Tuesday Night Reflections

I love writing these Tuesday Night Reflections. I enjoy thinking back on the night and just basking in the awesomeness that is God...

• All I can say is...Wow!!!
• God made Himself known in a big way!!!! He amazes me more and more!!!
• Worship was amazing!!! We could have gone on all night...
• Everyone was really engaged...
• God spoke to hearts during our time in the Word. I had nothing to do with it. It was all Him!!
• Spoke on the thought "How Will You be Remembered?" Will you be known like David was known? A man whose heart beat in time with the Father's heart.
• Great time in the altar. We encountered God!!!

Battle of the Sexes starts next week. I can't wait. I really excited about what God's is going to do. It's going to be fun. OK, time to hit the sack. New Years Eve party tomorrow night, rest all day Thursday, and then head to Winter Camp Friday. Hopefully I can blog a little while up there. I will be updating my Twitter. Check it out. It's in the upper right hand corner!!!

Later!!!

Tuesday Night Reflections...

Here we go...

• Great encounter tonight...
• Great crowd...
• Worship was great, but the song of the night was "Rescue"...
• Spoke on the thought "What's Your Star". What drives us? What are we following; Society/Culture, Self, or Christ...
• Videos tonight were awesome.
• Lindsey, Alyse, Trever, and Kev are hilarious...
• Can't wait for next week...

That's it. Going to spend the rest of the night looking at my beautiful wife...Later!!!

Randomness

Haven't posted one of these in a while...

• I so wish I was at Disneyland right now...stinkin' TV!!!!
• It's cold outside.
• Drivers side door to my car was frozen shut today. Took a while to get it unthawed so I could get in.
• Human battleship rules!!!
• Lori was a total hick last Sunday night.
• Dodgers need to hurry up and sign Manny.
• Don't get me started on Furcal.
• Atlanta Falcons are 9-5. Wow finally a winning season.
• "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is awesome!!!
• Can't wait for the 24 hour "Christmas Story" marathon.
• I want ice cream...

That's it...Later!!!

Tuesday Night Reflections...

Another Tuesday night is under our belts. Time for Tuesday Night Reflections...

• 2 visitors tonight (3 if you count my niece Hillarie, but she's been there before)...they let me know that they loved the service.
• God showed up in an awesome way during worship.
• I sang my voice hoarse.
• It was worth it though.
• Finished my series on Temptation.
• We talked about the temptation of Compromising for Acceptance.
• This movement is going strong.
• Had a great talk with Travis and Ellie after service. I love those guys.
• I'm really proud of Travis. God has brought him a long way. And it's only up from here.

Well, that's it. Time to watch The Biggest Loser finale. Later!!!

Wednesday Night Reflections of Tuesday Night...

Yeah, I'm late with my normal Tuesday Night Reflections. But, like they say, better late than never. Here we go...

• Great encounter...
• Very intimate...
• Spoke on The Titanic Temptaion - Pride...
• Very well received...
• Most of the students responded...
• No video this week. My internet was down and Vegas was acting up.
• I will make up for that next week.
• Travis Phillips is getting better and better every week.
• Trever is the man.
• Ellie was a lifesaver. I've been sick and about lost my voice during the last 2 songs and she picked it up and took care of leading the rest of the night.
• Lori is so awesome. She jumped in and sang lead on the last song when I was praying and Ellie was worshipping.
• God has blessed us with a great team!!!
• Already excited about next week. I can't wait!!!

Well, that's it. Thanks for reading...Later!!!

Smallville

The past couple of days I've been home sick with the flu. With nothing on TV at all, I've caught up on Smallville. I finished Season 5 and started Season 6 yesterday. Hopefully I'll get through Season 6 today. Nothing better than sipping a hot cup of coffee and watching Smallville.

Maybe someone will get me Season 7 for Christmas.

That's it for today...Later!!!

Tuesday Night Reflections

Here we go...

