Greatest Song of All Time - ever - period - end of discussion

Here it is... my pick for greatest song of all-time - ever - period.

You could suggest others, but you'll never sway me.


This is it and I can't wait to sing it 'over yonder shore'

Heilig, Heilig, Heilig, Heilig ist der Herr!
Franz Schubert

Heilig, heilig, heilig, heilig ist der Herr!
Heilig, heilig, heilig, heilig ist nur Er!

Er, der nie begonnen,
Er, der immer war;
Ewig ist und waltet, sein wird immer dar

Allmacht, Wunder, Liebe, Alles rings umher!
Heilig, Heilig, Heilig ist der Herr.

Holy, holy, holy, holy is the Lord!
Holy, holy, holy, holy is He alone!

He, who had no beginning,
He, who always was;
Eternally is, and reigns and will be evermore

Almighty, wonder, omnipresent love!
Holy, holy, holy, holy is the Lord!

No Charge for Awesomeness

K - this has absolutlety nothing to do with the Kung Fu Panda reference. it's just awesome

2009 - a great year to become a loser

short post this time.

I'm being divinely haunted by the phrase "lose myself" as my anthem (by God's grace) for 2009.

What's it about? Well, several things:

1.) I want to lose myself by losing weight. i did it before via gracious will power not my own, and I need to get back to that happy place.

2.) I want to lose myself by losing this thought that I can handle situations in my own strength or wisdom - this means praying more. It's too easy for me in life or ministry to think, "well, that sounds good" or "well, that's what my job requires". I want to be lost in God's will - not mine - no matter what that may cost

3.) I want to lose myself by "dying" to my perceived rights. If after all, I have been bought with a price, it mens I need to view the world in light of what God desires - this extends to everything. Interacting with co-workers, neighbors, strangers. it means laying down my life

4.) Finally, I want to lose myself in that same regard in my family relationships. I want to be a dad more accessible and available to my kids and my wife, being the type of father and husband that Christ calls me to.

So this year, by God's power and grace, I choose to become a loser.