I did a house concert with my friends in Juarez, Mexico last night. I shared some new songs from Songs For a Revolution of Hope. I’ve written songs in Spanish and have a lot of songs translated in their entirety, but this was still a really sweet moment where I talked about the song and invited people to sing the chorus with me.
Here is a video that Christine Sine put together. She has written and posted different advent resources on her blog, godspace.wordpress.com. Christine and her husband Tom Sine direct Mustard Seed Associates. I (Tracy) did a house concert with them in Seattle back in November and it’s wonderful to continue developing our friendship.
Back in 2005, I was helping a small group of people a a Presbyterian fellowship in Longmont, CO discover what it meant to reach out into their community and create a worship gathering loving and relevant to young post-moderns who may or may not profess to be Christian. During Advent I was asked to speak, and the liturgical scripture happened to be out of Isaiah 61. So I spoke about restoration and worship (which is usually what I speak about). I have recently been reflecting even further on this chapter, asking my friends what they think keeps us from being the restorers Christ talks about. Anyway, for an Advent devotion on worship, here’s the LINK to the article I posted on worshipexplore.com.
Blessings, Tracy
Aaron Strumpel just gave me (Tracy Howe) this video from our recording time this July in Colorado. When we started recording, we led with “Majesty and Power.” Dave Wilton, the sound engineer, set some levels and pre amps for the entire project based on my performance here. We recorded in a very nice home studio my friend designed to double as an office, or apartment, so we recorded with other people in the room…and in the end, I think it added to the energy and live feeling of the project.
We are excited that some people have written about this collaboration and hopefully more will as we count the days to it’s release! So we wanted to point you towards some great sites and/or conversations!
Mike Morrell started a great conversation on his site zoecarnate after watching the “Atheist” video.
Jorge Camargo translated “Atheist” into Portuguese on his blog, Travessia.
Blake Huggins offered some reflection on his blog.
And, since the digital release, we found a post on the World of Your Making blog.
This is a video Aaron Strumpel (project artist, aaronstrumpel.com) put together with clips from our time recording the CD as well as clips from some of his latest travels, to a piece from the new CD called “11-57.” The physical release is still set for Nov 1, just two weeks away!
The book, “Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises and a Revolution of Hope,” has been released! Go to your local bookstores or online book distributors to pick up your copy.
