Mexico in days

I can't believe I'm leaving on Friday to head to Mexico! This will be my first mission trip experience, and it's going to be in another country. Cool!

There are so many details, so many little loose ends to tie up. I have a sneaking suspicion though that all the effort will be worth it and that once I'll go, I might not want to ever stop doing mission work. I mean, really every believer in Christ is called to be a missionary. I'm called to spread his the message of his love and grace right where I am. However, It's going to be mind-expanding, I think, to do something to spread his message in another part of the world. It might be the little things, like listening to someone tell their story, or just playing a game or a giving a smile; but I hope that I can do something to show Jesus to the people I meet and the people I go with.

It's like a speaker at Creation said one year (was it David Nasser?): once you see that [referring to people meeting and accepting Jesus Christ], you never want to see anything else.

After all, what could be better?

Creation NE 2006 -- postponed, postpartum

Creation Northeast 2006 was postponed until 2007. With the grief (it was kind of like having a pet die) came--after a bit of time and some listening to God's voice--some excitement. I was excited to see what God would do with the change of plans, the unpredictability. At least I'm learning more how to depend on God and not an event that has a lot to do with God.

And maybe I'll make it to Creation Northwest...

On Wednesday, we helped some friends from church move. What a blast hanging out with some awesome brother and sisters in Christ! Aren't we blessed to see a small reflection of the next world in this one?

Speaking of reflections of the next world... CREATION! It's a music festival, it's camping, it's seminars, it's skateboard people, it's outdoors, it's awesome. We're leaving on Tuesday. If you've never been, check it out at www.creationfest.com ...or better yet, be there Wednesday June 28 - Saturday July 1 at the Agape Farm near Mt. Union, PA. If you live on the West Coast, check out Creation Northwest, and next summer, Creation Southwest will be coming to Texas. What can I say about Creation? It's a blast, it rocks, it's fun...and it's the closest thing to heaven on earth I've ever seen.

Purpose-driven artistry - more than a buzzword

My thoughts on artistry, when at their best, are like my thoughts on ministry. Artistry for its own sake seems by nature a bit selfish. I am continually re-convinced that a big part of the appeal of The Purpose-Driven Life is its title: how we long to be purpose-driven! When I read ads for seminars, workshops, methods, treatments, and products of various types, they consistently promise a very spiritual-sounding salvation...from whatever it is that haunts us. In the end, they promsie happiness and a better life. Music is no different. However, like all these products we are being sold, music for its own sake will, in the end, end.

Like any form of human ambition, music can be driven by a variety of purposes. I would venture to assert that the best music was and is in some way, purpose-driven. However, music driven by a God-honoring purpose will outlast that driven by a worldly purpose. The things of this world are all passing away, and the things of God are all continuing on into eternity. This is what I want my music to be, though it's only by God's grace that the music I make can last that way.

Website coming...window to the world

Welcome once again to my blog. About one year after I started it, I'm just now getting this thing going. If it works, it works, and if not, it doesn't. Time will tell whether it's worth the effort. My dad has long been encouraging me to write more, and I like to write sometimes, especially when the writing isn't a school assignment. Either way, if you've got any interest in hearing my angle on the world and joining the conversation, come back again soon.

So it begins...

Welcome to the new website of musician David E. Chavez. The site is currently under construction. Please check back soon for more information.