Our friend, Marcus Hackler, created this video for our tour last fall. Wanted to share it on the site today and let you refelect on the message of this song. God's raising up a generation of people that know they're the righteousness of God. And we have access to the purity of the Holy Spirit, and can release that love and purity into the world around us. Take some time to pray right now, and ask God if there's anything that stands between you and him. You CAN defeat it, because God has given you authority over the enemy. We're on the winning side! So be encouraged.

Remember...

Ephesians 1:3-8

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."

Hey, check out Jack's latest podcast! "Humility"

Here's some video of me and Jack singing with our cousin Lana Holtz. She's a singer/songwriter from Texas, and this is one of her originals, "Willow Tree"!

Mike's ready to show the country what's up!

View from our hotel in Hamilton.

NZ Countryside

Swimming at Raglan beach in NZ! The water was cold but amazing. And no sharks!

Soundchecking under a tarp because of the rain!

Breckie!

I wanted to give you guys an opportunity to make an eternal impact. Most of the things we do change a moment. We play Xbox, or we order a coffee from Starbucks, or change our Facebook profile picture. They're not bad things, they just have a very small effect on the big world we live in. Like pebbles thrown in an ocean.

But what if we were given the opportunity to alter the course of history just by the click of a button? What if we threw a pebble in the ocean, and it created waves and not ripples? 

We are in one of those moments right now. In fact, I would argue that we're ALWAYS in that moment, it's just that we see it a little better right now.

So, as a band we are committing to keep giving, giving, and giving. We'll give whatever amount God tells us to give, and we'll go as many places God tells us to go. We're willing to make the sacrifice, to follow in the footsteps of Jesus into the hard places. And we really want you to come along with us.

So how do we do that? Here's some advice...

1) Get on your face before God and encounter His love. Acts of service and sacrifice are just natural responses to God's love.

2) Give your money. There are problems in Haiti (and the rest of the world) that can be solved. There's great organizations that really need resources! 

3) Strapped for cash?  Consider doing an extra side job and donate the money. Or just sell all your unused stuff on eBay, and let your buyers know where the proceeds are going.

4) Get out of your house!  Step... away... from the computer. : ) Go with your friends to a local homeless shelter and meet some people in need. Find the people that no one wants to touch or talk to, and invest time in their lives. 

Come one guys, we want to go to a new level this year! We'd love for you to come back to the website and share your stories on how you've applied this.

We love you so much!

-jack

Here's some other ideas:

Text QUAKE to 85944 to make a $10 donation to Haiti relief through Food For The Hungry 

Also check out Hope for Haiti's Children

Oh... and we're playing rugby today against some Kiwis. We're going to get OWNED! We'll post more stuff when we get back to the states (the land of the free internet).

Much love.

jack

During this time of great need in Haiti, we have a chance to put our faith into action and not just talk about the love of God, but show it.  We want our lives to overflow with action and love to the world around us, and we hope others will join us in praying for the people of Haiti, and donating their time and money to help extend His hands and feet. -Leeland

Donate now through FH.org or text "QUAKE" to 85944 to make a $10 donation to Haiti relief. Be sure to reply with "yes" to confirm your donation.

Texting Terms & Conditions:
A one-time donation of $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Messaging & Data Rates May Apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of Food for the Hungry by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP to short code 85944; Reply HELP to 85944 for help.

Then the band headed to Turner Field to serve lunch with the Fish Atlanta and Hosea Feed The Hungry. Here are a few photos from Twitter (click on the photos to see bigger versions):

 
Hair nets haha! (@leelandmooring)

 
Trying to figure out how to cover mikes beard! (@leelandmooring)

 
I've been scooping yams baby!!! (@jackmooring)

Later that night, the band played at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church, where Mark Hall from Casting Crowns is the youth pastor.

Tuesday, the band taped an episode of Gospel Music Channel's Joyful Noise Cafe. It airs this Thursday, January 28, at 7am ET.

