FAQ: Oakbrook’s Huge New Center Screen

Starting with Concert With A Cause: The Beatles, Oakbrook has had a new addition to the main stage – a huge new center screen backdrop. I’ve had many people ask me about it. Some want to know the technical details, some are curious what software is involved, and some are curious how much money it [...]

Two New Pages

You’ll see two new pages on the blog this week – Demo Reel and Portfolio.
Demo Reel contains various clips of my video work – both from Oakbrook and from my former creative agency, Waterline Media. There you’ll find song supports, sermon illustrations, music videos, local tv spots, corporate video projects, and more.
Portfolio is a sample [...]

Reading Challenge Update

I’ve got three new books to add to my 2009 finished list!

Tribes, by Seth Godin
Axiom, by Bill Hybels
It, by Craig Groeschel

How are you guys doing with your reading list for the year? Only 2 more months to go!

6 Signs Your Guy May Be Into Porn

I use MyYahoo as my startpage in my web browser. Tonight, there was a news article link titled, “6 Signs He May Be Cheating On You.” I clicked and read the article. I was surprised to realize that the article could easily apply to a guy who is into porn as well. Here’s the 6 [...]

The Pornification of Halloween

Remember when we were kids and we would go trick or treating in the neighborhood? What kinds of costumes did you wear? Was it scary? Was it a favorite superhero or movie character? Was it just down right weird? (every neighborhood had that one kid that wore something really weird).
Was it sexy?
Yes. you read that [...]

A True Story: Got Any Biches or Virgins?

Somebody mentioned the guitar company B.C. Rich today, and it reminded me of this very true story (I was a personal witness).
First some background: B.C. Rich is a company known for catering to the metal and hard rock music scene. As such, they make guitars with wilder styles, and pretty juvenile names. Their top seller [...]

Had an awesome time!

Had a great time playing with the boys this weekend. We did an instrumental adaptation of a Wilco song called “Impossible Germany.” I was really excited to get to do this and had a blast playing with my friend Eric Foust! Here it is on YouTube:

In case you’ve never heard them [...]

Ode To Artsymom

I love it that you speak your mind
I love it that your fashion is one-of-a-kind
I love that you share the dark cloud couch with me
Even though it means we’re somewhat lacking in mercy
I love that you love God with all of your heart
I love you that you love 400 different kinds of art
Although you’ve recently [...]

I’m seeing about 3:1

This post is the 6th in a series about addiction recovery. If you are not an addict or married to one, then this probably won’t make much sense. To see a list of the entire series from the beginning, go to this page.
In the months since Mandy and I shared our story, we’ve had the [...]

What I Appreciate About Artsymom, Day 3

For you to get where I’m coming from on this one, you need to know a few things.

Sarah is in a small group with my wife and I…and we have an awesome group! Our group has experienced life together pretty intensely together in the last year – sharing each other’s joys, sorrows, victories, and losses. [...]