The nudge

At the June 30 ordinary shambles, folks talked a lot about getting a "nudge," meaning they felt God was asking them to say/sing something. I thought this term was pretty sweet and I've begun using it in my every day life.

This past weekend, I hung out with my family in Duluth and told my dad, who is a pastor, about the "nudge." He thought this was a super-cool idea. On Sunday, he preached a sermon called "The Nudge" and asked me to share about Ordinary Shambles. His congregation was really into hearing about all the stuff God did during our session. Afterwards, the worship team began to do some spontaneous stuff, much like what occurred during the Ordinary Shambles session.

That same day, my brother told me that he posted a discussion about the "nudge" on his discussion board at Bethel (where he is getting his masters in divinity). I'm excited to hear what comes of this discussion.

All this to say, I don't know where God is taking us ordinary shamblers, but this one evening is already having an impact on our state in some cool ways.

Thanks for following the nudge.

Peace,
Dan

6.30.11 The First Ordinary Shambles

Welcome! All songs below are original recordings and/or improv by the musicians at the June 30 ordinary shambles.  The entire session is presented with as little editing as possible.

• The absolute best way to listen to these songs is to download the files and listen to them all together. ...but it's a free country, so listen to the tracks individually if you must ;)
• Take a breath, ask God to use these songs to encourage you..and dive in!

1. beautiful savior (Improv)
2. 'till you're all i need (Dan Halvorsen)
3. glory, glory, hallelujah (Improv)
4. sean's intro (Sean Lukanen)
5. i am your child (Sean Lukanen)
6. she rises (Dan Halvorsen)
7. prayers
8. come on down (Sean Lukanen)
9. dan's intro (Dan Halvorsen)
10. return to rest (Dan Halvorsen)
11. if i'm silent (Gretchen Miller)
12. sing to you (Improv)
13. the lord's prayer (Michelle Bauer, Sean Lukanen)
14. the lord is my shepherd (Unknown)
15. psalm 72 (Jamie Miller)
16. amen and amen (Improv)
17. how good and pleasant (Improv)
18. david's prayer (David Halvorsen)
19. michelle's song (Michelle Bauer)
20. table (Dan Halvorsen)
21 closing prayers