Very True

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has
mastered himself is mightier still" Lao Tzu
Aaaaaaaahhhh...How very true, how very true.

Real Strength

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" Great quote for today. I'm sure Edison and many others would agree. It's not how many times you get knocked down in life, it's how many times you get back up. I've personally failed at so many things I'd hate to even try to count. But, I'm reminded of one of my favorite scriptures Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Hopefully at one point (or several for some folks) in your life you will get to a defining moment where you realize that you cannot do this thing called life on your own. At that point is where you need to give everything over to Christ and ask Him for His strength to help you through. I personally think that these defining moments are Gods way of pointing things out to us both, good and bad. Unfortunately some people just don't get it and curse God when things go wrong and pat themselves on the back when things go right. It should always be the other way around. Give thanks to God when things are well and ask for His strength when things are bad. That's real strength.
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M.F.S. Report: The 2011 Outbreak of Melted Face Syndrome

Hope you people in Linton Indiana are ready for an outbreak of Melted Face Syndrome!!!

Destination: Linton, Indiana

Next stop, Linton Indiana on the night of April 15th...

Each of us will be traveling a different road to get to Linton.  Dan and I will be traveling south on 231 while Mark, Tony, and Jacker might be hitting I-65.  Different paths with the same destination and goal.  It is always a special occurance when we stand together for the victory of a greater goal; to fulfill the Lord's calling and purpose, as we here in OS continue to pursue. 

It's not about making great music with some great guys.  It's not about how many faces we can melt off.  It's not about how many T-shirts we sell.  The truth is, God makes the difference in everything.  Each of us have been through our own messes.  The two sided roads in our pasts have either included God, or not.  The road without God is filled mith many more holes, is very dark, has no lighting, and you can't see where you're going.  We are 5 voices of experience.  We are 5 brothers who are stepping out onto a stage and proclaiming what God can do, if you allow Him.  We are 5 musicians stepping into the outer sanctum and going after the hearts of those that have been abandoned by those that loved them, who have been tortured with sadness, and daring to stand before those that want nothing to do with God to show as much of His light as possible.  When the curtain is finally drawn at the end of the night, our greater goal; our main objective that we wish to reach is this.  You are worth much more than you could ever... possibly... know... no matter the circumstances, the difficulties, the heartbreaks, the pain.  God wants YOU!

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple" - Dr. Suess. How very true. But, simple doesn't always mean easy.

Love Me

I really enjoyed reading this today. "Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it." Swedish Proverb. The most amazing thing is this is what is given to you freely through Jesus Christ. Unconditional love. You will always have something to hold on to when everything and everyone else is gone. Amazing.
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Thanks to Becky and Dan of FaithFreaks.com!

Thanks to Becky and Dan for their gracious offer of using their laptop for a while!  You guys just RAWK!!!  It came all the way from the east coast.  I think it's flown more than I have... wait, I haven't flown... YET.

BTW, if you haven't checked out FaithFreaks.com yet, hit the link somewhere on this post... I think.

http://www.faithfreaks.com/

Psalm 150 - Dustin's Reflection

Psalm 150

 ¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
 ²Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
 ³Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
 ⁴Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
 ⁵Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
 ⁶Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

There was even RAWK back in the DAY!!!!!

Rewind

We played the Rewind last night in Bloomington, IN. First off I would like to thank everyone who came out to see OS. It was great to meet all of you. Some of you saw us last year when we played in Bloomington. Just an FYI we'll be back in Bloomington April 30th to play at the Video Saloon. I guess there is something to be said about playing smaller venues, but I just can't think of what it is right now.
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Hands Up.MPG