May 10, 2011
new blog…
i think i am putting this blog to rest. if you follow this blog, go check out my new one at kurtisjohnson.org.
the new one has mostly been about church history so far, but surely when i get bored with that i will start to write about other topics as well.
March 28, 2010
jobs
So I just sent in my resume for my first legit job. Sure, I’ve had a job before, but not one where I had to send in a resume. I have been VERY fortunate to earn a living off of playing music the last four years of my life. I do intend to continue to do that, but with getting married my small income from playing freelance music probably wont cut it by itself. It is simply too inconsistent and I dont want to have to rely on such inconsistencies.
Hopefully I hear back something soon. I’m sure there going to laugh at my credentials, so ill probably just end up at Burger King for the rest of my life. No…. I’d rather be at McDonalds. I like McDonalds wayyyy better.
Anyways, we will see what happens. I have my foot in the door a few other places too. Im confident something will work out. I do have one of the most prestigious degrees in all of the world! At least thats what the music department at my school has tried to make it sound like all this time.
January 28, 2010
focus
I’m trying really hard to stay focused on what is important to me. I’m taking more serious measures to stay focused on my relationship with God. I want to always be hungry. I think you are in a good place if you are constantly hungry. You shouldn’t ever be completely content in your walk with Christ. We’ve all heard this before, but its about being uncomfortable. Christ is infinite, so I guess that means there is never a final destination. You never come to a certain point where you say “Woo!! I made it!” There is always more to learn, and always more room to grow.
January 11, 2010
reading
So I recently started a reading plan on YouVersion.com. I am currently reading through the Gospels. I’m not too sure you if you realize this, but those are some pretty important books. There is even an iPhone app for it!
I’ve also been reading some “hip” Christian books that were probably written in a Starbucks while the writer was drinking a 5$ cup of coffee, wearing 200$ jeans, and typing words on a 2000$ computer about how Jesus wants us to live. There isn’t anything wrong with those books, but its important to read what Jesus actually said for ourselves.
I recommend the reading plans. These are helpful for me because I’m not a big reader, and probably wouldn’t have the motivation to read on my own. It seems like, as of lately, that reading God’s Word is the only thing that keeps my head on straight.
-Kurtis
January 4, 2010
Come All You Weary (Thrice)
Come all you weary with your heavy loads
Lay down your burdens find rest for your souls
Cause my yoke is easy and my burden is kind
I’ll take yours upon me and you can take mine
Come all you weary move through the earth
You’ve been spurned at fine restaurants and kicked out of church
Got a couple of loaves sit down at my feet
Lend me your ears and we’ll break bread and eat
Come all you weary
Come gather round near me
Find rest for your souls
Come all you weary, you cripples you lame
I’ll help you along you can lay down your canes
We’ve got a long way to go but we’ll travel as friends
The lights growing bright further on further in
Come all you weary
Come gather round near me
Find rest for your souls
Rest for your souls
Come all you weary
Come gather round near me
Find rest for your souls
December 31, 2009
xtreme
So me and the dudes just got back from an amazing three days at Winter Xtreme in Branson, Missouri. We got to play with some pretty cool bands including Skillet, Newsong, Casting Crowns, Brandon Heath, Julian Drive and Stellar Kart. It was pretty incredible getting to lead worship for over 5000 kids at once. Not to mention that CCB got to ride a tour bus for the first time together. That was pretty cool.
The first night was kinda chaotic. Everyone was running a little bit behind, so we were kind of rushed to get on stage to sound check. We had to start setting up our stuff while Brandon Heaths band was still on stage. I accidentally rolled my amp over some of the guitar players cables and he got really mad at me. I tried to apologize, but he wasnt having it. It was pretty funny how he reacted. He was wearing a really dumb looking hat that night, so I guess thats why he was mad. He was really good though. Way better that me. Other than that one small incident, everyone else we met was super awesome/super nice. And I’m sure the guy who got mad at me is a good dude. I think everyone was a little stressed at that point, so I wont hold anything against anyone.
The ride home was very long. We were on the bus for 24 hours straight. Luckily, i didnt get any sleep while i was there, so I slept in my bed for at least 20 of those 24 hours. It was nice. The beds on the bus were pretty awesome.
Overall, it was a great experience. I hope this opens many new doors for the CCB. Love playing/traveling with those dudes.
-Kurtis
December 3, 2009
love
So recently, I got into a couple of interesting debates with a couple of really good friends. These people disagreed with me on issues that I didn’t think they would. These are also people who rarely disagree with me.
I was caught off guard.
Im actually not going to get in to the main issue we discussed. We did discuss this smaller side question, and I’d like to see some thoughts on that before I post the other question. (If I do it at all….)
Here’s the question……
Are there different degrees of love? Are there only different types of love rather than degrees? Do the different types of love represent different degrees of love? Should there be different degrees of love?
Ready… set… COMMENT!!!
AND I REALLY DO WANT YOU TO COMMENT ON THIS!! ANYONE CAN COMMENT. YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE YOUR OWN BLOG ACCOUNT!!!!
-Kurtis
November 24, 2009
The Engagement Story
In case anyone is interested, I’m gonna post a real quick summary of how we got engaged.
These are the three main things i was focused on….
1) Food
2) Song
3) Ring
My original plan was to take her on a picnic, since we had kinda talked about doing that anyways. I ran into a couple problems with that though…
Problem 1) The weather. The ground was wet, and it was still cloudy and kinda depressing looking.
Problem 2) We are currently in McDonough, so there arent really many good picnic destinations. (Unless you like Nascar, fishing, camo, and beer, in that order.)
Problem 3) She decided to go shopping with her mom that day, not knowing i had this planned obviously. By the time she was done, i figured it would be too dark/cold to do a picnic.
I had to change my plans last minute which kinda stressed me out. I know with something like this, you shouldnt have to change your plans last minute, but i did. And it worked out.
Basically what i did was set up a fancy table for dinner and lit a ton of candles. She was not expecting this when she got to my house, so that was a surprise in itself. I got some Olive Garden to-go because she likes italian food and i figured id rather get something good rather than try and cook it myself. ha.
After dinner, we went to the other room where i had several candles lit. It looked pretty awesome. I told her I had another surprise for her. (By this point, i figured she knew what was about to happen….) I got my guitar and sang her the song i wrote her. Keep in mind, she has been wanting me to write her a song for the last 4 1/2 years, but i was too big of a loser to do it until now. She started to cry a little bit, but not nearly as much as i hoped. haha! Shes just not much of a crier. I think the song was cheesy, but girls like that kind of stuff. She loved it! After that, I told her I had one more surprise. Thats when I said all the sappy stuff and got down on one knee. It was pretty awesome. I was nervous/excited the whole time.
So I know it may not seem like this super extravagant proposal that you might see in a movie, but it was really special and personal to us, and thats what matters most. All I know is that I am super excited and I feel kinda bad for her because she has to put up with me for the rest of her life!!!!!! But i sure do love her!!!
Thats all! Here are a couple pics…
October 19, 2009
class
Im sitting in class learning about budgeting within the church. I guess its important stuff if I’m going to work in this field, but its pretty boring.
In more important news, I’m still pulling for Phillies and Yankees in the World Series. Its looking good. I want the Phillies to win the World Series, but Im not so sure if they will anymore. I dont think the bullpen can hold a team like the yankees. Oh well, we will see. There isnt any reason for this post. Im just bored in class.
How bout them Falcons? The dirty birds have been doing dirty work lately. Are the Falcons super bowl contenders? Thoughts?
