don't you wanna little taste of the GLORY...

(Nathan Cline and I love that quote from Nacho Libre!)

Sooooooo,
another year of HIMnI begins on September 20th.







New location, same purpose.

This year we'll be meeting at Carrollton Presbyterian. We moved from the Prytania Theatre because of recent renovations. They completely removed their stage and brought the screen forward, thus eliminating our hopes of using that amazing building for HIMnI.

But no worries, God has provided us with another excellent location for this year's HIMnI. Carrollton Presbyterian has been extremely cooperative and gracious, and we are thrilled to partner with them as we seek to proclaim God's glory together.

And how about that word, GLORY?

It's my new favorite word. My favorite word this past summer was "awesome." Anyone who heard me speak knows how many times I said the word "awesome." (The record was 20 times in 3 minutes during announcements.)

But lately, God has buried this idea of "glory" deep within my conscious, and He won't let me go of it.

I think this fascination first originated through a song. Our HIMnI band, known now as the Andrew Ogea Band, sings a song called "Your Glory." (Please get it on iTunes if you haven't already) Andrew and the gang led us in that song nearly every week this summer for MissionLab, and I fell in love with it. God used this song to help me meditate on my ultimate purpose.

I truly believe my ultimate purpose in life is to "PROCLAIM THE GLORY OF GOD."
I think most Christ followers will agree with that.

His majesty, his wondrous acts and marvelous love, his generous portions of peace and joy amidst other things, have brought me to a place of awe. I'm a bit fearful of God, because He is so overwhelming in glory that I can do nothing but marvel at his great name.

But what does glory necessarily mean?

I love the word. Really I do.

The most sovereign of the universe speaks to me through this word, and that's why I want to know more about it.

He is glorious, and glory flows from him onto us and all he has made. We make him glorious, through our successes and failures, but his glory stands firm and rests upon his name alone. My purpose is to enter into his glory, and to submit myself to the partaking of his glory, whether it be done through me, unto me, in me, or by me. All I know is that God alone is glorious, and we share in the mission of making the king of Glory known everywhere and to everyone.

On September 20th, we will begin a wonderful journey of comprehending the glory of God. I am an amateur, if that, and people know this about me. I am no seminary professor, and I have no extraordinary insight; all I claim to have is curiosity and desire. Together, I hope God will impart to us nuggets of wisdom pertaining to his glory. Our only prerequisite is that the Holy Spirit would show up and teach us about his wondrous glory.

I hope you are excited to join us on this journey.

If you need any information about HIMnI, please visit our website or contact me at greg@himni.org.

WE WANT

TO BE A PEOPLE

WHO LIVE

FOR HIS GLORY ALONE.

Hope to see you there. Together, let us learn what it truly means to live for the glory of a king.