Tour update!

Tour has been going really well, we have the day off in Nashville today. The weather is incredibly cold and we have seen a lot of snow lately. The most important thing is we have been seeing people coming to know Christ. We have been seeing 5-7 people per night making that decision.

The tour will finish on December 22nd around Tampa, Florida and I will fly home on the 23rd to spend Christmas with my family. We have been blessed on this trip to be traveling in a 40 foot class A RV, instead of a 12 passenger van. It makes long drives almost enjoyable. Because you can get up and use the restroom if need be, fix a sandwich or sit and watch a movie on the 32 inch LCD TV all while sitting on comfy leather couches. It is even being driven for us by Mike Smith's dad. Mike is filling in for Greg the normal drummer for Among the Thirsty after Greg broke his wrist.

God is doing so many amazing things and allowing me to have some unbelievable conversations about future opportunities. I am hoping to be able to share some of those soon. I hope where ever you are you are staying warm. Do something for someone who may not have that luxury.

Me and Marie, met a lady the other day at Bojangles while in North Carolina. Her name was Penny and she had a large camping backpack. Marie wanted to give her a gift card to Bojangles as a gift, so we did, then entered into a conversation to realize she was homeless and it was her birthday. We spent the rest of the afternoon calling and finding places for Penny to stay. And went and got her a birthday present well more of a stocking filled with necessities. It would have been so much easier for us to go on about what we had planned that day. But as you and I strive to be more like Christ, he begins to show us his heart. And caring for the forgotten. I don't share that at all to say look at us, and what we did. We felt honored to be used by God. But I share that to challenge you to look around you. Look for the things that God places right before to help those in need. We are all so blessed, so let's bless others this Christmas Season.

New Season!

So it is the Holiday Season and for me it is a new season as well. If you have not heard I am residing back in Chattanooga for the time being, and back out traveling and speaking full time. In the past few weeks I have been speaking at different weekend events in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

At the moment I am sitting in sunny Florida which is weird the end of November and it is in the 70's. But I am getting ready for a Christmas Tour with some good friends Among the Thirsty. I did this tour with them in 2007 but have not had the opportunity to do so since. So I am really excited to be out with those guys sharing the most amazing story ever told. The birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ. if it is coming anywhere near you make sure to come out and check it out. And make sure to bring a friend that needs to hear it. I am going to be updating this a lot more frequently and sharing what God is doing, and allowing me to be apart of.

Everyday I am realizing as I spend more time with god how incredibly broken and sinful I am and how much more I need him than I thought I did. I have spent the past 6 weeks reading his word, meeting with and just being open with one another. It has been an amazing time of beginning to understand God's love.

I had the opportunity to record a DVD titled "Stuff" check it out, it will be on DVD soon. It is just full of some things God has been teaching me. http://vimeo.com/17167539

God Bless,

Bryant

New Year, New Perspective!

Well 09 has come and gone, and what a great year it was. I met so many amazing people across the U.S. and several countries, who all have such a passion for God and for making his Kingdom known. But as the new year arrived, I began to realize that my passion had shifted to ministry, and not my relationship with God. I am not saying I was wallering in sin, or anything like that. But my focus had shifted more to success then my character. More of how much I traveled, then how much time I spent in prayer. I had over 2 weeks off for the holidays, and spent that time doing little of nothing but being quite and allowing God to speak to me. So often we try to tell God, what he needs to do, when really we should just shut up and allow him to speak life into us.

I am excited, that I have a new passion for His Word, that I am beginning to feel a closeness, the urgings of his spirit. In 2010, my new year's resolution is I want to be a better lover of God, I want to be a man of Godly character. I don't want to be spoken of, for what I do, my job, but my passion and love for God.

Looking in the mirror is hard, because a lot of the times we don't like what is looking back at us. But I think it is time that we all quit fooling ourselves, and just admit that we are all incredibly broken and need the Saviour. We all need to experience a deeper level of his love.