 
Did a taping at the @gospelmusicchnl today for Joyful Noise Cafe. (@jackmooring)

On Wednesday morning, Leeland and Jack performed "Follow You" live on the local Nashville FOX affiliate. Then, the band went to the Nashville Rescue Mission to serve lunch:

 
We had a blast at the Nashville Rescue Mission. We met some awesome guys, and heard cool stories! (@jackmooring)

Wednesday night, the band played a show with the Fish Nashville in the middle of Opry Mills Mall, near the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Brandon Heath showed up with only about an hour's notice to sing "Follow You." 

Thanks to everyone who came out to worship with us tonight at Opry Mills in Nashville! (@leelandofficial)

To end the week, the guys headed to Tulsa on Thursday to play a show with KXOJ. They're estimating that more than 1,300 people showed up and donated 3,800+ lbs of food! Thanks to everyone who came out! We'll try to post pics if we can find some!

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

FISH Atlanta Service Project @ Turner Field (Atlanta)
Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless
11am

Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, GA
free show with FISH Atlanta
7pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

FISH Nashville Service Project @ Nashville Rescue Mission
Operation Winter Warmth
12pm

Music at the Mills at Opry Mills Mall (Nashville)
free show with FISH Nashville
7pm

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

Destiny Church in Broken Arrow, OK
free show with KXOJ
7pm

Taken over a year before our first record was released. haha. Memories!

Recently, I had one of those spiritual epiphanies and everything became clear in one moment. I was praying and suddenly my eyes were opened to something. I realized that I had complicated things. I'd turned my relationship with God into process...a formula. I knew God loved me, but for some reason I couldn't get free from the bondage of "productivity". I don't think I'm the only one who has struggled with this.

Don't get me wrong - we're supposed to be responsible and get things done in life, but that's not what I'm talking about. We've brought this "productivity" thing into our relationship with God and we've completely missed the point of the Gospel.

We were created for one simple purpose, and that's to be intimate with God. To know Him and walk alongside Him with love is the highest calling, the ONLY calling. Everything else flows from this. Do you want to win this world to Jesus? Do you want to see your family situation turn around? How about those bills that are stacking up? The solution to the world's problems and the answer to our needs will only come if you're intimate with God. Show me someone that's giving everything in pursuit of the face of God, and I'll show you a world-changer. Show me someone that's consumed with just "getting things done" for God, and I'll show you a frustrated & unfulfilled person.

This song is an invitation to make things simple again and, to make your greatest goal in life to simply fall more in love with Jesus. Really get lost in Him. Here's a project for you. Take some time today (and every day for the rest of your life) to just sit and let God love you. Then let that love fill every moment of your day, even the ordinary places. It will change your life. If we get this, we'll be in the perfect position to change the world around us!

UPDATE: The $3 in free MP3s offer has expired, but Love Is On The Move is still on sale for $5 through Friday, December 4!

This is one of the most transformational prayers you'll ever pray.  Simply giving your life away to God. What does that mean practically?

First, we have to realize that God cares about our dreams and aspirations, because He's the one who gave them to us. The most content people in the world are those who've given everything they have to God with no questions asked. Total surrender. These people end up seeing their dreams come true because they've stopped trying to please people, and they live to please God. Can you imagine living that way? Well, you can!

Secondly, think about the fact that Jesus gave His life on the cross and then rose again three days later. Why? So we could go to heaven? Yes, but that's not all. He rose again, so we could be sure that we don't serve a dead God. He's living inside of you if you've made Him your Lord. That means that He's given you the ability to surrender just like he did! (Lk 22:42) We can do the things Jesus did, and more. (Jn 14:12-13)

What are your dreams? What are your ambitions? I can assure you, the second you just sacrifice them and give them back to God you'll see them come true in due time. Stop striving, and surrender just like Jesus did. His plan is the best and His timing is impeccable. (Pr. 19:21)

Holy Spirit have YOUR way!

