Carman Live - Radically Saved Album Cover

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I heard the sad news late last night, early this morning that Carman Licciardello had passed away in a Las Vegas hospital after complications from a surgery. He had amazingly been fighting a cancer diagnosis since 2013 and was planning a 60-stop tour. I used to listen to his albums on my Fisher-Price kids record player and memorize all the lyrics. I’d then perform his songs for anyone that would show-up at our house and give me the faintest option to listen to me perform. I met him for the first time in person at a concert in Owensboro, KY, I believe it was onRead More →

Take Back Your Life by Levi Lusko

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For the last couple of weeks I’ve been working my way through a new devotional from Levi Lusko called “Take Back Your Life“. You may recognize his name from some of his previous devotional books (“I Declare War“, “Swipe Right” or “Through the Eyes of a Lion“) or because he’s the lead pastor of Fresh Life Church in Montana. I’ve really enjoyed Lusko’s writing and style. It’s very invitational for me and feels like I’m having a conversation with him as a writer and he’s just sharing perspective and insights from his experiences and the wisdom that God has given him to share with others.Read More →

Empty Church Pews

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  Is your scheduled church service being impacted by recommendations and decisions to not meet under the efforts of social distancing? This corona virus or Covid-19 as it’s also known is wreaking havoc on what we consider normal life in America. Churches are being encouraged to close their doors and live stream their services to their congregations. We all know there are plenty of small, country churches where this just isn’t going to work. As a friend of mine on Facebook suggested, as entertaining as it would be to see Ethel sitting in her pew and trying to live stream the service and us gettingRead More →

Empty Theater Seats

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DAN, DAN THE MOVIEMAN: THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF 2019 OK, I promised this so I’m delivering it. Hate to be negative, but maybe my awful use of time can save you some time watching films that will only disappoint. But before I get to that list, a quick note on some new films that just recently hit theaters. 1917 – It’s great. Go see it. Bigger screen the better. Got some rough language, but incredible movie. JUST MERCY – Good. NOT great. The story is very compelling, but the language threw me and Brie Larson was terrible. Sorry, but what did she (as both anRead More →

Michael Perrotti - Art Gallery Visit

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This past week I had someone come up to me and say “wow, you are so lucky. You carry so much wisdom and joy for your young age.” While most people would take this as a compliment, say thank you and walk away, this hit different. I walked away wondering to myself if they thought I just stumbled upon this life I’m living now. If they see my life and think it’s always looked like this. “You are so lucky” Why am I lucky? I don’t look at my life and think “Wow, I’m the luckiest person in the world!” If anything, it’s honestly quiteRead More →