So what a great week!!!

We had pledge drive at CFR, and it is one of the most awkward, and sometimes most rewarding parts of working for a christian radio station. See, we gotta go on the air and basically beg people for money when honestly, they could easily change the channel and listen to music for free. I always feel kinda weird about it, but I try to look at it as a time to look at the station, and see just how big of an impact this little place has in the community....

Our spring pledge drive is the big one, it's a week long, and we try to raise a whole ton of money...Or fall one is more of a supplemental drive, to get the rest of the money we need for the year, and we only go for three days...

The goal was 35,000. We haven't met our goal during pledge drive in about 20 years...or so I've been told....

AND WE GOT $38,025!!! We made our goal before I got off the air at 3!! Which means I got to spray silly string all over my program director, which was cool.

It's one of those moments when you know God has a plan for all things. But this was kinda weird...I've always had this thought that if we surpassed the goal by enough, they might be able to bring me on full time. I started my last shift at Noon on Friday, and we were at 30,500. We didn't even reach 31,000 in the first hour on the air. Then, in a moment when I was by myself in the control room, I simply looked up and said, "God, I know you have a plan, and maybe me being at CFR long term isn't a part of it, but don't punish them for it." And then the phones starting ringing...and that shift probably ended up being the biggest as far as money raised...

So what does that mean? Does that mean I should not be at CFR? Or maybe it has nothing to do with me...I'm sticking with that last one, but I sure wish I was better at discerning God's will...

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME, AND ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD.

So the more I think about it....

The more I hate what is happening to Plaxico Burress....

I admit it...he made a mistake...he was an idiot....no reason to bring a gun to a night club...or to shoot yourself in the leg....

But he's going away for 2 years for that?? Separate him from his wife and son for that???

I agree with the law...no one should carry an unregistered firearm in public...but the punishment is a little much I think, especially since they don't seem to lock up anybody else for it. The fact that they singled out a guy because he's well known and lock him up for 2 years to make a point is kinda lame...Alright...point made...now keep doing your job...because here's the fact, people are gonna keep bringing guns to clubs in New York.. and other people are going to get caught... and they better go to jail for it...

On another note....Pledge Drive this week for CFR...pray for the station, we need all of God's provision we can get...

So this is kinda exciting....

First off, thanks to the Jerk for keeping tabs on my lack of consistent blogging skills... Here we go...


This guy is back in the studio.....






And this guy is producing it....He has played bass for several great christian artists....like Bethany Dillon, Nicole C. Nordeman, and Monk and Neagle. But he's also been on albums like Brother Bring the Sun (Dave Barnes), Twenty Three Places (Matt Wertz), and Carencro (Marc Broussard). He also has co-producer credit on a couple of Marc Broussard albums...

Needless to say, I'm excited about this...