First post of the year 2011

Good morning. Let me wish all who read this a happy New Year!.

Today, January 1, 2011 is New Years Day and in recognition of the new year, I'd like to commemorate a few firsts of this year.

First Bible reading of the year

Genesis 1 - Genesis 3. Yes, Adam was the first man to wake up and find a woman whose name he didn't know laying next to him! Adam was also the first victim of the age old proverb "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Adam was also the first blame shifter and his quote "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate." (Genesis 3:12) gave context millenia later to Marion Barry's epic quote "B*!#h set me up." Way to go Adam! But more hopefully, Genesis 3:15 provides our first promise of a savior!

First songs listened to in the New Year

Yes, I'm a master of putting the iPod on shuffle and then hitting next until I hear a song I want to listen to, but here's the first three songs that I listened to all the way through:

1. "Praise Him" from Cross-Centered Worship by David L. Ward
   This was also one of the last songs I listened to in 2010 while driving back from the car wash. A good song to start the year with, too!
2. "Completely Done" from Sons & Daugthers by Sovereign Grace Music
   "The old is gone, the new has come
   What You complete is completely done
   We're heirs with Christ, the victory won
   What You complete is completely done"
   New Years Day seems to be a wonderful time to remember that the old is gone and the new has come!
3. "The Stand" from Passion: Awakening by Kristian Stanfill
   "What can I say, what can I do, but offer this heart, oh God, completely to you."
   That's my prayer to start this year.

So as 2011 kicks into gear, may God bless you this year!