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“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” – C.S. Lewis

Month: April, 2008

One Mic by Nas

Several months ago, I had a friend who passed away.
I just found out last night that his widow took her own life.
I am not sure if they believed God is their Savior and Lord.
Up until recently, I thought it was enough for me to boldly walk my faith, set myself apart and others will catch [...]

What I Am Listening To, Part 1: Showing My Age

Been playing around with the greatness of Muxtape and uploaded what I have been listening to up until 4AM in the morning. (Yes, good music, 5 hour nap in the afternoon and two (2) Monsters will do that to you.)
Warning: Explicit Lyrics. In other words, there might be some cussing.
No More Tears by Anita Baker
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Six People You Meet In A Prayer Circle

Jon (of prodigaljohn.com and 97secondswithgod.com fame) brings us the genius of Stuff Christians Like.
Genius? Yes. Original? Meh, not so much. Heck, Jon even admitted to this.
Whatever the case, it is a hoot just like #159 of what Christians like, the “pray if you feel led” prayer, where he breaks down the 6 people you are [...]

Yes, Lord, I Will Lift Them Up To Be Closer To Your Presence

Our young adult ministries, Seven, wants to lift each other in prayer: Seven Prayers
My prayer is for Tam Hodges and her family.
I love you Tam, Brent, Kass and Kota.
May God show us all His glory and His heart.
Muxtape: Hillsong United’s Saviour King (Live) from With Hearts As One

Gateway Worship’s “Real” by David Moore, A Perspective

Written by David Moore
A lot of the songs written at Gateway Church are written out of the things God is doing in our church body. We want our songs to capture the heartbeat of the church and bring a connection point between the people and our message. “Real” is an example of such a song. [...]

Gateway Worship’s “You Are Good” by Kari Jobe, A Perspective

Written by Kari Jobe
“You Are Good” is the first piano song I’ve written. The melody came to me first. For about a year, every time I sat at the piano, I would play this melody. It was the melody that I would always have free worship to and intercede with as I was spending time [...]

Gateway Worship’s “We Cry Out” by Walker Beech, A Perspective

Written by Walker Beech
“We Cry Out” was conceived in my garage/studio during a time of worship one morning. I was running late to go to a morning chapel at Christ for the Nations and about to face terrible Dallas traffic, but just kept staying there weeping as I sang this song to my heavenly Father.
Hundreds [...]

Gateway Worship’s “Alabaster Jar” by Zach Neese, A Perspective

Written by Zach Neese
When I write a song, I begin in a moment with God, a gem of truth, and a cry that the Church needs to learn to vocalize. Alabaster Jar is a moment in the life of a person who remains at the feet of Jesus. The truth is that worship is not [...]

Gateway Worship’s “Save Me” by Thomas Miller, A Perspective

Written by Thomas Miller
I was experiencing some of the most incredible successes of my life.My wife Mary Beth and I had been blessed with our first child, our church was experiencing an amazing amount of growth, my ministry was reaching new levels of influence and effectiveness. On top of it all, I was (at that [...]

About The Author

I suck.
Romans 3:23 (ESV) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
I was going to die.
Romans 6:23 (ESV) For the wages of sin is death…
Fortunately, God doesn’t suck.
Luke 18:19 (ESV) … No one is good except God alone.
God knew I sucked, loved me anyway and because He loved me so much, [...]