Bread of Stone Blog

Hello hello,
First of I want to apologize for not faithfully bloging. Last week, right before the tour with DecembeRadio, we got to hang out with Buford Jones and Paul Giansante (Meyer Sound People) at the Meyer Sound branch in Nashville, TN. For those of you that don’t know, Meyer Sound is a company that makes really, really, really high quality speakers that we use on the road, if you’ve been to our concert, then you’ve probably heard us through Meyer Sound. They don’t only make the worlds best speakers (in my opinion), but they also have the best customer service. These guys took the time out of their busy schedule (with out previous arrangements) to hang out with us, not only one day, but two (2) days! I felt like a kid in a candy store, I had to restrain myself We listen to several different speakers, talked about phase, lo frequency directivity control, frequency response, line array principle, TruShaping EQ, Milo, M3D, M2D, Mica, M’elodie, M1D, 700HP, HD-1… Man I’m a Nerd!! So if you’re a church, or an individual, that’s looking to upgrade or just getting new speakers you need to check out www.meyersound.com. I LOVE MEYER SOUND, YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Our 3rd time back in Watertown, WI was an awesome experience! We had a blast hanging out with all the youth and staying up late ’till early morning. Being able to see Clemency (Nashville based band) was a sweet as well. We’ve known them since summer of ‘05 while on a “Will Play for Change” tour. We got there a couple of days prior to the concert, so we could work on fixing some of the equipment that needed some attending to. It was so cool to have some extra days off to hang out with Michelle and her family, along with Mary and Dave. We also got to see Zac and Megan’s soccer game on Saturday morning. Zac’s team won and Megan’s team lost; you can’t always get what you want. Later on that evening, the concert was just great!! I think everyone there enjoyed the event. As always, Watertown is an enjoyable place to be. Until next time!

Hello to all of you out there!  How’s life treating you?  This past week has been a great week for me.  It started out with my mom wanting to talk to me about life; you know the “mom” talk.  But I was so convicted by the things she was telling me.  If you’ve been to our concert in the past, you’ll notice that I share about what I went through last year.  I talk about how I came to the realization that a life without a true relationship with Christ is absolutely meaningless.  Well, I knew then that this relationship would be a process; it would take time.  Have you ever felt at times when you talk to someone, that you’re speaking directly to yourself?  Well I have.  Many times.  I speak of letting go of pride and humility, but its one of those things that are easier said than done.  So, when my mom was talking to me about what she sees wrong with me, I was in disagreement with her.  My pride kicked in.  Later on that night I decided to stay up all night and focus on what my mom said.  For some reason, I felt a tug on my heart to read a book that someone gave to me on the road.  The book is called Humility.  As I started reading this book, I came upon this part in the book, and it stated:

“That’s the motive and ultimate purpose of pride - to rob God of legitimate glory and to pursue self-glorification, contending for supremacy with Him.  The proud person seeks to glorify himself and not God, thereby attempting in effect to deprive God of something only He is worth to receive.”

I realized then, as I was reading it, that what’s hindering me from being able to love Him or even to feel His love for me, was my PRIDE. If there is one thing that God hates the most, it would be that. This knowledge isn’t new to me, but I never understood it quite like this. I finally felt how God was so hurt by my actions; how I have ignored him for so long. My heart was crushed by this sudden understanding. To my family in Christ that are reading this, how long have we ignored our Lord? There is a song called “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol stating:

“We don’t need anything or anyone.”

God needs us and wants us. Yet with our hearts so full of self-glorification, we don’t even bother to see it.

This is what’s in my heart. This life is too short for us to be busy with our own selfish lives. Its time for all of us to make a change and seek after God’s own heart. I encourage those of you out there to join me in this journey to follow our Lord with everything that we have; everything.

Your brother in Christ,
Ben