• Good service tonight...
• Tonights video went over great...
• Great crowd...
• Started a new series on "Temptation"...
• Talked about the temptation of Lust...
• Worship was good. Struggled a little during sound check but turned out great...
• Matt & Amanda are awesome. I love those guys...
• Matt Dobbs yet again proved what an asset he is. Love that kid...

That's it. I'm out...

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and post some things that I'm very thankful for...

• My wife - She's the greatest, my best friend, a great cook who keeps me fat, freaking gorgeous, and a mighty woman of God.
• My friends - Too many to mention, but I love all of you.
• My family - I have the best mom, brothers, sister, nieces and nephews.
• The Atlanta Falcons - 7-4 baby. Can't believe we actually have a winning record this year.
• Generation Students - You guys rock. The past 3 Tuesday's were amazing. It's only going to get better from here.
• Celebration Church - Best church ever!!!!!!!
• Celebration Men's Softball - We are awesome. 9-0!!!
• God - Without Him, I'm nothing!!!

Thanks for reading...

Tuesday night reflections...

Here we go...

• Words cannot describe how amazing tonight was...
• God showed up in an awesome way...
• I wore a tiara...I'll post pictures and the story behind it later...
• Worship was so fantastic. Heaven invaded earth.
• Finished my series on The Generation Of...by talking about the Generation of the Seeking Ones...
• Students are digging the videos...
• Have a lot students coming up with some great ideas on how to make our Tuesday night encounters better...
• Lori and I will be making a huge announcement here in the next few weeks...and no, we're not having a baby...

Ok...that's it...time to watch The Biggest Loser...

Tuesday Night Reflections...

• Another awesome night tonight...Great turn out.
• Everyone is digging the videos. I'm digging the new things I'm learning as I film and edit.
• Worship was phenomenal. Students were really engaged.
• Spoke on being the generation of the shaking ones. Let whatever can be shaken...be shaken.
• Next week's message is going to challenge each person their. I'm just studying it and it's already challenging me.
• Some issues before we started with media and sound, but worked everything out in time.
• Matt Dobbs is awesome. He's doing a great job.
• Delgadillo, Lori, and I doing worship together brought back some great memories.
• God is in this movement. I truly believe that we're going to be reaching a level where none of us expected to go.
• My wife amazes me. She truly captured the moment with her prayer tonight.

That's it. I'm going to try to blog more. I'll post a randomness blog later on this week. Good night all!!!

Tuesday Night Reflections

Tonight we launched Generation. We're a gathering of high school students ready to win a generation at all costs. Every Tuesday night I'm going post a blog and reflect on the happenings of that night's encounter...Here we go...

• First and foremost, God showed up!!!
• Everything ran so smooth...
• We have a great team and can't wait to add to it...
• Mongo is the man. Great spiritual son who's ready and willing to learn.
• Everyone loved the video announcements.
• Great core of students tonight. They were pumped and ready to go.
• Worship was great. Travis, Trevor, and Lori did a great job. I was there too, but I'm nothing without my team.
• It was so awesome to get back to speaking regularly
• Spoke out of Jeremiah 20:9, Luke 24:32, & 2 Timothy 1:6. God is looking for the Burning Ones.
• Great altar time.

That's is for tonight!!!

Election thoughts...

So we have new president. I've been reading so many comments like...

• "cant believe what has happened"
• "wondering how long it takes until the morons realize what they've done"
• "WHAT HAS AMERICA DONE?!?!?! "

Some of you who read this may get really mad and offended by some of the stuff I'm about to say.

First off, I believe that this whole election was in God's hands. He knows what He's doing. His will was done. I can hear dome of you now saying, "How can you say that?!?!?" I can say that by saying this...maybe this has happened so the Church can rise up and be the Church!!! Quit worrying about denominations and how many people we're running and how many campuses we can open and how big our buildings are and how awesome our worship team is and start being the church. The modern day church has become so comfortable that maybe we've forgotten how to pray. Even before Obama became a candidate and Prop 8 was a thought, the church should have been praying. For the sake of the Kingdom. I'm ready to be the church. Are you?

