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Here's another bit of my songwriting past, reaching back to my days in Los Angeles.

Master Plan

People who know me well know better than to encourage me. I received so many uplifting comments and emails on the songs I've previously posted to YouTube that I've decided to continue the process. Here's a song called "Master Plan" that was originally written in Los Angeles in a bit different form. I reworked it once I arrived in Nashville and began recording Christian songs. I hope you enjoy it. It requires volume, so turn it up. :-)

The New Calvinism

I know sometimes we Reformed folk feel very alone. I get email all the time from folk asking "Is there a church like GCA in my area?" We all want to fellowship with like-minded people, just so we don't feel so isolated from the church world at large. Worse, I receive regular correspondence from people -- especially young people -- who are ostracized or rejected by their church leaders and families because they have embraced Calvinism. Words like "cult" get tossed around and the critics insist that Calvinism divides churches and ruins fellowship.

Well, this past March TIME magazine published a series entitled "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now." Number 3 on the list is: The New Calvinism. And they do a pretty good job of describing it.

So the next time that someone tells you that you're involved in some fringe group or that what you believe as a Calvinist is unbiblical, schismatic, or just plain "made up," point them to the TIME article and help them understand that Calvinism was once the bedrock of early American thought and politics. In fact, the author of this article closes by mentioning the fact that Calvinistic Theology represents the God of this country's infancy.

Here's the link:

The New Calvinism

It's interesting that Calvinistic theology is making such inroads into modern thought and culture that even a secular magazine like TIME has recognized it. And that fact give me hope for the future of Christianity in America.

Megan and horses

You can click on the image above to see a larger version. I've been working with Photoshop on and off for a couple of years, but most of the stuff I've done has been pretty perfunctory. So I've been trying to dig deeper into the software and learn how to make better, more compelling images. This was yesterday's project. I'm pretty happy with it, so I thought I'd share it with you all. It kind of looks like a movie poster. You can make up your own voice-over.

The All and in All

This song was something I wrote back in the very early 90's. Being unable to hire real musicians, I played and sang all the parts myself (while engineering!). The video includes the lyrics.

Enjoy.

Ancient of Days

Back when I was a partner in a 16-track recording studio in Franklin, I used to have the time and gumption to record songs I'd written or songs I loved. This is a great old hymn that I fell in love with when I read the words and heard the melody. I'm singing all 16 parts, which took a bit of time. Looking back (I recorded this around 1992), I don't know if I could do it again.

Anyway, I've been going through old recordings and discovering some that still sound pretty good. Bit by bit, I'll be uploading them to YouTube when I have the time. I hope you enjoy them.