Beautiful. Joyful. Broken. There are so many words to describe the experience I had in Haiti. The people are beautiful, joyful, loving. They dance, they sing, they play. The island is beautiful, tropical, incredible. Mountains, valleys, beaches. The people are broken, sick, malnourished. The island is broken, polluted, deforested. I painted. I worked … More Haiti Recap
I’ve wanted to go to Haiti since the Earthquake, but for various reasons I’ve been unable to do so. A few weeks ago I was approached by a friend who was leading a trip and as we got to talking it was clear that it was time! God has been preparing the way for this … More Haiti
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the unbelievers run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. … More God is Able
“As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of modern life.” – Richard Foster
Happy Anniversary to my Love, my BEAUTIFUL Wife Bethany! 10 years! I LOVE YOU!!!
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since … More Take Heart
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit… I will be brief. ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet
For several years now I’ve been accumulating music on hard drives and have constantly struggled with having certain songs when and where I need them. It seems that struggle may be coming to an end! Enter Google Music and iCloud. I will freely admit that I love all things Apple. Their products work well for … More Google Music iCloud
On Leadership: ‘A major difficulty in sustaining one’s mission is that others who start out with the same enthusiasm will come to lose their nerve. Mutiny and sabotage come not from enemies who opposed the initial idea, but rather from colleagues whose will was sapped by unexpected hardships along the way.’ – Edwin Friedman in … More Failure of Nerve
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten imparting grace. -Plato
Matt Odegaard 