Jo.Vogels Diary

Who are the loudest liars?

2007-04-20T22:41:00Z

Hear the sound of constant sound where silence seems unnatural and uncomfortable? I hear media screaming, yelling at us to pay attention and then to pay for that attention/tension. The liars are working harder than ever to fool us that black is just a another shade of white and white is really black lightened up!!! Extreme??? Yes it is but not my statement, the activity behind changing the colors of truth is manic, a war of words and sounds, demands we change our shallow hold on reality and let it drift into the lake of "relativity" where we drown. History is cruel when you live in yesterday All the things they did to you in a virtual replay. His story tells us the past can be healed today Prison bars melt, old stones crumble back to clay. White is back again honest and bright The darkness hates the return of the light. The liars of the night slink away suddenly Nothing to say but mouthing silently. The Son turns on the lights of revelation Blinds those who have fallen in love with delusion. Watch, be aware, check, verify, wait!...(read more)

Wasting time in the land of scream!!

2007-04-20T22:23:00Z

So will this blog make a sound? Will it change the atmosphere? Will it achieve anything? Will it make you want to cry out to God and say, "Save Me Again!!!!" Take a long moment out of the modern madness of supply and demand and decide you would rather give and receive. Fear drives the bus over the cliffs of reason and into the valley of internal paralysis and emotional bankruptcy. Fight it with everything you have, keep asking for fearlessness, for courage, for wisdom, for creativity and a place...(read more)

Times changing but is there time to change?

2006-08-23T18:50:00Z

Here we are in the middle of August 2006 and yet we can't hear the sound of time flying!!!! Yet it seems to!! We look at our watches/clocks and exclaim," Is that the time?!!!!", and rush a little faster in panic to get the jobs done before the next lot scream for your attention. Traffic jams outside, too much traffic inside! Our heads, my head can be filled with far too many ,' MUST DO's ' instead of the peace that comes from being confident in God's strength, His power, His timing, His intervention....(read more)

Music behind the scenes

2006-06-09T17:52:00Z

You don't just write songs and sit around thinking you've arrived. There are so many areas I am getting educated on to protect and promote what I have written and recorded. This is all part of being a small business. We are getting a promotional Cd produced and manufactured which we will begin sending out in July. Then there is entering song competitions, and getting with the digital technology to send songs to record companies, producers, promoters etc. Then, hey don't forget to keep practising...(read more)

Life In The Know Lane

2006-06-07T16:56:00Z

I am very aware of the info technology world, aware but not proficient!! It is true that things are getting faster but 'things' are not relationships. You can't turbo charge a friendship or put it on DSL speed. It is about trust and adventures and shared experience and TIME. You build it on a continuing series of trusting events whether in conversation or activities. Is there genuine respect and love, sacrifice? Most advertisements seems to try and make us move faster or make it possible for success...(read more)

Just trust God

2006-05-17T00:07:00Z

This is Jo's wife Victoria blogging for him while he's away in New Zealand. Jo got to honor his spiritual father by singing and sharing at his funeral. He'll share more when he returns which is tomorrow!! Yeah!! Or as Jo would say "Yippe Do Dah's Babe!" Anyway, been thinking about trusting God and how I still struggle with that. I went and saw the movie "Take the Lead." Amazing movie. So many one liners and more that God spoke through. We can feel so inadequate for what God's called us to....(read more)

Story about Dylan's Bells

2006-05-02T11:39:00Z

Dylan's Bells I wrote this song in New Zealand during a three day stay in a friends house in the back country. It is an awesome place called Waimana. I was on my way to California to record my second album and wanted to spend a few days alone collecting my thoughts and praying. I arrived close to midnight and heard that the Australian Deputy prime minister had resigned because he was so stressed and missed his family. He actually said he would be dead within a year if he did not quit and was asking...(read more)

Where am I going tomorrow?

2006-05-02T04:05:00Z

Tomorrow I am flying to New Zealand. It has happened suddenly as my spiritual father died from a heart attack. He was in his late 70's and has had medical conditions for some time. He has pruned me, guided me, hugged, listened, advised, comforted, corrected, questioned......for 30 years!!!! His name is Roel Ubels, a dutch guy who emigrated to New Zealand in the early 60's I think. Life coaches are very important people and he has been that for me and prayed for me consistently over 3 decades!! I...(read more)

New Zealand war dance

2006-04-30T04:13:00Z

I want to explain the song on my new album, 'Ko Wai E Werohia?'. It is a native New Zealand war dance. It has been getting a fabulous reaction and I want to make sure you have some of the background to it. When the Maori people of New Zealand used to fight, they would do a war dance before the battle. Only men did this of course, and it was done without instruments. Many parts of a culture can be redeemed and be useful and constructive in the Kingdom of God. So I wrote this war dance which basically...(read more)

CD reaction

2006-04-28T23:30:00Z

Had an awesome story regarding the song, 'Sahmundeh'. This eighteen year old guy was afraid of speaking in tongues because of pride, not wanting to sound stupid. He was in his apartment by himself so he thought, "Noone can hear me if I try this". He got to the words, "Don't hold back just let go" and burst out into tongues for at least 15 minutes! I like those kinds of stories!!!!...(read more)

First Post

2006-04-26T08:22:00Z

Welcome to the Jo Vogels Diary....(read more)