Today, I think I'd like to talk about serving Christ whole-heartedly. Yeah, I know, slightly off topic but if you think about it, worship is a form of serving Christ. You can use music to reach the people around you. A few months ago, 2 of my best friends and I attended a Tenth Avenue North Concert. One of my friends was not saved and my other friend and I were very worried about her. We took her to this concert in order to show her that although some christian music can be blan, there are some, actually a lot, which have good sound but also good words. After the concert she told us that they were her new favorite band. My friend and I were thrilled! This was a step in the right direction! We continued to work with our friend and help her and soon she came to know Christ as her personal Savior. See? Music can have a big impact on how we live our lives! So what does this mean for me? Well, how can you serve a God who deosn't tolerate sin if your head is constantly filled with thoughts that popular music today fills you with? Music today is all about having fun, living life to the fullest, and puts emphasis on relationships, drugs, and alcohol. What kind of person can serve God whole-heartedly if all they think about is when they get to have another cigarette or who the next person they're going to hop into bed with will be? But it can be hard to combat this reoccuring trend, right? Wrong! There are so many contemporary artists that DON'T focus on those things! I've already named a few but there are many, MANY more out there! Remember, God tells us to stray from temptation, to avoid being tempted, and to pray not to be led into temptation.

"Happy is the man who doesn't give in or do wrong when he is tempted, for afterward he will recieve as his reward the Crown of Life that God has promised those who love Him. And remember, when someone wants to do wrong it is never God who is tempting him, for God never wants to do wrong and never tempts anyone else to do it. Temptation is the pull of man's own evil thoughts and wishes." James 1:12-14

I'm Back!

Well folks, I'm sorry about the extended absence. I hope I'll be able to update on a daily basis now! On a more exciting note, I am much more aquainted with some christian artists now than I was last year. My hope is to use my knowledge of these talented people and hand it off to you and your teenager so that you can become closer to our perfect, heavenly Father and worship Him in a contemporary, yet pleasing manor!