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Demos #8,9, & 10 – Message Songs

Posted by on Jul 5, 2007

So, since I’ll be gone for a couple weeks, I thought I’d leave you with a few more new songs to ruminate on. Continuing from my last “Message song” post, here are my other three tunes with lyrics almost entirely put together from scripture. Make yourself a spot of tea, sit back and listen in….Cheerio!

“Perfect Getaway” (Psalm 27)

“Psalm 23”

“Tremble” (Amos 4)

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Off to England!

Posted by on Jul 5, 2007

Off to England!

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Tomorrow I head for the UK for my third summer. Each trip has been so cool and unique in it’s own way. This time I will be performing a few more times than last, but I’m more excited than ever just to SEE all my friends over there! Actually calling them “friends” sounds so cool. God has been teaching me lately about the high value of relationships…walking in that and seeing the blessing in it has been a great journey. Here’s a big question though: WHY has there always been terrorist stuff every time I go???!!! What’s with that?!

The Guinness Book of World Records is coming out to see my friend Jon Pritikin set the world record for bricks broken with his head! Pray for all of us…

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Demo #7 – “The One” (Message Song)

Posted by on Jun 27, 2007

My writing journeys have intersected a few times with The Message Bible translation, and it’s been a fun combination! I have three other tunes like this one, written using almost 100% Bible scripture from The Message. I had the chance to meet Eugene Peterson recently and personally thank him. He’s an amazing man! I want to grow old like THAT GUY! I love the freedom of the language used. Eugene said he wrote The Message for regular, average people, right off the street…I relate to that. So, here’s the first one – a hillbilly romp nicked from Psalm 57….

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