Bryan Tabb: Archive

By Scazzero

Jan 1st

Togo Day 13 (11-17-11)

Recap: Togoville Village Krispy Creme Rover Roof Rider Voodoo Temple Guitar Fetish Market Van Sand Saving Worship Service Goodbyes We crushed it today. We fit so much in… it’s crazy. Fist, we woke up at about 5 or 5:30am and drove about 45 min through some villages and rough roads to a small town called Togoville. This is where JJ purchased some lakefront property for a...

Nov 18th

Togo Day 12 (11-16-11)

Recap: Guitar Painting Basketball Courtyard Kids Guitar Generosity Of course, we started with early morning guitar lessons again. At this point, they’ve spent about 2 weeks with me and we’re now just playing through songs. I’m so proud of these guys. JJ and Melissa are so gracious to have so many groups staying with them throughout the year. They have a huge heart to...

Nov 16th

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Togo Day 11 (11-15-11)

Recap: Guitar Lessons Lome, Togo Guitar Lessons Unplugged Why do you want to play Guitar Frank? We started with Guitar lessons this morning early at 7:30am. We learned some new chords as well as the purpose of a capo. After that, Melissa, JJ and I drove to the capitol to take care of some business. The capitol drive is about 45 minutes long. While we were there, we were able to go by a...

Nov 15th

Togo Day 10 (11-14-11)

Recap: gratitude guitar reading guitar voodoo pressure I went outside at 8:00am for our morning guitar lesson, and one of the Boys showed up that I didn’t expect to see. He had come by before school to show me something. You may remember me blogging about the orphan boy that had some serious clothing needs. He came by the house on the way to school to show me what he had purchased...

Nov 15th

Togo Day 9 (11-13-11)

If don’t read all of this, at least skip to the BOLD section below. Today, we were visiting a Church 3 hours north that JJ helps and coaches. The road had a ton of pot holes and we were bounced around like crazy, but it was a beautiful drive. It was very lush with palms, banana trees, mountains, etc… Great view! When we pulled up to the church, they had just started and I heard...

Nov 13th

Togo Day 8 (11-12-11)

Recap: Brick maker Needs being met Caiman Soccer Guitar We woke up early (as they do every Saturday) and started making bricks at about 7:30am. We worked till about 11:30. Holy cow this is such hard work…. but this church IS GETTING BUILT! I’m blessed to get to invest sweat and hard work in this Church with these Men of God. This next paragraph is for those that supported...

Nov 12th

Togo Day 7 (11-11-11)

Rundown: guitar popcorn sifter toothless sharks monkey bath more guitar Today started out with another great morning guitar lesson. This morning, we started translating (with the help of JJ Alderman) some songs into french. We had a great time. I love seeing the smiles on the guys faces when they start playing all the way through a song and hear it in their own language. It’s...

Nov 11th

Togo Day 6 (11-10-11)

Todays Rundown: guitar lessons in the am Electricity out (generator) Truckers Netcasting Downtime reading and rest Guitar Lessons Guitar lessons are going great. We started playing our first song as a group today (Blessed Be Your Name). THey love it. We also gained a new student… Atien. He hasn’t been able to join us because he’s been having to work in the fields all...

Nov 10th

Togo Day 5 (11-9-11)

We started with an hour guitar lesson then jumped into building bricks again. They started building them this summer and already have about 2800 built. They are about a quarter way to being ready to build their church and wall. After that, they will make more bricks and build a children’s church. I love that I’m getting to partner with them in this. At 3:00pm today, we went to...

Nov 9th

Togo Day 4 (11-8-11)

Today, started like the others so far. I woke up and guys were ready to get starting working on guitars. I had my faithful 3 morning students again: Jonas, Simon, and Frank. I’m so proud of them and their hard work. Today we got into building chords and they killed it (as usual). We also worked more with some rhythm. They’re doing great with everything I teach them. After our...

Nov 8th

Togo Day 3 (11-7-11)

Today was the start of 2-a-days. We Did guitar lessons in the morning and the evening. We weren’t supposed to start till 8:00am, but there were guys down there 45min or an hour before practicing. They wanted to get a head start. Love it! I worked with the morning group for about 2.5 hrs. We took a break afterwards to have lunch and go pick up some drinks. We needed to drive into town...

Nov 8th

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Togo Day 2 (11-6-11)

Had a great second day. I was able to help lead worship today in the church in To go. I played backup for their worship leader, and was able to play/sing 4 songs as well. They were mesmerized. I guess they’ve never seen a guy play and sing…especially in their church. Either way, I really enjoyed it. Today was another first: As I was leading, I gave a brief introduction of each...

