Posts Tagged ‘Culture’


being perfect

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25
Dec
2009
Being Perfect we at LWA had a “photo shoot” thing the other day. first time for me. Brad, who does our photo and design and his team worked hard, did great. the whole picture thing is not natural for me, im not a limelight person. but i write because i think i tapped into something deeper about me yesterday at “the photo shoot” i not only fail to be one of those “picture perfect women”, i dont think i really  want to be? its not a fear. its a choice………….. it was all about my hair… i got the call to come take photos. i had just gotten my hair colored and had new aveda smoother products. AH! perfect!, i thought. i can be a perfect hair woman. i did the hair and makeup. all perfect like, highlights, shine, volume etc. and it felt….perfect. not me.  :? i live in chicago, and it was a cold and windy out (perfect hair ruin weather), so i walked to my photo shoot and did not bring a comb. hence, Read more...



Cool Hand Luke – Sleeping House Review

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17
Nov
2009
Cool Hand Luke - Sleeping House Christian music still has a soul. That’s the thought that leaps to my mind as I listen to frontman, Mark Nicks stretch his voice across the opening chords of Cast Your Bread, the second track on the newly released Sleeping House album. The Sleeping House is the first effort for Cool Hand Luke on their new label Lujo Records…. and it’s excellent. I have to admit, I have known Nicks for a couple of years– he’s crashed at my community house, eaten my food, and gotten lost with my lame directions in downtown Chicago, and we’ve chatted when times have gotten tough. Some folks would say that makes me biased–I say it makes me informed. When I hear Nicks sing the words: I’ve been so many people to so many people… but i Just want to be who you want me to be. I know he means it. I know he lives it…I know we’re all getting a clear picture of Nick’s contemplative, and pure heart. So if your interested in delving deep into the mind of a guy who personifies the anti-rock star. A guy who is quietly, and Read more...



Brandom Grissom – Brighter (EP) Review

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24
Oct
2009
thumbnail-brandomgrissom There a some seriously horrible worship albums out there. I want let you in on a secret. A diamond in the rough. His name is Brandon Grissom… and he’s the the real deal. Living in the Chicago area, I get to meet some very creative and talented people. Living in the back yard of Willow Creek Community Church– I am friends with many young, shiny faces that come to Willow from around the world because of their gifting. Often these folks, while talented, seem to be on the ‘fast track’ to become minor christian celebrities and, to be brutally honest, lack a collaborative heart. The bright lights of the mega church [and the notoriety and salary that come with it] have drawn them like moths to a flame….and some hearts just get burnt up. Grissom seems to have escaped all this nonsense. Why is all this important for a music review? It’s really simple…if you are going to make real worship music– what’s in your heart is 99% of the battle. Out of a man’s heart flows his music. Out of a man’s heart Read more...