I try my best to imagine the day that Jesus died on the cross. So many things happened. Political systems were shaken, devote followers of Christ were disheartened, a mother lost a son, and God the Father experienced sorrow beyond comprehension. But right in the middle of confusion and fear, Jesus saved the world.

But, what was Jesus thinking, especially when He was walking down that road on His way to save the world? This was our inspiration for the song Via Dolorosa, which is the Latin name for the road He walked. It translates: "way of grief" or "way of suffering". 

We know one thing - Jesus did suffer. He went through more pain that day than one human could bear, and the weight of the sins of the world bore down on His heart.

As believers I think it's good for us to sit every once in a while, and ponder the work of the cross. I mean, REALLY think about what happened. A king from a distant and powerful kingdom came as a humble and awe inspiring man. This man lived his life and poured out more love than any one man could possibly give. All of this built up to that moment when the sins of the world rested on His shoulders.

What was Jesus thinking when he walked the Via Dolorosa? I know that He saw our faces and felt the hope of our future, and the glory of his redeemed people. He saw through the ages and knew that this one act would tip the scales of power. He had won the war. He knew it. That's why He was able to endure the pain and heartache.

Can you say the same for yourself? Life can beat us up, but can you look through the crowds of hateful people, casting off the weight of this world, and give your life away like Jesus did? This is the Gospel. His grace empowers us to give everything we have for His kingdom!

(Click for larger images)

Prepping for our Goonies characters, we decided to shave... BEFORE...

AFTER

Hebrews 6:11-12 11 "Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. 12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit Gods promises because of their faith and endurance."

A huge thanks to Risen Drums. Check them out! - mike

On a day off we took the train to Chicago. We never get to ride trains, so we're very excited.

Leeland is excited too, but he's in the middle of an intense Doodle Jump game. Let's hope he hears the train coming.

We found that thing that looks like a frozen blob of metal in Millenium park. We stood amazed. I don't think Jack was into it though.

Jack WAS into Gino's East however. Great pizza! We had a great dinner and good conversation with our tour friends.

After two days off, we started a six show run in Syracuse, NY. Soundchecking like one big family!

The crowd was fantastic that night. We had some powerful moments of worship and justice.

A few days later we were at Liberty University playing the Vines.

We had an amazing night. After this soundcheck we went through all the seats and prayed for the people that would sit in them. It was awesome!

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Also, please remember this tour in your prayers. Pray that people's hearts would be moved by God to draw closer to Him, and that this would overflow into acts of justice and love throughout the world. We're also excited to play our songs for people who have never heard of us! It's really cool to gain new fans and get to meet new people. We're having a blast out hear, and Brandon & Francesca are doing an amazing job every night. 

Have any of you come to a Follow You tour show? Tell us about your experience! 

FOLLOW YOU 

"God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them." -Bono

We all know that God is omnipresent. It's a very real fact. He's everywhere. He has the ability to reach into situations unknown to us. Right now, there are billions of problems throughout the globe; a child soldier in Africa is forced to kill, a street sweeper in Bangladesh has no hope, a teen age girl in Romania is suffering from deep shame after aborting her child. There are problems across the street too. Your neighbor lost their job or their marriage is on the rocks. God knows everyone's story, and He cares so much!

He's there, right beside every person in the world. Now's the time for us to get up and follow in God's footsteps. It's really that simple. Find out where God is, and run to meet him there! We know that God's heart aches for the poor and the needy. They are His children too. As we reach out to people that are hurting, our problems begin to shrink, and we draw closer to God's heart in the process!

This is what the song "Follow You" is all about. If the church doesn't respond to the world's brokeness, it would be the greatest tragedy in all of history. We have what it takes! We have the very love of God in our hearts. We have faith to see the impossible come to pass, and we have a God that's waiting to back us up in this mission.

Ask God to open your eyes today. Ask Him to reveal His footsteps, so you can follow them. They will lead you to some amazing places.

