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A Veteran's (Remembrance) day song in honor of Ralph E. Keller.
The first step in my journey to Christ Jesus. Written in the late 70's, about my first church experiences in the mid-60's.
In the 80's, there was much emphasis on the date a believer was 'born again.' For the longest time I couldn't remember, until I wrote this song. It was Easter Sunday, March 29, 1970.
Sigh ... it grieves me that I was once a rabid evangelical who told people 'Jesus loves you', but when they didn't receive Jesus, turned around and said 'you're going to hell!' This is such a song.
Concerning bumper stickers, no one can see them unless they're behind you ... so you gotta pass everyone, right? Uh, word to the wise, don't pass a cop.
'Churchianity' was running out of steam for me and I entered the 'warfare phase' where I battled the devil to preserve my faith. But fighting satan just ain't the same as seeking Jesus.
When churchianity had failed me, and I 'hit bottom' with my faith, the Lord brought back to memory this song, the first one I ever wrote, around 1972 while a Junior in high school.
An unexpected divorce put me in a nose dive, for which I sought help. In a support group, I met Shawn, who related the childhood story of pretending her name was Emily.
After years of healing, the Father began to restore what I'd lost - or perhaps what I never really had. In His time, He brought me a beautiful woman to be my wife, best friend and sister in Christ Jesus.
My wife and I went to a conference in '99 and on the drive home, this song came to me directly - I recorded it into my pocket recorder, while calling out the cord changes between lines.
Finally released from religious institutions and churchianity, Karen and I began worshiping at home, singing together, where this song came forth as a song of the Spirit.
It's wonderful being equally yoked. There's something really symbolic about receiving this spirit song and then my wife Karen began singing it - in the same way the Church echoes what Jesus says.
I heard this song 'in the spirit' one morning while snoozing. It's a simple song of exhortation, with an irreverent humorous twist.
A close look at 'churchianity' and scripture. Will certainly offend religious people.
Sooner or later, Jesus gives everyone a comeuppance. About the time spiritual pride becomes a problem, leave it to Jesus to remind us of the times we were like the pharisees.
This one is a favorite among hirelings - er - I mean pastors.
Get trampled by pigs (religious folks who have no regard for the Spirit) enough, you eventually write a song about 'em.
Why aren't there more songs about being buried in crap? There is after all that scripture about the gardener pruning a tree and burying it in crap to make it grow - just like life often does to us!?!
If the pigs aren't trampling your pearls under foot, religious people are crucifying you for the Spirit of Truth, which is the Holy Spirit living in the truly born again. This song is a confession and lamentation.
Same as the other, but a different arrangement and without 'Reverend Jack's' parody bit.
This is an awesome song of the Lord - please listen all the way through - after the lamentations of 0:00 through 3:30 and the bridge from 3:30 - 4:30, it crescendo's with a rocking amazing chorus.
This is the chorus only from the song Resurrection Power (4:30 - 8:59).