Nov 7th

Togo Day 1 (11-5-11)

It’s only been one night and one full day now and I feel like it’s been such an experience already. Let’s start back at the airport upon my arrival. I had just finished my 4th plane ride and I was on hour 32 of my journey. Pretty Exhausted. Everything had gone great up till I was merely 4 feet from the door exiting the airport. The airport security in Lome (west africa)...

Nov 6th

Stay

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers...

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We do not have to wait for God to “come through” on His promises. His Word is good enough to praise Him even for his Promises. sidenote…. He will come through on His Promises! Psalm 56:10 I praise God for what he has promised; Yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised Don’t wait on God to answer your requests to start praising Him. Rest in the consistency of your...

May 15th

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Apr 25th

From Lion to housecat

To do them justice, the people who crucified Jesus did not do so because he was a bore. Quite the contrary; he was too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround Him with an atmosphere of tedium. We have declawed the Lion of Judah and made Him a housecat for pale priests and pious old ladies. - Dorothy Sayers

Apr 20th

Word

The Bible was unchained from the pulpit nearly five hundred years ago during an era of history called the Middle Ages. If you are relying on a preacher to be fed, I fear for you. Listening to a sermon is acquiring second-hand knowledge. It is learning based on someone else’s experiences. A sermon is no replacement for firsthand knowledge. I’d rather have people hear one word from...

Apr 13th

Airwolf theme song stuck in my head today

Mar 31st

Feb 15th

But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) Ephesians 2:4-5

Feb 5th

Feelings VS Truth

Matthew 16:21-23 (HSB) 21 From then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no, Lord! This will never happen to You!” 23 But He turned and told Peter, ”Get behind Me, Satan! You...

Jan 25th

Proud to be Weak!

Since when is being a weakling a good thing? When we’re strong, and we know it, we tend not to rely on others. When we’re weak, and we know it, we’re looking for help. That’s where God wants us… realizing our weakness. It’s then, when we recognize our weakness and look to Him, that He WILL be strong IN and FOR us. So be proud to be weak (vs.9), and tell...

Jan 14th

Jan 5th

Watch

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Vid

Dec 10th

Get Away

Even in the chaos of Jesus successful ministry, he modeled how we are to get away and spend time with Him. Mark 1:25 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.

Dec 1st

Nov 2nd

Embracing rules and religion before embracing the Savior = misplaced priorities Acts 10:9-21

Oct 26th

If the World had a facebook account, I hope I would “un-friend” it. James 4:4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

Oct 26th

Oct 18th

Where would someone ever get the idea that money...

When I typed that question out, it felt like a ridiculous question… however, what is the motive behind our giving? Do we give out of obligation? Do we give because of tradition? Do we give because we think if we do, that God will bless us? I’ve had so many conversations with people that, in a round about way, said the latter. If I’m honest, I’ve been there too. I...

Oct 9th

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Aug 12th

Bargaining with God (not sponsored by WJXR)

Is it wrong to bargain with God? I was at a Bible study last night, and a good friend of mine reminded me of a Christmas story of a little boy bargaining with God. A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly wanted. “I’ve been good for six months now.” he wrote. But after a moment’s reflection he crossed out “six months” and...

Aug 12th

As pertaining to the modern Christian…. Where is transformation as all this time marches onward? We all, with unveiled faces, are reflecting the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:18

Aug 6th

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Jul 29th

Be not afraid when you and all around you are...

God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with its turmoil. The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Psalm 46

Jul 24th

not always easy to do

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

Jul 22nd

Jul 19th

Courageous peace in Christ through Suffering ...

Jul 17th

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What do mimes, nigerian prince e-mails, vampires,...

Can you think of anything or anyone that acts like something or someone it’s not? Let’s see… a mime, trick or treaters, credit card adds, weight loss commercials, Nigerian Prince e-mails, pro-wrestlers, vampires (no I didn’t watch Eclipse), and the list goes on. But you shouldn’t have to see “Christians” in that list. Colossians 2:5-10 says that we are...

Jul 7th

Direction

Previously I thought that many people I spoke with, struggled with direction because I usually am surrounded with a younger generation. I’ve come to realize that most, if not all of us (regardless of age) struggle with direction… at least at various times in our life. God’s word is pretty clear on direction. Don’t make rash decisions ...

Jun 23rd