A couple months later we found ourselves in Japan, Cambodia, and Bangladesh (Brandon joing us for the first two) and God truly spoke to us while we were abroad. For me it was an unexpected lesson. I learned that poverty is complex, but the God we serve is truly omniscient and all-powerful. He knows the solution even when we don't. He is more than capable of healing broken lives, cities, & nations. Here's the amazing thing though... He's wanting US to play a vital role in this process.

I'm God's child, but so is the poor kid in Cambodia, as well as their mom & dad, and so is the investment banker in Manhattan. God's love is for EVERYONE, and as followers of Christ we CAN show this love in very tangible ways. Just try it.

This tour is about following God into the hard places, whether it be Cambodia or Cleveland... London or Little Rock. People are hurting, and they need the healer. His name is Jesus. 

We're four shows into this tour and God has already done great things. We're expecting more, and we would like to ask two things of you:

1) Would you pray for us? That we would keep our hearts aflame for God. That we would speak with boldness on behalf of the forgotten. For safety as we bus across America, and for our families while we're away.

2) Would you commit to falling more and more in love with Jesus? If we're not doing this first, everything else is for naught. Let simple intimacy with God overflow into your actions so that justice, love & righteousness can be known in the world. 

Please come to a show and partner with our ministry and we'll see God's kingdom come!

Much love.

-jack

Got some drinks w/ our buddy Hai at @cremacrema before tour rehersals! "The Cuban" is very tasty indeed. (@leelandofficial)

Finally soundchecking! It's exciting to see the Follow You tour coming together. Still a lot to do, but it's looking GOOD! (@jackmooring)

Home sweet home baby...Grrrr! (@Rattatattat)

(@leelandofficial)

Guy time!!! (@Jake_Holtz)

The first night of the tour is a packed house!!! Go Norfolk! Mike and Jake are playing for Brandon... (@leelandofficial)

Also, you now have the opportunity to bid on front row tickets and meet & greets for many of the upcoming shows on the tour. Visit LeelandAuction.com to place your bid. UPDATE: Proceeds from the auctions will help finance more international Christian concerts.

Here is some more background info on Cambodia:
In the 1970s, 2 million citizens of Cambodia were brutally killed by the Khmer Rouge. In 2009, Leeland and Brandon Heath spent a week in Cambodia with Food For The Hungry (www.fh.org). Through Christian love, God continues to bring healing to this nation in amazing ways.

Can't wait to see some of you back out on the Follow You Tour starting September 23rd!

We pulled up to Harmony Hill Baptist Church, our last Texas stop of the week, and were guided to a room with lots of drinks and snacks, including M&Ms and a band fav, Oatmeal Creme Pies. Mmm... And then pizza and sandwich trays came later on. Harmony Hill Baptist and KSWP took REAL good care of us. That's for sure!

The church's school let out early especially for the concert, so as we were soundchecking all the kids walked out with their sack lunches. We heard another school in the area let out early as well, so we definitely had the youngest crowd in Lufkin, but it was so cool to see some of the kids standing up and worshipping. Many of the parents came out as well, so it was an all-out family event!

Here are a bunch of other pictures that KSWP posted.

We'll be back in Lufkin on October 22nd at the Lufkin Civic Center as a part of the Follow You Tour with Brandon Heath and Francesca Battistelli. Check the tour page for more info - hope to see you there!

We're working on a video to give you a snapshot of the whole week, so stay tuned!

After fueling ourselves with Whataburger, we drove through the night from Waco to Tyler. After less than 3 hours of sleep, Leeland and Jack were whisked away to be on the KVNE morning show while Mike, Jake, Marcus and the stage crew headed over to Chick-fil-A to set up the stage.

That's right. It says SEVEN-THIRTY A-M. No joke.

Thanks to LifeWay for coming out to sell CDs and hope everyone enjoyed their Chick-fil-A breakfast!

Come back out and hang with us on October 24th when the Follow You Tour comes through Kilgore with Brandon Heath and Francesca Battistelli. Visit the tour page for more info!