2 Chronicles 7:14 - 14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

Second...I'm going to pray for Mr. Obama every chance I get. We're commanded to pray for those in authority.

And one more thing...If you didn't vote then you have no right to complain about anything.

Just my thoughts...

Sunday Night Randomness

Ok...I couldn't just leave tonight without posting a little randomness...

• Loved the wind and rain this weekend.
• Atlanta is now 5-3.
• My my message last weekend went over great. Church really received it well.
• I really can't believe it's not butter.
• Honeycomb cereal is the best!!!
• I'm really want to watch "Anchorman"
• "Jesus is my friend...ZAP!!!" That never gets old...
• Finally got me some toast. It was the best ever!!!!
• Just discoverd "My Name is Earl". Hilarious!!!
• "It's the Chronic 'What' chles of Narnia"!! Love SNL...
• Still can't believe that bird pooped on me.

That's it...Later!!!

Thanks...

I sit here thanking God for His faithfulness. A year ago I was questioning Him quite a bit, but I know that He had Lori and I in His hands the entire time. Jeremiah 29:11 rings true...He does have plans for us. We're on His mind. I just wanted to take some time and thank some people for being there for us when we've needed it...

Chip & Debbie - You guys have been my spiritual parents since I was in high school. The best youth pastors a guy could have. Thanks for being there this past year.

Travis and Amy - You guys have stuck with us through thick and thin. No matter what, you're always there. Thanks for being our friends. We love you guys so much!!!

Terry & Lori - We've said it over and over but you guys are more than friends...you're part of our family. We love you guys a lot.

Terry & Kylie - You guys are the best. Lori and I count it a privilege to call you friends. Thanks for everything.

Last but certainly not least...

Todd & Mishele - Wow...I really can't put into words what you guys mean to us. Thank you for opening your home and just listening to us in the living room that night and letting us vent and cry. Thank you for the encouragement and the advice.

That's just a few thank yous. Thank you to everyone who prayed for us. We love you...

For the birds...

Everyday my buddy Tim and I go for walk during our morning and afternoon breaks. It gives us some time outside and some good exercise. We walk about a half mile a day. As usual we went out for our morning walk this morning. It was beautiful outside. Birds were singing and flying from tree to tree.

During one birds flight, it decided to relieve itself......on the sleeve of my T-shirt. Yes my friends...a bird pooped on me. From now on, I'm steering clear of the trees on my walks.

Death to all birds!!!!

Tuesday Night Randomness...

Here we go...

• I'm so glad Lori's home...
• She made chocolate cake Sunday. Yummy!!!!
• Hey Ky, I still want some toast but still haven't bought any bread...
• Softball tonight. I hope I can hit as well as I did last week...
• Digging this season of Chuck so far...
• Happiness is a big bowl of ice cream or cereal while watching "The Biggest Loser"...
• Preaching Sunday night. Kind of nervous...
• My Falcons jersey came in yesterday...
• Go Johnny Bananas!!! Send Eve home!!! (That's for you Amer's)
• Say hi to your mother for me!!
• For some odd reason, I have the theme to "Friends" stuck in my head...
• "I'll be there for you / When the rain starts to fall"

That's it...Until next time...

Home alone randomness...

Lori's gone on a cruise. So here's some home alone randomness...

• Just got home from seeing Appaloosa. Great movie...
• Still bleeding Dodger Blue no matter what...
• Falcons are 4-2!!!
• Had an awesome time up in Central Cal!!!
• Hey Travis...Blub Blub
• "Mongo like candy..."
• I've always wondered how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Hmmm...
• I'm craving toast...
• But we have no bread..
• I think I need to take a trip to Albertsons
• I miss Dill the Talking Pickle...
• "Fun, Fun, Fun!!!"

Well that's it...Later!!!

Wow..

Things have been nuts lately. Just really busy. So I haven't had time to blog. Here's a quick run-down of what's been going on.

