Years ago I was invited to participate in a contest to create a theme song for the Major Spoilers podcast. I won that contest and had my song featured on every podcast they produced for the next couple of years. The other week a listener to that show requested a chord chart for the guitar so they could play it themselves. this renewed interest in the song prompted me to remake it using my iPad and the Garageband app. Enjoy!

And if your into comic books and trades check out Major Spoilers. It’s the best show of it’s kind! (RSS | iTunes)

Major Spoiler by James Kennison (mp3 download)

The requested Chord Chart.

We’ve been doing a 9-week series at my kid’s church called “Post-it Notes from God“. We’re using the theme to help kids hear messages from the Bible as if God were writing them a Post-it. Examples are “You Matter”, “I Have A Plan For You”, “Slow Down” and “Take Out The Trash”. It’s been a blast. Each week I’ve tried to take it to the next level by revealing a piece of Post-it Note art live during the service. It’s always a surprise and so far have all been well received. We just finished week 5 of the series and it’s been fun watching the pieces slowly take over the stage and set.

After the 9-week series is over we’ll be giving them away to children who can say the 66 books of the Persistent Bible. So far my daughter and one other young man have met that challenge and will get first and second pick! They decided to wait till the end before deciding in case I make something they like even more.

First in the series was (of course) Buzz Lightyear. He’ll be a properly listed Buzz eventually. I just need to get a better picture of him.

Week three was a little Hello Kitty.

Even Nathan my sound man has gotten into the action. He’s surprised me with a Creeper Face and a recreation of my 8-bit Character Icon that I recently set as my Facebook and Twitter profile pic. You can see the kids have had unlimited access to pads of post-its as well and have had a grand time every week trying to make anything and everything they can think of.

I’ll have to go and take some photos of the ones I’m missing. Stay tuned!

Thanks everyone for a wonderful week! It was my pleasure to step WAY out of my comfort zone (Hometown Children’s Pastoring) and wear a “Kids Evangelist” cap for a while. I saw God do amazing things with your kids! Forever kind of stuff!

Below are a few resources that I used in the services this week. I hope you will find them helpful.

The game songs were all written by Parry Gripp on YouTube. You can download my countdowns below. Baby Monkey, Dog With A Box On His Head, Boogie Hedgehog, Lalalala Wee (Turtle)

Praise & Worship Songs:

• Boom Overflowing – by Phil Joel
• Change Me Today (song and video) – Steve Hogue’s EKG Ministries
• Nothing Is Impossible – Planetshakers

The other songs are available from Hillsong Kids, Group Publishing.

Downloads: The videos and resources that I used for camp can be downloaded! I created the videos for most of the songs myself using a video editing program.

• Jump Videos (WMV format): Cheer!, Dive!, Run!
• Game videos (WMV format): Halftime Intro, Baby Monkey Countdown, Dog Countdown, Hedgehog Countdown, Turtle Countdown. 
• Puppet Intro(WMV format): Super Star Intro

Podcast:

• I produce a podcast (internet radio show) for Children’s Pastors called “Help! I’m a Children’s Pastor!“ Check it out!

UPDATE – Camp Notes

By request: Below are the Victory Verses, Main Points and Big Deals from each night of camp. Each night’s topic goes back to what you need to become a “Camp Champ” aka a champion in your walk with Christ.

Night 1 – You Need Jesus

• Main Point: Jesus is the way to God. He’s the truth about God. He’s the only way to eternal life beyond and a joyous life now.
• Victory Verse: John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life… “Without me, no one can go to the Father.
• Big Deal: Separated from God because of sin but Jesus can bring me back again.

Night 2 – You Need Power

• Main Point: Do you have the power of the Holy Spirit living in and around you? Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. Do those describe you?
• Victory Verse: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses… Acts 1:8
• Big Deal: I need the Power and the Fruit of the Holy Spirit! Cause people wanna see it before they hear it!

Night 3 – You Need To Represent Your Team (Are you Super-Normal?)

• Main Point: The world’s normal isn’t our normal. We are to live as sacrifices to God… that’s the norm for Christians.
• Victory Verse: Offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God. Romans 12:1
• Big Deal: I’m set apart I’m on God’s Team that’s what Super-Normal means!

Night 4 – You Need A Goal

• Main Point: What is God calling you to do? Whatever it is, you can’t reach it without Him and Us. A God sized dream is bigger than you can ever ask for, think of or do on your own.
• Victory Verse: I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
• Big Deal: I may not know what He wants me to do but it’s going to require both Him and You!

I’m still doing this thing… but my spare time is even less plentiful than I expected. I watch what I can when I can. Here’s where we stand as of 5/2/2012.

• Being John Malkovich – I was so intrigued by the premise of this movie. I’m a John Malkovich fan… but I turned it off less than halfway through. Once the cute/zany stuff was over and the weird “I only like you through him” stuff started… I had to go watch High School Musical to undo the mental damage. That being said… the puppeteering segments, though really strange, were amazing. I thought at times that they were using people in costume and filming it to make them look miniature. Then I found this old webpage of an interview with the puppeteer.
• Reservoir Dogs – Didn’t watch this. I saw it long ago and don’t need to see it again. Replaced with The Gumby Movie which I watched with the kids. Surprisingly no one cut off any claymation ears.
• Swingers – Delete the first hour of this movie and it would be great!
• Trainspotting – Didn’t watch. Again, saw it a long time ago and just too dark for my taste. Replaced with Girl, Interrupted… which I didn’t notice was already on the list, just further down.
• Clerks – Again. Didn’t watch again. Replaced with The Muppet Movie on DVD with the kids. It’s awesome.
• Girl, Interrupted – I don’t remember enough about this movie to do a decent review. Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder were in it. Strange because I think of one as an 80’s icon and the other as a late 90’s icon. In 1999 two world collided.