We were a little tired when we rolled into Waco, but as soon as we saw the crowd that had gathered at Common Grounds on Baylor's campus, we knew we were in for a fun show. Everyone was packed like sardines into the back of the coffee shop and we heard there were cars surrounding the place so people who couldn't fit could still listen. There were even guys climbing up on the roof and in trees trying to see the stage!

We could just feel the energy in the room and we were instantly recharged for the 3rd show of the day. We were talking after the show and everyone agreed that we hadn't felt that way before a show since the very first showcase we played in Nashville. It was unreal. Even though our bodies were tired, God gave us just what we needed to get through it and it was amazing! These pictures don't really do the crowd justice, but check 'em out!

Thanks for an unforgettable show! Even if our production manager, Marcus, looked like this at the end of the night...

Thanks to all the Baylor Bears who came out as well as K-LOVE for supporting the event!

The stage met up with us in Dallas, where at first the heat didn't seem so bad, but it seemed to just get hotter and hotter as the afternoon went on. Fortunately, Chick-fil-A kept us well-fed and hydrated. Our friends at KLTY showed up with electric fans for their booth - why didn't we think of that?

 
Soundchecking in the Chick-fil-A parking lot

Check out Mike's sweet shades

You guys were so awesome for braving what we heard was 102-degree Texas heat!

We were afraid we'd have to cut the meet & greet short to make it to our next stop in Waco, but we're glad we got to meet everyone. Thanks for sticking around!

Here's a few pix from the past few days...

4th show on the Texas run: Dallas Chic Fil-A. It was hot, and the people out there were champs for braving the sun.


Driving through the planes of Texas to make our 9pm Waco show after the 5pm Dallas show!

Played to a packed out Common Grounds coffee shop by the Baylor campus. People were in trees and on the roof. It was crazy!

After the Waco show. Marcus, our production/sound guy. He works very hard, as you can tell.

Then me and Leeland flew to Chicago to do some interviews on the Moody Bible campus downtown.

They had a really cool radio studio from the 40's...

We played some songs and interviewed for Midday Connection. Really great talk show!

Lee found a furniture store to do his phone interview in...

Hid a copy of Donald Miller's new book on the Moody campus. Someone found it in like five minutes!

Then we all flew to Vegas for a show. Flying over the Grand Canyon was incredible.

Watched Blindside perform. One of our favorite bands! They're back. Thousands of kid's got saved!

 
After our show we went to the strip and saw the fountains. God is doing amazing things in Vegas right now. Pray for a great harvest souls in the years to come!

First thing Wednesday morning, we stopped by 102.3 The River for Leeland and Jack to record a Live Music Lounge set for their web site. It was a very intimate room with a really cool vibe. Mike took a video with his iPhone of "The Door".

The Jonas Brothers played here not too long ago. And their signatures are next to...Menudo?

Jake spotted a Ferrari on the way out

In Leeland's words: We may not be moving but the van is haha! Dallas here we come!!!!:()

Great Day SA (San Antonio CBS Morning Show)

After the KSBJ event, we loaded up the van, grabbed some food, and drove to San Antonio. Our promoter for several of the Follow You Tour dates helped us land a spot on the local CBS morning show in San Antonio on Tuesday morning - the same day Love Is On The Move came out! It was an early call time (6:45!) after only a few hours of sleep, but it was awesome to have the opportunity to sing and talk about Jesus on live mainstream TV! We played the hosts in and out of commercial breaks and also performed "Follow You." Visit the show's web site to watch the performance.

Still trying to wake up while unloading for the taping


Imitating one of our movie heroes, Ron Burgundy

San Antonio LifeWay Event with K-LOVE

After some R&R at the hotel and a late lunch at PF Changs, we met up with the stage that's going to be following us to a couple more of these Texas events. A huge thanks to the crew who is braving the hot Texas sun with us this week! People started showing up in the parking lot about an hour before the show and the first 50 people to buy the new CD at LifeWay got a free T-shirt. We signed as many autographs as we could after the show before having dinner with some of our families. Oh, and I almost forgot - Leeland beatboxed as the rest of us rapped Happy Birthday to a guy in the crowd! Thanks for having us, SA!

