15 (David handling the ark the right way)

peACe out

Hsaha.....ohh man.

What am I going to dress up as on Friday?!?! I don't even watch anime. I was thinking of dressing up as Ang. You know the boy from Avatar the last Airbender, but then I would have to shave my head and draw in arrows...haha.....

Man, was that a good cartoon....too bad it's over, but I guess it's better than having it drag on forever! I only started watching that show because I heard some of my youth talk about it, so I wanted to check out what they were talking about.....haha.....and then I was hooked. I don't like watching any other anime though. I like watching cartoons....not anime. Has anyone ever seen "My Goldfish is Evil"??? I think that's a funny cartoon....haha.

So this Friday is Otafest in YAC. So come dressed up as your favorite anime character. Remember to bring your cameras too because you'll never know...you might get to take a picture with some other cool anime characters!

Here's a song I've had stuck in my head for a while. Ohh I wish I could go to Japan! That would be so cool!!



Peace out folks!

Has anyone ever seen Run's House on MTV? I really like that show! I don't know why, but I think it's pretty funny. I think it's just cool to have Rev. Run as your dad. Imagine having a dad that's one of the biggest hip hop stars ever. The funniest thing is that he can beat box too, so he can jam and rap with you..haha.

I think the coolest part is the last part of the episode where he gives advice through his Blackberry. A lot of the times, the advice is good advice and if you think about it, it has a lot of value to it.

Here's one of his text messages:

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Good morning. If you're gonna fear something... FEAR BEING MEDIOCRE!!

God is Love

-Rev Run
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People actually subscribe everyday to his text messages and they actually get them every morning.

I kind of understand the value of doing devotions every morning. I mean, I hardly do them in the morning, but if you do, it could change your whole outlook on the day. Maybe I should start doing devotions when I wake up. That would be a huge change for me. Let's see if I can do it.

I'm leading worship on Sunday so I gotta think of some songs to sing.....should be interesting. I think we need to sing some new songs, but all of the new songs are so technical now. It's pretty difficult....but I think it's required.

Alright...that's my 2 cents of the day....later y'all.

I haven't written in this blog for a long time. I'm actually surprised that it is still here. I wonder who still reads this?? Is there someone out there who is anxiously waiting for my next post??? That would be pretty funny.....and kinda creepy at the same time. I haven't updated this for so long that all the links below are broken except for the comment one.

The last time I blogged was exactly 1 year ago after YC. I actually didn't go to YC this year, but I did go to Edmonton. It was fun and definitely good to get out of Calgary. It's been really busy and hectic here, so it was nice to get away and clear my head.

I think the highlight for me this year was getting the free Harvey's hamburger on Sunday. Man that was awesome, and the burger tasted so good too! I think the youth was pretty shocked that they could get a burger for free, but that's all because of me....hahaa....that's how I roll.

I'm looking for a nice tube guitar amp. Is there anyone out there that can recommend one for me? I'm not looking for a huge one, but a decent practice/gig amp. Since I sold my practice amp, I haven't even played my electric at all. I really should though. I also need to buy a power supply for my effects pedals. I'm thinking of getting the one spot, so we'll see.

Let's see who reads this. Put a comment below if you can read this message!

Later Y'all!

Labels: guitar, vacation, YC

YC was awesome! It wasn't the bands, it wasn't the speakers, it wasn't the food, or getting away from Calgary. It definitely was God and spending time with the youth. I loved just hanging out with them and joking around with them.

There were the odd tense times, and some really weird times!! But there were tons of good times!

I found that there weren't as many big bands this year. Maybe I've just gone too many times, but everything was kinda the same. It was good, don't get me wrong, but it was the same. We had awesome seats......6th row on the floor baby! :) haha. I got a good view of all the people sweating......eeeewww....especially when they wiped it off of their heads, you can literally see like big drips come off their hands...

This year, the Hawk Nelson concert was on the main stage so we didn't have to wait in the huge line ups. I basically saw everything that I wanted to see. The one thing I regret is that I didn't buy a Leeland shirt. Then after I saw it, I so wanted to buy one!!! NOOOO!!! ohh well. I guess I just have to wait.

This year, I definitely felt kinda old. My legs were tired after jumping...hahhaa...YC just isn't the same without United. Maybe they'll come next year. I hope we get good seats again!!

I have a renewed passion for the youth. It's not the same. It's different now. It's more of a teaching passion than a "be their friend" passion.

....I still have lots to think about....

This song really stuck in my mind at YC. AWESOME SONG! And to think it was written by a 19 yr old.....he would have been like 16-17 when he wrote it though.

AWESOME SONG!

Leeland "Tears of the Saints"

So here's how the conversation went:

Telephone Rings....



Leo: "Hello?"

My Uncle 8: "Leo?? My basement is flooded, can you go to Uncle 5's house and pick up the water pump and bring it to my house please?? It's flooding really fast....HURRY"

At that time, I just finished vacuuming the house and I was sitting down watching some TV, but I didn't walk my dog yet. I quickly got up, grabbed my dog and ran outside.

In true Cash fashion, he promptly pee'd on the school field and pooped a little later on. Then I quickly ran back to the house and fed him.

Then I thought...ohh it's going to be flooded so I'll wear some crappy clothes. It just so happens that I have flood pants and a somewhat "easy dry" t-shirt so I put those on. I think the flood pants only go to my ankles so it looks really really funny.

I quickly ran out of the house and into my garage, I grab a hose from my garage and throw it in the trunk because I figure, we might need an extra hose to drain the water. I then pull out of my garage and speed off to my Uncle's house to pick up the pump.

I get to my Uncle's house and he answers the door. Then he says, "the water pump is downstairs, can you help me get it please" and then he books it down the stairs. I've never seen him run down the stairs so fast. I couldn't keep up. Then, when I finally got down the stairs, I hear a big "SURPRISE!!"

Downstairs is all my cousins and my church friends! They were there to surprise me! I was confused for a moment and at one point, I thought....."where's the pump?" and then it clued in. It was a wonderful birthday party!

THANKS EVERYONE!


The new United CD comes out TODAY! It should be really good because it's all recorded live at the different places they've been to. I wonder if they have their appearance at YC on there....I doubt it...haha, but that would be cool!

The new Hawk Nelson CD is also out today. I wonder if it's good? Their other CD's weren't too bad. Maybe I'll go pick that one up too.....we'll see.

Last night I went to the Matt Costa concert and it was awesome!! It's so cool that one of the people from the brushfire group came. Now if only Jack Johnson would come that would be the best. My friends and I would be all over that!

The opening band for Matt was Delta Spirit, they were actually pretty good. They had a good sound and some pretty unique things.

It's nice to see someone so technical and musically sound. It's always cool to see the bands that can actually do stuff with their instruments. Maybe I'm getting old, but the music is good too.....you may not think so, but it's like the University crowd music..haha..

YAY! This weekend is Long WEEKEND! YES YES YES!! I get to sleep in. I'm tempted to take Friday off, but I don't think I can do that.

Also, this Sunday is SNOW (Sunday Night of Worship). It starts at 7:30 and it's at the Cresent Heights Baptist Church. Click the link for more info.



To end, I'll leave you with a video from Matt Costa! Enjoy!



P.S. Does anybody read this?!?! hahaa