Brett Tilford

I thought this was lovely.  Enjoy.

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

The worship leader at my church, Steve Horvath, is headed on a mission trip this January to the middle east (can’t name the country here for security purposes) to help strengthen and encourage the believers there.  When I first heard about the trip it reminded me of the trips Paul and the other Apostles would take to spread the good news of Jesus in the 1st century.  I know that between his ninja worship leading and genuine compassion for people Steve will be a huge asset to the team he’s joining, the people of that country, and the kingdom of God at large.  So in the spirit of Jesus and the Advent Conspiracy would you consider supporting him this Christmas.  He needs to raise $2,700 and he’s currently $1,200 short.  To find out how to make a donation email him at steve(at)newhopechristian(dot)org.

Thanks so much all.

Checked facebook before I headed to bed tonight and received the following message from “Brett Trilford” of New Zealand.  Truth is stranger than fiction my friends.

Had our sonogram done today.  Maggie is 16 weeks along (we thought she was farther).  I thought this was the cutest of all the pics.  You’ll notice the baby’s head to the right, the stomach is the largest feature right now.  For all who are wondering we don’t know the sex yet because it’s package was too small.  I’ll give you more picture updates on January 5th when we have our next sonogram.

Enjoy.

I was hoping for a girl.  I’m now praying for a boy.  

P.S. I totally ripped this post from Carlos but it was too genius not to re-post.

I thought the advent conspiracy idea is pretty incredible.  This year our family is going skiing together instead of buying gifts- a step in the right direction.  How cool would it be to just give the money away next year.  Freaking love it.    

Lust Vegas Week 2 Promo from Fellowship Church on Vimeo.

Okay, I’m now an official fan of Ed Young.  Does he have a facebook group I can join?

Really enjoyed this talk by Kristen Ashburn.  With all the talk of the aids pandemic I think it’s easy to get lost in the facts and figures of the crisis and lose sight of the fact that there are real people with real lives behind those statistics.  In this short video (less than 5 minutes) Kristen communicates these stories in such a powerful way.  One pic that really stood out to me was the man standing by the ocean of graves.  Hard to believe that’s happening just a few thousands miles away.

Jesus Is Ruining My Life from Brett Tilford on Vimeo.

I talk about how my generation struggles to look outside itself, how I’m learning what it really means to follow Jesus, and how that has left me wondering whether or not I really want to. 

P.S. Sorry this is shot a little too close to my face… I sort of look like the headless horseman.

Our latest business endeavor Nectar has gone live!

We set out with the intention to make personal websites that were so easy to launch even your grandma could do it.  Mission accomplished my friends.  Head on over to tastynectar.com to see the finished product.  Be sure to follow us on twitter.