In case you don’t know, Acts 29 is hosting a Church planting Bootcamp in Dallas Nov 19-20 at the Village Church. Matt Chandler, Mark Driscoll and Scott Thomas will be speaking.
Month: September 2008
New Gospel-centered Worship Songs
I’ve posted on Andy Melvin’s Human Engine Waits album before. Due to the album’s depth and creativity, we our church decided to do a three song/sermon series on it. We’ve worked all of these songs into our worship “canon,” which has been a delight. The sermon audio and manuscripts can be found here.
Similarly, our very own Nate Navarro has written a number of tunes that bring the gospel, mission, and community together like few, if any songs do. We sang “Community Song” again today, which has become a Austin City Life stirring standby. Here are the lyrics:
we’re a community of the broken, your love is changing us, your love is here
the love of Christ can heal the broken, bring us together and wipe away our tears
we’re a community of the forgiven, the past is gone and today is here
the love of Christ can offer forgiveness, heal our hearts and redeem our wasted years
hallelujah God is with us
hallelujah grace is here
we’re a community who wants to love you, love our neighbors, let your love shine
the love of Christ can change this city if it can change a broken heart like mine
The Human Engine Waits & Broken Becomes Beautiful
Read about the worship albums here.
Best Coffee in Austin
JP’s Java has the best coffee I have found in Austin. No other coffee shop in town grinds and brews per cup. Consider their process:
Our coffee is shipped to us twice weekly from our roaster, Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea in Seattle. It is brewed and served between days 3 to 6, which is when the roasted coffee is peaking in it’s flavor as the oils are being released. Our coffee is brewed in an Urn at the ideal temperature for the blend. It is filtered through a cloth filter that holds the water just long enough to absorb the peak flavor of the ground beans. We stir the blend during brewing for even distribution and giving the brew the effect of a French Press. We use approximately 30% more coffee in our brew than most others, approximately one pound for every fourteen cups of coffee.Our coffee is shipped to us twice weekly from our roaster, Zoka Coffee & Tea in Seattle. It is brewed and served between days 3 to 6, which is when the roasted coffee is peaking in it’s flavor as the oils are being released. Our coffee is brewed in an Urn at the ideal temperature for the blend. It is filtered through a cloth filter that holds the water just long enough to absorb the peak flavor of the ground beans. We stir the blend during brewing for even distribution and giving the brew the effect of a French Press. We use approximately 30% more coffee in our brew than most others, approximately one pound for every fourteen cups of coffee.
No wonder it’s so good!