Humble, TX with KSBJ

We started our week-long Texas run on Monday with a private, intimate event in Humble, TX (just outside Houston) for KSBJ's MoveMeant fan club. We played a few songs, answered questions from the audience, listened to a few tracks from the new CD, and then Leeland and Jack were able to share a message of encouragement. It was a great kick off event so thanks to everyone who came!

If you want to know a little more about each song as you listen, check out the music page for song-by-song descriptions from Leeland & Jack.

Here are a couple links below where you can order or download the CD for your convenience:

Amazon.com
ChristianBook.com
iTunes
MusiChristian.com

Thank you so much to all of you for your continued support. Feel free to leave us a comment and let us know what you think! We love to hear your encouraging words. Please keep praying for the band and our ministry as well.

Leeland

Leeland is going to be making the rounds in Texas, previewing the new album and performing a few songs acoustically, and you're invited! You'll also have the chance to meet the band and get your new CD signed. Grab a friend and come early for a shot at winning prizes including T-shirts and vinyls.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
KENS-5 Live TV Taping (acoustic performance and interview)
5400 Fredericksburg Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
9:00am

LifeWay Christian Store with K-LOVE
The Rim at San Antonio
17802 LaCantera Pkwy Suite 115
San Antonio, TX 78257
7:00pm 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
Sprint Lounge with The River
3601 S Congress Ave Building F
Austin, TX 78704
9:00am

Chick-Fil-A with 94.9 KLTY
9386 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75243
5:00pm

Common Grounds at Baylor University with K-LOVE
1123 S 8th St
Waco, TX 76706
9:00pm

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
Chick-Fil-A with KVNE
5716 S Broadway Ave
Tyler, TX 75703
7:30am

Harmony Hill Baptist Church with 90.9 KSWP
2708 South Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
12:00pm

Can't make it out to any of the events? Stay tuned right here to LeelandOnline.com and Twitter (@leelandofficial) for coverage all week long!

Have you pre-ordered your autographed copy yet? We hope you guys are blessed by the new music.

As a member of Christian band, you end up talking about things that are pretty lofty and sacred sometimes. For example, you'll hear us shouting from the rooftops about our great God, and asking our generation to step out and serve Him by loving the world. When we're talking about this all of the time it makes us aware of how easily we ourselves miss the mark every day. The first part of today I had a hard time sharing love & kindness and it's easy to let the cares of life nag at you. But we MUST not let this happen. As we boarded our last flight today I felt God tugging on my heart. So I immediately dropped every distraction and began to seek God with all my heart. There was such peace and rest in this time with God and it broke down the walls in my heart. Colosians 4:2-6 jumped out at me and nourished my heart and it felt like every word MEANT something to me in that moment. God totally knows what we need, and WHEN we need it.

We are God's children and we CAN walk this out. We can be who God has called us to be! If we'll just keep our eyes fixed and set on Jesus... we'll win this war, and celebrate the victory that Jesus bought with His very life. He's alive. And so are we! Let's change this world and bring heaven to earth through the power & authority of our saviour Jesus Christ.

Don't you feel something peculiar in the air? Something's going on and I want to be a part of it.

love is on the move.

jack

Bass player extraordinaire Jake Holtz is now on Twitter (@Jake_Holtz). As a reminder, here's how you can find the rest of the band:

Band - @leelandofficial
Leeland - @leelandmooring
Jack - @jackmooring
Mike - @Rattatattat
Jake - @Jake_Holtz

Show was amazing. The crowd was intense!

And we fly to California.

Hanging out in Monterey by the water. Had some good seafood.

We found a boat of our own. Might tour in it actually. Doing only coastal dates, you see.

