Interact: We want to hear from you! New Blog Portion

Hey Guys,

We would like to get to know you guys a little more and find out what goes on in the space between your ears :) We hope that we can get more interaction from all the peeps who attend CS (church simplified) and those who visit this blog site.

Basically we will post a weekly question that has something to do with the topic on Wednesdays (as much as possible) and we want to hear what you have to say. It is still a work in progress so if there are no responses to the first few posts then this new portion may not last very long :)

Eg. INTERACT: The Space Between - Morals: Question...

Although there will be a initial question, everybody can still add or expand the topic or even come up with new questions. Just click on the blog topic, enter the blog entry and post your comments per topic.

Bottomline: we want to connect with everyone, even if its through the internet initially. Have a great week and hope to hear from you guys soon :)

* comments can already start now... whatchathink?

Shameless Plug

Hey guys!

About nine months ago, myself and a bunch of friends from the local music scene released a various artist CD entitled, “The Better than Life Project”.


Here’s why you should pick up a copy:

1. It wholly benefits the under-resourced children of Manila. Nope, not just 10%, not 50%, but the whole schlameal is being given to them via the Reach Youth Ministries. I'm not seeing a cent of the cashola, and I cant take credit for funding it either. Most of the resource for the project came through a Filipino-American community (my home church) in San Francisco called Bridgepoint Community Church.
   
   
2. I wrote ALL the songs. Need I say more?☺ (Did you just feel a rush of blood to your head? hehehe.
   
   
3. The awesome musicians. The album’s got Barbie Almalbis, Jay Durias, Naldy Gonzalez of Side A, Top Suzara, Radha, Pido, Chedi, Noah Krishna and Mike Luis, to name a few. And for you avid drummers out there, the great Benjie Mendez played on it.
   
   
4. It's all ORIGINAL. For those of you tired of “Buttercup” you’ll appreciate this! If you're not tired of “Buttercup”, lets not even be friends. Hahaha, just kidding.
   
   
5. Sshhh... There are some hidden tracks!
   
   
6. Did I mention I wrote all the songs?
   

I'm sure I can come up with more, but hopefully that’s good enough to get you to narrow your margins by P250 bucks ONLY.

You can get the CD from Odyssey, House of Praise, and SM (I think). Here’s a tip though: if you get your copy from the House of Praise, more money goes to the kids. But if you cant find one, go ahead get it from Odyssey.

Here’s a two-song sampler to put some life into this blog ☺





Ciao for now,
Bebster

Lovecore on Church Simplified

Up-and-coming indie band Lovecore joins Church Simplified this Wednesday for a night of original funk rock music. Check out their newly launched website HERE for gig scheds, photos and other fun stuff.

Have an awesome long weekend, people!

Next week at Fully Booked

“Lead me not into temptation;

I can find the way myself.”
- Rita Mae Brown

This Wednesday we're talking about our moral margins.
Prepare yourself; this may sting a bit.

Wednesday, February 27th ‘08
U-View Theater - Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)
7pm, Coffee & Donuts

*Tune in to find out our feature Guest Artist.

Tomorrow night at Fully Booked

Money, money, money.

If you're uncomfortable talking about it, well... so are we (hehehe). But, it may pay to plow through the discomfort to make sure we master it and not the other way around. Join us as we begin the conversation on this touchy topic.

Also, if you're tired of cheap bossa remakes and in the mood for some original Pinoy folk, we have The Rinka Collective with us tomorrow.

Come early, you won't want to miss this.

Wednesday, February 20th ‘08
U-View Theater - Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)
7pm, Coffee & Donuts

This Wednesday at Fully Booked

This week we're talking about MONEY.

We're not going to force you to give us any, don't worry.

Wednesday, February 20th ‘08

U-View Theater - Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)
7pm, Coffee & Donuts

UPDATE: 

This week's feature artist is RINKA.

They've got a sax player with them, 

so it should be a fun acoustic set.

Tonight at CS: Saving Time?

The phrase "I am saving time" is actually a bit weird. Like, really, you saved time? Well, where is it? Do you happen to have a box full of minutes stashed somewhere for a rainy day?

Time is precious, and so tonight we begin the conversation to explore what God might have to say about how we use up time. Join us!

The Space Between: Week 2
The Margins of Time
730pm - 830pm
U-View Theater, Fully Booked (across Serendra)
Krispy Kremes & Coffee at 7pm

Tonight's guest artist:
Jaycee & Honey

See you all there!

About Snoozing...

You know how sometimes you make resolutions to pray more? Then you actually are finally able to sit yourself down to pray... only to end up falling asleep. Well, that’s happened to me quite a bit. And honestly I would get a bit frustrated with myself and have all sorts of guilty feelings. I mean, how dare I doze off in the presence of Almighty God, right?

But recently I came across this thought: What father wouldn’t love to have his child fall asleep in his arms? It’s exactly the kind of thing that fathers live for. Could it be possible that God, as our Father, feels the same way about us at times when we do doze off in His presence? I later wrote this lullaby, with the thought that maybe this is what God sings to us when we sleep.

A little disclaimer: I don’t normally put out my songs at such a raw stage, not for public listening at least. But I guess I’m letting this out way before its time because maybe some of us need a new visual on what God feels about us (at least what I think he feels). So what you’ll hear is really just a draft that allows me to file and not forget. But just the same, I hope its lyrics speak to all of us.



Surrender
Words and Music by Sunil “Bebo” Bharwani
Copyright 2008

Sleep, sleep, sleep tonight
Rest your tired eyes
Stop the gears from ticking for a while
Still your weary mind

Let me hold you
Let me sing into the night
Breathe my breath into your life
Through this father’s lullaby

And as you lay your head upon my chest
Feel my heart beat for you
That you’d get in over your head
And bite more than you can chew
This I dream for you

Sleep, sleep, sleep tonight
Lay your burden down
Live to fight another day
But for now surrender

Let me hold you
Let me love you tonight
Know your locked into my sights
Through this fathers lullaby

And if your dreams should ever fade away
And mountains will not budge
When soaring turns to crawling babe
And you can’t clearly see
Crawl back home to me

Dream, dream, dream tonight
Lay your burden down
Live to fight another day
But for now surrender

This Wednesday at Fully Booked

This week's topic: The Margins of Time
Wednesday, February 13th ‘08

U-View Theater - Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)
7pm, Coffee & Donuts

Church Simplified Features Salamin - Jan 30th '08

Hello Friends!

Here's a treat for all those who joined us last Wednesday: We've got Salamin's acoustic set on video! For those who didn't make it, I promise you the live version was better (you snooze, you lose ;)

Catch us tomorrow, and every Wednesday, at Fully Booked - Serendra for our regular Artist Features, and then some.

Thank you Salamin for an awesome show! Enjoy the vid, everyone!

Warning: rocky start
(The camera work, not the band).