All New Stuff!!!

Starting Monday, March 22, we will have brand new posts with our new audio/radio/podcast availability for each day.

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©

Need I Say More?

Ian, Margie, Erin, and J.D.

Chris, Erin, Ian, and Mandi

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!!

You can now listen to as well as read the daily posts... this is a new feature that will be included each day, M-F...

We have linked up voiceofvision.org, the radio program, and the blog...In other words, the post you see daily on the blog is the message on our radio broadcast for that day, which you will also find on the voiceofvision.org homepage, and if you miss any messages, you can look through the radio archives page from that site, as well as here at the blog...

You will notice that while each post differs in length, the radio program is 15 minutes including intro and exit, and so some of the audio messages will include extra material not written in the post, but still on the same topic...

We hope you like this new feature, we are excited about it for sure...

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©

I Need You To Pray

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

(Hebrews 4:16 - ESV)

Last year around Christmas time I asked my blogging friends to be in prayer with me for my father in law. He (JR) is doing well...but now...

My father David (the "D" in my name is from him) has just had a stroke or something like it. It is 7:00 EST in Florida, and my mom just called me. I do not have a whole lot of info right now, but I WOULD ASK THAT ALL OF YOU PLEASE PRAY FOR HIS HEALTH, AND THAT I MIGHT ARRIVE THERE (MARGIE AND I LIVE 2.5 HOURS AWAY) IN TIME...

AS FOR YOUR NEXT QUESTION (IS HE SAVED?), ALL I CAN SAY IS PLEASE PRAY!!!

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©

Summer Camp 2

To the tune of “Isn’t she lovely” by Stevie Wonder

Isn’t He lovely
Isn’t He wonderful
Isn’t He precious
And so adorable

I can believe
What God has done
He has given us
His own Son

Isn’t He lovely
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Kazoos

I can believe
What God has done
He has given us
His own Son

Isn’t He lovely
Yeah, yeah, yeah

To the tune of “All you need is love” by the Beatles

He can make you happy when you feel sad
He can make it good when things go bad
If you want to have a friend who’s love for you will have no end
It’s easy

All you need is God
All you need is God
All you need is God, God
God is all you need

There’s nothing you can do He can’t forgive
Just turn to Him in trust and then you’ll live
When you don’t know what to do you know the Bible will show you
It’s easy

All you need is God
All you need is God
All you need is God, God
God is all you need

To the tune of “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Kazoos intro

Bible readin’, pages turnin’ (kazoos)
Readin’ ‘bout Jesus, He’s my friend
You know one day I’m gonna meet Him
Thinkin’ ‘bout heaven once again

My home is in heaven
Where the streets are paved with gold
My home is in heaven
Jesus Christ He saved my soul

When I’m in church I sing about it
But you know some people put it down
I hope those people will remember
Jesus Christ is my Lord now, anyhow

My home is in heaven
Where the streets are paved with gold
My home is in heaven
Jesus Christ He saved my soul

Interlude

My home is in heaven
Where the streets are paved with gold
My home is in heaven
Jesus Christ He saved my soul

Summer Camp

Each summer, for the past 23 years, one of the elders of our church has held a Christian summer camp. This is done along with many adult volunteers, from both our church and our community. We have about 25 kids, and this year, about 15 counselors, as well as many adults. All in all, we probably have between 35-55 people at the camp at any given time for a three week period. There are tons of activities, games, fun things, crafts, leadership and discipleship training, critical thinking development, Bible studies, and Bible Skits and so on, too much to name here.

Well, that part that I do most often is "music". It is a chance to get the kids to have some fun, and do some things the adults will enjoy. It makes some of the kids have to come out of their shell, and it is just generally all around wackiness. But it also allows us to worship God in song, in a fun way. You see, I take secular songs and give them new lyrics. We do dance moves, play kazoos, and get everyone involved. I thought I might like to post a few of these ditties, which I make up on the way as I drive the half hour to camp each morning. I pray, ask God to help me and the children, and He just puts a song in my head, and we change the lyrics as I drive. I hope these will edify you in some small way. Enjoy!

To the tune of “Low Places” by Garth Brooks

I’ve got friends in holy places
Where I learned steel drums and social graces
And thank you notes, and made knots with rope
I learned to sew and I met new faces
And my life will have a Bible basis
‘Cause I’ve got friends in holy places

I’m the Vine ye are the branches
If you need some help don’t take no chances
Just stay with me I’ll set you free
So get your Bible and turn some pages
And your life will grow in heavenly stages
‘Cause you’ll have friends in holy places

To the tune of “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” by Aretha Franklin

Oooh, what you want
Oooh, you know we got it
Oooh, what you need
Oooh, yeah we got it
Oooh, all we’re askin’ you to do
Is read it, yeah

Just a little bit (x4)

It’s the B-I-B-L-E
Find out what it means to me
It’s the B-I-B-L-E
Jesus Christ is real, you’ll see,
yeah!

Read it (x8)

Yeah!

Just a little bit (x4)

It’s the B-I-B-L-E
Find out what it means to me
It’s the B-I-B-L-E
Jesus Christ is real, you’ll see,
YEAH!

More fun tomorrow...God bless you (I hope they stay in your head!)