A Fistfight with God

It's been a few years, but there was a point in my life when I challenged God to a fistfight. Can you imagine? What gall. What pride. What arrogance. But I was so angry at Him (for reasons I won't disclose here) that I challenged Him.

"Show me your face," I said, "and I'll punch you in the nose."

Well, I'm over it now. God, in His gracious and merciful way chose not to pummel me with something as simple as a breath, but instead chose to humble me. Heal me. Love me. What an amazing God.

And I have found that my struggles now aren't so much with Him, as with myself. Oddly enough, I opened my Bible this morning and found a section of scripture from Romans that I can really relate to. Thought I'd share it.

For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,

But I see another law in my members,

warring against the law of my mind,

and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin

which is in my members.

O wretched man that I am!

Who will deliver me from this body of death?

-Romans 7:22-24 (NKJV)

I think Paul and I must've had a lot in common. I wrestle daily with myself. But I take some solace in the very next verse he wrote:

I thank God--through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God

but with the flesh the law of sin.

I find comfort in knowing that, even though he struggled with sin, Paul's mind was on God. Paul's mind was on the one who conquered sin. And I pray that I'm able to keep my mind there too.

Beats and Eats Contest!

Win a $50 gift card to your favorite restaurant,

plus an entire discography of Tim Glenn Music!

Hi gang!

We're launching a new contest here at Tim Glenn Music. Sure, it' a contest that will require a little work on your end, but I think it will be worth it.

Basically, here's the gist: You join the Tim Glenn Music Sales Force, telling your friends about Tim's new CD, So Human. The "salesperson" who sells the most CDs between May 1st and June 26th will win the grand prize. (There are 2nd and 3rd place prizes too!)

Wait a minute...isn't this just a ploy to sell more CDs? Absolutely! But rather than just asking you to help me sell CDs, I thought you deserve at least something for your efforts! So, help me sell CDs and I'll give you some music...and some food--or Beats and Eats! Get it?

For a listing of the official rules, go to www.timglennmusic.com/contest.

If you still have questions, leave them here as a comment or send us an email at info@timglennmusic.com

Good luck and God bless!

My DVR has ruined my life!

Don't get me wrong. I love my DVR. Without it, I wouldn't be able to keep up with my favorite shows: NCIS, Big Bang Theory, Heroes and 24. I also wouldn't be able to record an occasional movie.

But the thing I love most about my DVR (besides being able to skip annoying commercials) is that it allows me to rewind and play back any part of a program I need to. Anytime an actor mumbles a line and I'm like, "What did he just say?" I can rewind and play it again. I love that! If the baby starts crying right when an important scene plays...I can pause the movie or show and pick it up after I've calmed him down. Okay, after my wife has calmed him down...but hey, I'm holding the remote. I've only got one free hand! :-)

The point is, the DVR is an amazing magical box that makes sure I never miss scenes or lines from programs ever again!

And that's the problem.

I want that technology for everything! The DVR has made me lazy. It's given me the mentality that, if I miss something, no worries--I can just go back, rewind and hear/see it again.

When I'm in a meeting and I miss something my boss says, I want a remote control with a rewind button. When I'm listening to the radio and I think, "Man, I love that song! I'd love to hear it again!"...I wish I had a DVR for my radio! When my wife tells me what to pick up at the grocery store and I get there, only to think, "Milk, eggs, apple juice...and what else?"

Oh, if only there was a DVR for life!

DVR...I love you...and hate you!

Baby Grayson is here!

Okay, okay...perhaps it was a bit presumptuous of me to assume I knew when our baby boy was going to get here.

On March 24th, I wrote a post on this blog titled, "Two Weeks." Well...SIX DAYS LATER, Grayson arrived!

I'm perfectly fine with being wrong about this one. I was so anxious to hold our little guy. Both he and mommy are healthy and doing great...it's a true blessing!

Grayson Troy Glenn arrived at 9:18am on March 30th, 2009. He weighed 7 pounds, 7.3 ounces and was 19 inches long. If you'd like to see more photos, check out my facebook page. I've just uploaded an album of photos there.

God bless! And thank you to all who were praying for a safe and healthy delivery!

tim

Two Weeks

We are two weeks away from having a new baby in the house.

The question I've been asked more than anything is: "Are you ready?"

Well, the baby's room is done. (I'll post pictures in a day or so.) We have the diapers, the clothes, the lotions and all that stuff. But preparing for a child is much more than that, isn't it? In some ways, I don't think you can ever fully "prepare" for the arrival of a baby into your life. You just don't know what to expect. So yeah...we're ready...but in some ways, we're not. But that's part of the excitement too...to see what this beautiful gift from God is going to be, once it's "unwrapped."

I am amazed at this plan of God's. I'm in awe of His design to have a baby grow in a mother's womb. This tiny little life, with a beating heart, a functioning brain, a circulatory system, lungs and other vital organs...all working in harmony...inside another human body. It's amazing to me. I keep asking Jen what it feels like to have him inside her. She says she can't fully describe it. Oh, what a tremendous blessing that must be!

I can't wait to see what little Grayson Troy Glenn is going to look like. I can't wait to hold him in my arms...to run my fingers across his tiny little face...and count his tiny little fingers and toes.
Two weeks. I just can't wait.

Lip Syncing

"The times they are a' changin'..." Dylan sang. And indeed the are.

It used to be, that if a musical artist was caught lip-syncing it made them a laughing stock. Think Milli Vanilli, 1990. When it was revealed that they never even sang their hit songs, it ruined their (pseudo) careers.

Girl, you know it's true.

But now flash forward 20 years and lip-syncing is no longer a career killer. In fact, some say it's the norm. What?

Jennifer Hudson's powerful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the SuperBowl...lip-sync.

But rather than calling it a controversy, some "journalists" dared call it a "non-troversy." "People expect it these days", they say.

WHAT???

EVEN SPRINGSTEEN'S BAND faked it at the SuperBowl. (Although he apparently really sang--but the band wasn't really playing.)

It's been reported that Britney Spears' entire Circus Tour is lip-synced. (But then again, when you start off with no talent, lip-syncing is a logical progression.)

Good grief...even hardcore rapper 50 Cent got caught lip syncing.

Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe it's old fashioned to think that vocalists should be able to...well...vocalize.

Is it possible that all we care about these days is seeing a pretty face, or a sultry body in a revealing outfit, gyrating and grinding on stage...and oh yeah, if she can sing, that's a bonus?

Look, I know that it's tough to run all over stage and dance and sing at the same time. I do. But I'm willing to forego 8 costume changes and watching you grind your hips on every dancer on stage, if you could just sing the song!

But that's the problem. So many arists CAN'T sing the songs. In the studio, they autotune their vocal tracks til they hardly sound human anymore. And when it comes time to perform live, there's no way they can recreate it.

It's time we got back to artists performing live...really live. It's time we expected singers to sing. I don't mind if you miss a note or two. Just be real. Just sing.

Everyone Eats

What did you have for dinner last night?
I had chicken tacos. And they were delicious.

But as I was sitting at the dinner table with my wife and son, somewhere a child was going to bed hungry. Somewhere, a mommy had to tell her children, "I'm sorry, there's just no food tonight."

There's enough in this world to make sure no child goes to bed hungry. NO child should starve.
Everyone should eat.

Today is Compassion International's Global Food Crisis Day. To learn more, and to do your part, click here.