• First, Impact was awesome!! TV did an awesome job. Set-up was great.
• Lori's going to be gone all next week on her cruise.
• Work's been crazy.
• Dodgers swept the Cubs but right now are down 2 games to none to the Phillies. I'm still believing that we're going to go to the series.
• We're 2-0 in men's church league. WooHoo!!! Co-ed's fun...That's all that needs to be said about that.
• Tomorrow's going to be great. I'm preaching up in Central Cal at a service called Unite. I can't wait. I love going up to Cen-Cal!!!

That's it...Much love!!!

Great Night...

Dodgers won tonight. We have a 2-0 lead coming back to L.A.!!! I'm excited to them back in the post season!!!

Celebration men's softball team started their new season tonight. We won 15-0 I believe. Fun times. Great attitude from both teams.

One more thing...Fall Impact on Saturday. Can't wait. It's going to be awesome.

That's if for now. Later!!!

Time for a little Randomness....

Yes my friends, it's that time again....

• Lori now has a blog lorihight.blogspot.com
• Happiness is pizza, chicken, and Chuck!!!
• Peggle 2 is out...I'm an addict!!!
• Love Guru is a stupid movie
• Gayle Dobbs stole my randomness blog idea...
• I stole her purse...
• There's nothing like at ultimate omellete at Denny's...
• I'm so happy that the fall TV season has finally come...Reruns stink...
• Finally out of my hitting slump last week. Went 2-2 first game and 2-3 second game w/3 total RBI's...
• We still lost both games...
• I want an IPhone!!!!!

That's all folks...

Some stuff...

Men's Advance was great. Hung out with some great friends and made some new ones. God moved!!! Terry V filmed a promo for camp 09 with Bishop, Rocky, me, and some random guys. Just call Mr. 3 Takes. I couldn't keep a straight face at all. I think it turned out good in the end.

Tonight is softball. We have a double header. Hopefully I can get a hit. I'm in kind of a slump.

Well, that's it for now. I'll post a randomness blog later this week. Thanks for reading...

Heading Out

I'm heading up to camp for Men's Advance. Looking forward to an awesome time with some awesome people...

Later!!!

Randomness Part 4...

Here we go...

• I still can't believe I broke that girls nose...
• My bro-in-law is a BBQ machine...
• What would I do for a Klondike Bar??? Hmmmm...
• Peggle, why do you taunt me so?!?!?!?
• DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Football season is here...Let's go Falcons!!!!
• I found Waldo...
• I miss socking Josh Gilson...
• I love watching the Biggest Loser while eating ice cream or cereal...
• My nephew just walked into the house screaming "Ow my butt..."
• I don't understand why guys where girl pants...
• "Oh yeah...I walked on the moon!!"

Thanks for reading...

I broke a girls nose...

Yep...I broke a girls nose last night. Here's the story. I was playing short stop last night on my softball team. Grounder was hit to me. Threw the ball and it skipped off our 1st baseman's glove and hit this chick right in the nose. Yeah...I probably need to stick to playing right field.

That's it...Thanks for reading. I'll probably post another "Randomness" blog later on this week.

Randomness

It's time for a randomness blog....

• "Jesus is a friend of mine" (thanks TV for posting that vid...)....ZAP
• Liddell got knocked OUT!!!!
• I love carne asada...
• Finally saw "The Dark Knight". Awesome movie!!!
• Saw "Babylon AD". Those acting lessons and the lack of dialouge helped Vin Diesel.
• Dodgers are now in first place...
• Going to watch Yankees and Angels Monday night. Go Angels!! I refuse to acknowledge the fact that my wife is a Yankee lover. I'm thinking about getting me good seats making her sit in the nose bleed section...
• Peggle has captured my soul...
• Chris Brothers blames me for his Peggle addiction. Dude, not my fault...

That's it. Thanks for reading...

Something I wrote...

I've been feeling really frustrated today. For some reason I sat down and opened up a blank Word doc and just started typing. This is what came out. I'm so glad that God will use simple things to help you through.

