Hello again, I have not blogged for a while and I guess it's time to blog or blog out! I guess every time I went to my blog I saw the ones I posted @ the election and was reminded of how upset I got and how my words just could not convey what I was truly feeling. But, time to move on. God is in control, right? We have been in a series at MH's called Let it Be Christmas. One of the reasons that I love MH's so much is that are not afraid to step out of the Christian box and use medias and illustration that for years have been banned as "going to hell" stuff. Like "secular" music, and in particular rock and roll music and heaven forbid, Beatles music! I mean wasn't John Lennon that said that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ! A statement that he apologized for over and over again, knowing that it was a self uplifting and a arrogant statement. But do you know what was more horrible than the statement itself. The fact that it was true. Sorry, I know I just horrified everyone, but we have to face the fact that there are a lot of things that student aged kids are more into than Jesus at that time and still today. We need to change that one student at a time. We need ideas that change not only the mind of students, but their hearts also. I can change my mind all day, from one thing to another, several times a day. But to change a heart, Ahh, that's forever! That's what we got to do, change hearts, not minds. Jesus said that where you heart is there your mind is also. Notice which is first, the heart. Any way back to the services....

I am a huge Beatles fan, I must admit, quite humbly, that I have forgotten more about The Beatles than most other people know. It was really awesome to hear Rodney sing Yesterday the first week, see the Eleanor Rigby video the second week, can't wait to see what they will do with HELP this coming week and wrap it up with Let It Be on the 20-21st. Music team leaders, if you read this and your planning to actually play Let It be, PLEASE use the album version, the guitar solos really kick in that version.

Did you know that the original name for Yesterday while it was being composed was called Scrambled Eggs? Also, George Martin, the Beatles producer, was worried because that was the first song that only had one Beatle on it. No other Beatles was involved in writing or performing the studio version of Yesterday. This was the beginning of the seperation of the Lennon/McCartny team. Did you also know that HELP was a song that was written by John to cry out for help because he could not handle the fame and fortune and the problems associated with fame anymore? Like most actors and musicians find out.This is what drove the Beatles out of the lime light and into the studios. Did you know that the lyric in Let it Be that says "When I find myself in times of trouble mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, Let it Be" was not taking about Mary Jane, a slang word for marijuana or the Blessed Virgin Mary as previous thought, but was simply remembering words that his mother, Mary, spoke to him as a boy. She died, as did Johns' mother did when they were @14 years old. John also has a song about his mother, Julie, on the White Album. You should check it out someday. Just beautiful.

So I thought that a little Beatle trivia would be nice. I look forward to finishing the services and as always look for what God has to say to me thru them. So, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, lets hope it's a good one, without any fears.

Nice piture of the kids and grandchild, eh? Or that's how I see it anyway.