Tory Farina

This is a Jam...

In prep for Saturday night I am showcasing some fun i expect to experience at 1st Ave. When Mute Math comes to town. This is a serious JAM!

Weekly Recap...

I love when Our band reinterprets a song and makes it contemporary and exciting. This Sunday during the offering time The Band played... "The Touch The Feel of Cotton" Song.I asked the 1st service to text in what they thought it was but no one got it.

I am enjoying this series. It is a challenge for me. I feel like each week I am boiling a box of spaghetti as I prepare. I am realizing how much content their is to cover and how little time I have on a Sunday to get it covered. We will defiantly be revisiting these subjects in the new year.

Monday night was fun to be apart of but not so fun to watch. Favre was consistent and Rogers was not. It might have had something to do with his O-line but It just wasn't a great game for my packers. I look forward to next month in Lambeau. 

Elizabeth Update... She is doing a little better with the fluids they have been giving her by IV. This afternoon we are going in to get a picc line put in so that she doesn't have to get an IV every few days. She has small veins and it takes a half a dozen tries sometimes. She also found out yesterday that she needs a root canal... YEAH! She hates dentists, (she had a bad experience as a kid, but haven't we all?) So We keep saying "Put it on my tab" and laughing because that is about all we can do. Keep praying for her she is going through a lot to get this baby here.

I am being challenged lately about how we are training and developing you as the church to "Live Your Potential" lots of thoughts and planning. I am going to be challenging you in the next few months to do somethings you have never been challenged to do! Maybe I have been watching too much "Biggest Loser" but I want to get you into shape spiritually, physically and mentally and help you experience a new level that God has for you! Stay tuned in... And start praying about if you are where God wants you to be? What your next step may be?

We have our 3rd Leadership Lunch this Sunday. I love this time with our Ministry Team Leaders. They do a great Job and deserve to be thanked and developed. I look forward to who God is developing to be our next leaders.

Phil Wickham is coming out with a new album soon http://philwickham.com/.I was sent his 1st album this week. He put it together in High School. It got me excited to find a Youth specialist to help us find and cultivate the next Great Worshiper, Leader, Politician, Teacher, Salesman, Missionary. If we can show our kids their potential at a Young age they will thrive in this life. Scripture calls it shooting arrows! I want to shoot O and the next little one we have as far as I can to make a difference in this world!

Take a minute and listen to this song as you Thank God today for His grace and mercy and Love. Take a minute to allow his presence to wash over you. Take a minute and Thank God for His Grace!

Wild things...

I saw the preview and wanted to cry, heard the sound track and felt the raw emotion again. Now I am so excited to see this. I don't know what about it intrigues me the most, the effects, the music, the story but I cant wait to see it. It may not be any good but I have a feeling I will LOVE! This Kind of movie is my kind of movie. What do you think?

Brian Eno Interview...

I was listening to this on the way to the office this morning and found Brian Eno saying some really interesting things.

• He looks for things that haven't been done before... Novelty = Excitement
• Gospel Music is all about hope. People are transfixed with things about Hope. It is something we all need.
• Don't look for things that made you a hit and try and reproduce that. Look for things that stretch you.
• Imagine what could be the best we can get out of this situation
• the composer is the gardener of the piece.
• Passion is allowing yourself to be taken over... choose to live passionately.

Stuff like this inspires me. To hear an artist talk of creating inspires me to work harder at what I create. It challenges me to fight for new and creative and not just settle for what has been done and what is easy. It challenges me to love the Gospel and the Hope that It brings.

Go live out the hope of the World and Create something that is beautiful!

Heaven and Earth...

Haven and Earth by is coming soon and I can wait! I am a huge Phil Whickam fan!

Elevator Music - I need this...

I just heard this song and am trying to find a copy of this disk. It is the lead singer of Mute Math at Victory Fellowship in New Orleans. Heck Yeah this looks Good... I need this! Take a listen...

Faith + Hope + LOVE {Pre-release}...

I Will Exalt You - Hillsong from Carlos Whittaker on Vimeo.

No Reason to Hide - Hillsong from Tony Morgan on Vimeo.

Hillsong "Hold Me Now" from Ben Arment on Vimeo.

You have won the victory...

Let this be your hearts prayer!

The Anthem - Planetshakers

Verse 1:
Hallelujah,
You have won the victory.
Hallelujah,
You have won it all for me!

Verse 2:
Death could not hold you down,
You are the risen king,
Seated in majesty,
You are the risen king!

Shock and Awesome!

One of My Fav bands The Killers at the VMA's...

Star wars fans watch now...

Star Wars Fans... Turn it Up and enjoy!