Here I Am

Here I am once again broken in Your sight
Here I am once again fighting with all my might
To walk in the Kingdom's call
To be what You need me to be
Here I am once again
I'm yours for the taking

I am the clay
I am Your son
I am the one who calls on You
When all hope seems lost
You are the Potter
You're my Abba Father
I'm Yours and Your mine
You are my prize

Randomness...

I had a lot of people tell me that they enjoyed my first "Randomness" blog. So, I've decided to make it a semi-regular feature.

Here we go...

• I hate hot weather. Espeically since I am a man of much girth...
• No AC in my car makes me very unhappy...
• Afternoon naps on the couch rule...
• Walking around the mall with a pink bag from a woman's clothing store is weird...
• Why can't the Dodgers win? Jeez, it's just the Nationals.
• At least I'm not a Yankees fan...
• Peggle owns me. No really, it does...
• Brian Regan is hilarious......................"I never knew what was going on out in right field, I just knew I would get a free snow cone at the end of the game. I'd be out there, awww, free snow cone. "Brian, what's the score?" "Free Snowcone! Free snow cone at the end of the game, if you play they're gonna give you a free snowcone, even if you play half game you get a... you don't get a half snow cone...you get a whole snow cone for half the game... people that play whole game get a whole snow cone and the people that play half game get a whole snow cone. So it's always whole snow cone. So, I'd rather play half game. Still get the whole snow cone..."How many outs Brian?" "GRAPE! I'm gonna get grape, or cherry. They're both... favorites, so either one is good, but if they have both, I'll get grape, because grape is a little more favorite. But if they don't have grape it's like alright its fine, cause cherry's favorite anyway. It's like another favorite, but not as much. Not as much favorite. But they're both good."

That's it. Thanks for reading...

This beautiful woman you see is my wife Lori and today is her birthday. God couldn't have blessed me with a more awesome wife and I thank Him for her everyday. She is my best friend and my partner. I truly believe that God has some great things in store for her. She completes me (yes that was a "Jerry Maguire" reference). I can even look past her love for the New York Yankees. That's how much I love her...

Randomness...

Just some random stuff...

• Breakfast for dinner rocks...
• 3 straight hours of Peggle today. I have no life...
• Even though I love the Olympics, I miss regular TV...
• 2 words "Knight Rider"...
• Dodgers won today and Man Ram is starting to grow on me...
• "My 2 worse enemies. Complex carbs and Rachel Green!!!" (Ky knows what I'm talking about)...
• Why haven't I watched "The Dark Knight" yet...
• Lori's b-day is coming and we may go watch Angels vs. Yankees (Yes T.V. I'll be rooting for the Angels). She just informed me she will be wearing her Jeter jersey. I think I'll make sure my seat is a few rows from hers...

That's it. Thanks for reading!!!

The body...

Some how I through my back out yesterday. My whole body hurts when I move.

This morning I started thinking about the body of Christ. When one part of the body hurts, we should all hurt. But here's the problem, when one part of the body hurts, instead of hurting with them, we talk about them, kick them to the curb, and alienate them. We call them our friends and our brothers and sisters, but we treat them like dirt.

That's just one of my thoughts...

I couldn't stop laughing...

Ok, I saw this video recently and could't help but laugh...

Peggle!!!

"Bart, what is Peggle" you may ask. Well, Peggle is the most addicting game that I've ever played. Just ask anyone who entered the sound/media/
light booth at camp.

Peggle is a drug and Josh Gilson was our dealer. Now my 10 year old nephew is addicted. And I'm a junkie!!!

This is me...

I was told recently that I've changed. I don't know if this person meant that as a compliment or not. Anyway...without going into detail I can say that I have changed. I've had to change. This is me now...

First post...

Hi...My name's Bart and I'm new to blogging.

Some stuff about me...I'm married to a beautiful woman named Lori, I love to eat, read, listen to music, play piano, and play softball.

I'm in a different time in my life right now. Just letting God have His way and letting Him do something in me. It's hard to let go, but it will make me a better asset to the Kingdom.

Well, that's pretty much it for now. Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time...