Hey MM fans!

We thought we’d do something completely different for the final show of the Winter Jam tour. We’re going to be broadcasting our show live right here on MercyMe TV. It starts promptly at 8:30pm central time.

Hopefully this will let our fans in Knoxville & Atlanta enjoy a bit of the show that they weren’t able to see since we had to cancel both of those shows because of weather. Be sure and spread the word.

It should be a fun time for all.

Jim

Vince Gill’s Grammy’s.

So since our atlanta show cancelled tonight, we went to nashville to have some feirce bowling competition w/ our dear friend Mark Stuart from AA…I am not a good bowler.

-mike

Because of the storm last night here in Atlanta, tonight’s Winter Jam show, at the Phillips Arena has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience to anyone that was planning on coming out, and hope to see you all soon.

Please be praying for the families who’s lives and property were affected last night in this storm.

-mm

Over the years we have accumulated several photos that we have decided to share with you on a new blog simply called “Scrapbook”. Once a day we will post a new picture over there from something that we have been blessed to be a part of.

Check it out, and make sure to check back.

-mm

This is us performing at the 54th National Prayer Breakfast. That’s our Tour Manager and Road Pastor Joel right there in the front…. facing the other way.

Let’s have a caption contest. What’s Joel thinking in this picture?

You may wonder why we are so goofy on this blog most of the time. Basically it’s because this is who we are. With songs like “Imagine, Homesick, Bring The Rain” etc. we have the honor of hearing stories of how these songs have gotten people through some very tragic seasons in their lives. And when I say stories, I mean thousands of them.

We feel extremely blessed to be able to minister to people during such difficult times, but let’s face it, after a while it can get really heavy. Maybe that’s why we go to great lengths to laugh….a lot.

I think the only way to keep ministering to the hurting effectively is to have the ability to escape from time to time and do things that just make you laugh. There is nothing more therapeutic than just being corny sometimes. There is a song on our latest album that sort of addresses this called “All Right.” The song ends with what has become my mantra, if you will. It says, “Count it pure joy when the world comes crashing, hold your head up and keep on dancing.”

I hope you can appreciate the value in being silly. Maybe next time you are with your friends, or maybe your husband or wife, or your kids, go ahead and bust a move on them. Do something out of the ordinary. Do whatever it takes to make ‘em smile. By the way, this is where you should cue up the “I’d like to by the world a coke” music.So why are we so goofy on this blog? Hopefully to make you laugh. Because, trust me, we are laughing our heads off on this end.

-bart