Music

Song of the Month: Regina Spektor - "Laughing With"
"No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor

No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God
When it’s gotten real late
And their kid’s not back from the party yet

No one laughs at God
When their airplane start to uncontrollably shake
No one’s laughing at God
When they see the one they love, hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they’re mistaken

No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one’s laughing at God
When there’s a famine or fire or flood

*Chorus*
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’ve lost all they’ve got
And they don’t know what for

No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one’s laughing at God when they’re saying their goodbyes
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in hospital
No one’s laughing at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God when they’re starving or freezing or so very
poor

No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
We’re all laughing with God."

.Dougles.

Community

Tonight we went to the MorningStar service in NYC - it was so refreshing to be around people our age with like-minds & hearts. Brennan introduced us to a dude named James - he was chill and we look forward to getting connected with a small group.

Worshiping God was awesome - we sang, "The Revelation Song" - "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almight, who was & is & is to come..."


Next was a Documentary Dance based off a Thailand chick's life - becoming a sex slave in a brothel in Australia & it was quite intense & interpretive-esque. In addition, today, MSNY put on a "stilettos race" for child trafficking and it was a huge success in bringing publicity to the issue! Yea, I think it was national "child trafficking awareness day," Brenna didn't you participate in Tallahassee?

And then John Bevere's wife was a guest speaker and brought the Word - "fashion the Sword - echo His Name on High!" It was an empowering word. So refreshing. Thank you Jesus. Goodnight all.

.Dougles.

Football

Florida State vs. Miami

What can I say?

What a typical football game played by FSU. The ending could not have been more predictable.


Golly day...it was exciting the whole way through - I guess that's all you can ask for...

.Dougles.

Music

Song of the Month: Hillsong - "Desert"
"All of my life, in every season, You are still God,
I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship
I will bring praise, I will bring praise,
No weapon formed against me shall remain,
I will rejoice, I will declare,
God is my victory and He is here..."

.Dougles.

Faith

Let the Light Shine In...
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them...Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
Ephesians 5:8-17