Group Therapy Thursday October 13, 2011

Tonight on Group Therapy Thursday we were helping out Ryan, who is having trouble concentrating in church.

Here's what you suggested Ryan do to help remember the sermon...

Toby in Toronto

This Thanksgiving weekend was a little more special then most... tobymac
made an appearance at Church on the Queensway.
I was a little bummed out when I found out it was on a Friday because that
would mean that I couldn't go... then they added the Saturday!
I'm going to say the highlight of the night was meeting Toby. One of the
first Christian bands that I got into was dc Talk and I've always enjoyed
his solo stuff.
The concert it self was terrific. Toby covered songs like Gone, City On

Our Knees and Get Back Up. Plus to my surprise/delight he went wayyyyy
back into the catalog to songs like Diverse City, Whoopsi Daisy and
J-Train... yes he did J-Train! And just to keep the dc Talk fans happy he
did In The Light and Jesus Freak! While doing Jesus Freak they throw some
crazy sound effect on and the entire band froze on stage.... and the
froze.... still frozen.... pushing a minute... there is now no sound
coming from the stage... still not moving... then after what felt like 5
minutes, but was likely only 2, wham! The chorus hit and the crowd freaked
(pun intended)!

I also had the chance to meet Mr. Talkbox who likes to do crazy stuff with
his voice and Jamie Grace.

Ohh and I finally got a Jesus Freak shirt!

Jamie Grace... actor???

With Jamie Grace coming to Toronto this weekend with Toby Mac, I thought it would be fitting to post this video.

A friend of me pointed this out to me a few months ago, while not the funniest of Julian Smith's videos, this one may have one of the coolest cameos...

1:04 is when Jamie Grace Spencer come in... singer, song writer and now actor, talk about a triple threat!

Group Therapy Thursday, September 15th

This week on Group Therapy Thursday we were helping out Louise. She likes to text during church, but her friends are giving her a hard time about it. Is texting in church okay?

Here's what you had to say...

How to waste half a week

In the epic waste of time category, this one wins. Over 3 days of video. I don't recommend you watch this, but if you have 3 days to burn... why not?

Tonight on Group Therapy Thursday we were helping Jake and Kathy who want to date, but are scared it will have a negative effect on their youth group if they break up. What should they do?

Here's what you said...

Kingdom Bound - The Recap

Last week Ben Davy and I went south of the boarder to check out Kingdom Bound 2011. This was my first time going to the U.S so I was excited all round.

After a stop in Niagara Falls (there's another first) which is full of flashy colors and larger then life signs (two things I love) we found ourselves in Darrien Lake N.Y.

I could bore you with all the details

- The roller coaster I still regret going on

- The hat I lost on said roller coaster

- How said hat actually helped me in my walk with God (I am not kidding... it's a whole other story).

- How I found said hat (see other story)

But, I'll cut to the chase and talk bands.

On the Sunday I got to check out Classic Petra. I'll admit it, I liked it. After hearing them I now realize how they have allowed other bands like House of Heroes and Anberlin to grow and thrive.

Newsboys headlined Sunday night. Crazy. Rotating drums, floating platforms a performance of

Jesus Freak.

My favorite show was Skillet, I will never forget how loud the screaming got when they did Monster or how excited I got when they started Savior.

My favorite band was House of Heroes. They didn't use any tracks as far a I could tell (backing instruments on cd), they also had 4 part harmonies and did In the Valley of the Dying Sun (one of my favorite House songs).

All in all... it was great!

Me with House of Heroes!!!!!