well i don’t know if i rocked the mic or not, but man i had LOTS of fun, made some new friends whom i hope to keep around for a very long time, i have not been on stage in a very long time and it felt good and most importantly God was glorified in song!!

I decided after watching this video with Esther that I would share it with you! Leave a comment, below and let me know what you think?

I truly do miss the stage and have been praying, writing and talking to Esther about what it would look like if I were to JUMP back into the spoken word scene. The sad thing and the reason that I jumped ship was that with most any typical performance you must do the pieces that the crowd wants, needs… and sadly they only really loved the sexually explicit pieces. Bunch of horny folks…LOL!!! Yeah, I was one of them, i said it. Thank God for forgiveness, grace and mercy! My past is no longer a hindrance to me, but it serves as a foot stool to reach the beyond my wildest imagination… the “THING” I was created for!!!

You know I could post something and not preach a lil bit! LOL!! Enjoy the video, leave a comment and let go of yesterday- it no longer belongs to you!!!

Lose My Soul – Oakleaf from lloydowens on Vimeo.

I have been putting off on writing this piece for a minute now, but after my boy dturn wrote this piece
“my thoughts on diversity”, I could no longer hold my peace! Why aren’t churches more diverse, and why doesn’t anyone seem to care?

The first question is probably easier to answer than the second, but either way they are both important. Churches, especially in this church planting movement, focus on communities, neighborhoods to reach out and be a beacon of light, to reach those far from God, to help the poor and to add to the Kingdom of God. With that said it is understandable if the particular community that church calls its home is not a diverse community. But what about the church who in its “1, 2, 3, and even 5 mile radius” has a community as diverse as heaven? What about the church who sits in between two communities divided by color or race, economics and lifestyle?

If there is no diversity in your community by all means ignore this post, but if there is then DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Serisouly, we are the body of Christ. There is no white body, black body, asian body, poor body and rich body of Christ, just one body, one faith, one God and one salvation.

Is it because we dont really care? Is it because we are simply comfortable around people who look like us, talk like us and understand “our” culture? Is It? If that is the case, then how in the hell can we stand to claim we want to engage those that are far from God “sidenote: only those far from God who look like us, or who are wealthy, or who are from a particular race”?

God has not called us to be FREAKING comfortable? He has not called us to only associate ourselves with those we are most comfortable or have the most in common with. DON’T BELIEVE ME? Look here and here!

I can tell you right now peculiarplace will be EXTREMELY INTENTIONAL ON CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF HEAVEN!!! You can take that to the bank!!!

Talk to me, prove me wrong please!!!
Part two coming soon!

I want to first thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for subscribing, reading and stopping by my blog. I decided to blog not simply for me to voice my thoughts, but to create a dialogue, exchange ideas, get people to think about things, and most importantly to share the gospel with those who may have never heard it or who have issues with it.  I will blog more about that later! I simply want to reach out to you now an seriously invite you to leave your comments, thoughts, objections (i am not perfect nor do i believe i know it all) and well wishes here on the blog. At the end of every post is a link to leave a comment. Please do! I really want to know what you think, how you feel, and most importantly that you were here.

I have something come up that I think will be really cool, but If I don’t know you are here or have been here then how can I include you in the coolness…

Thanks!!!

I hope to not make this a habit, but i have been waiting for this album for some time now and it is finally here.

Hailing from Baytown, TX this group of youngsters impressed me immensely with their debut album filled with worship music that would make almost anyone pay attention. Nominated for a Grammy, Leeland hit the road to spread the Word. I am so excited to get this album and here that maturity, a new guitar player, and a couple of years have produced an AMAZING album!

Check it out, but it, and let me know what you think!!

You won’t be sorry!