Played Spirit West Coast. It was so cold on stage! Good times though. Right now we're having some down time in San Jose. Tomorrow morning we fly to Seattle!

And the mountains in the background, this means one thing...

... we play soccer! It had been a while since the last band soccer match. So we hooked up with our friends in Desperation Band and had quite the match!

The kids at the Desperation Conference were so hungry for God!


That night we teamed up with the Dband for an amazing night of worship! We had tons of people on stage. God was so evident in the room. And we sought after God with all our hearts. So fun!

"This song was a lot slower at first, but we decided to speed it up, because it gives it more of an urgency. The message of it is so strong--calling out people, saying, 'We've got to do something. We've got to follow God where He is going. And the direction God is going is taking care of the needy, taking care of the broken.' One of my favorite lines on the record is in this song: 'You live among the least of these, the weary, and the weak/And it would be a tragedy for me to turn away.'" -Jack

Found a car we all want.

Found a new tour bus.

Ate at Lambert's. They throw you hot rolls.

Played a 4th of July concert. We live in the best country... EVER!

Our little cousin Joey rode his bike. He doesn't ride without his helmet of salvation.

Check out Food for the Hungry! And consider sponsoring a child.

In support of Leeland's new album, Love Is On The Move (in stores August 25th!), the first radio single, "Follow You" featuring special guest Brandon Heath, and Food For the Hungry, we are excited to announce the Follow You Tour with Leeland, Brandon Heath, and special guest Francesca Battistelli! Check out the list below for your city and visit the tour page for more details.

Sep 23 Norfolk, NE
Sep 24 Moorhead, MN
Sep 25 St. Paul, MN
Sep 26 Wausau, WI
Sep 29 Syracuse, NY
Sep 30 Augusta, ME
Oct 1 Lancaster, PA
Oct 2 Beckley, WV
Oct 3 Lynchburg, VA
Oct 4 Charlotte, NC
Oct 6 Savannah, GA
Oct 9 Ocala, FL
Oct 10 Clearwater, FL
Oct 11 Sebastian, FL
Oct 14 Baton Rouge, LA
Oct 16 The Woodlands, TX
Oct 17 Wichita Falls, TX
Oct 18 Arlington, TX
Oct 19 Donna, TX
Oct 22 Lufkin, TX
Oct 23 San Antonio, TX
Oct 24 Kilgore, TX
Oct 25 Lubbock, TX
Oct 29 Cordova, TN
Oct 31 Springfield, MO
Nov 1 Evansville, IN
Nov 4 Charleston, SC
Nov 5 Darlington, SC
Nov 6 Orlando, FL
Nov 7 Sanderson, FL
Nov 8 Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 10 Culpeper, VA
Nov 12 Zeeland, MI
Nov 13 Cincinnati, OH
Nov 14 Willoughby Hills, OH
Nov 15 Peoria, IL
Nov 16 Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 19 Conway, AR
Nov 20 Decatur, AL
Nov 22 Birmingham, AL

"In Him was life and that life was the light of men." St. John (Speaking of Jesus)

Is it just me, or does it seem like we're the walking dead sometimes? I mean, come one people... we serve Jesus! : ) Not only do we serve Him, but when we got saved, His life and nature were poured into us without measure.

This means that the same life and light that burst forth from Jesus, now dwells inside of us. Because HE lives in us!

When we really grasp this truth, everything changes. Like a ripple effect, His love begins to alter everything about us. But the choice is yours. The ball is in your court.

Will you allow the life, love, and light of God to transform your life? It's a choice I have to make every morning with my coffee... and every afternoon when I get cut off in traffic... and every time I get a middle seat on a plane at 5am. : )

I remind myself that I'm no ordinary person, drudging through some ordinary life. I'm extraordinary because someone exceptional has taken residence in my heart. God himself!

Please share your thoughts. How do we practically walk this out?

much love

jack

Hey guys and gals. First of all, thanks for the amazing response on the last post! We've been reading your comments and it's so inspiring to see our generation dreaming big.