Mac Attack

So i'm sitting in a "green room" in Michigan with my fellow band mates. We currently all have mac laptops....it's pretty cool. This week we have a fill-in guitar player, Jeff, who does not have a mac...he has a gateway computer. Now....nothing against gateways....actually I take that back....i dont like those things, but he is having major problems connecting to the wireless signal that is feeding this blog. He is currently pretending to throw his computer to the ground and continues to try to connect with no resolve. I love macs. Here is a fun link that might help get your mind around why people who have macs are so pro-mac.


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Giving

My bible reading today was from from 2 Corinthians 8. The boys (sevenglory) and I have been coming together every night and discussing what we've been learning through God's word. It's been a great time for us to really share what's on our hearts, deeper than some cool new song or t-shirt design. Anywho.....giving was the focus of my reading today.

Now...I love tithing. I can honestly tell you that every time Andrea and I give our tithe, I feel like I'm actually putting money in a savings account. God has just taken care of our every need, and there is no way I'm not ever going to give back. But this chapter seems to talk about not just being willing to give.....and not just giving.....but really meeting the needs of people around you.

Andrea and I have talked a lot about tithe and how it should be distributed.....by either local church....or whether it can be split up into different ministries. I have still not come to a complete conclusion. However, I love the idea of taking care of each other. Cause when we give to a "brother" in need, we are giving to God. I want to be so willing to give to those around me in need, that I not only give it, but I give it even if I can't "afford" it. And do this knowing that I might not even be able to pay my own bills. Now this sounds crazy....and you might say....hey your family is your first ministry and you need to make sure that they are taken care of. And I'm definitely on your side there...but how much better is it for my family if I model sacrifice in exchange for faith in knowing that God is going to provide? I want to error on trusting too much in God, rather than playing it safe in my finances especially if this means letting my friends and neighbors go without a blessing I could give them.

What woud it really look like if we all took care of each other? Can it work?

Just something I'm thinking about. Thought I would share.

Cheers

Devotional for CmCenral

I recently wrote a devotional for CmCentral. It's a site that focuses on the Christian Music Industry. The Devotional is on the left side about half way down on the home page.


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Summer is Crazy!

Well for my first post I thought I would just say hello....cause dang.....summer is a crazy time of year for us. Wait....that's every part of the year. Anywho....Andrea is doing great (with our second baby, Elayna, on the way), I am on the road as of now...but have been home a lot more than I originally thought. Actually I have been playing at the same camp for 4 straight weeks, and that camp happens to only be 90min away from home...so the fam comes out here for a couple days a week. Which is where the video is taken from directly above this text.

Ty is doing great! He just learned to jump this last week...he not only gives high fives...he also can "pound it." For those of you who dont know what that means.....just ask anyone who's younger than you.

WE love you all and will do our best to update this thing.....even if nobody is even reading this right now.

cheers.

The Butson Family