Let us know how it goes Brad.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Benchpressing Brad in prayer


> Thanks Vicki and everybody. I've  commited to a couple practical
> application challenges tossed before me this month so I'll crank up the
> ship and see how God directs it. Again thank you all for the prayer. I'm
so
> very fortunate as well to have a wife that is totally supportive, actually
> I've had to get downright adamant, almost nasty at times lol,  in the past
> that she doesn't have a clue what songwriting entails and I wasn't worthy,
> and yet she still persisted. So as with anything, we step forward  in our
> plans and let God guide our footsteps.
>
> Brad
>
> At 10:00 PM 11/17/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >Oh Brad, you are too funny!!!!
> >
> >You just keep stirring up that gift.  If you need a few more wooden
spoons,
> >ur, uh, I mean guitar picks, we'll supply them.  Stirring up isn't just
for
> >the young by the way.  And God will make and mold as you stir.
> >
> >I had an incident in prayer, praying with someone on this list, who shall
> >remain nameless.  His initials are P S, not standing for Post Script.
> >Anyway, during prayer by phone, I felt another hand on top of mine.  I
know
> >the power of another hand.  I know you will experience that power too,
Brad.
> >
> >Vicki
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:16 PM
> >Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Benchpressing Brad in prayer
> >
> >
> > > Benchpressing Brad in prayer you ask? Well. Since Vicki is always
lifting
> > > us in prayer I figure she could get a workout lifting me up in this
one
> >lol.
> > >
> > > I began dabbling in songwriting back in the early 90's, tossed it
aside,
> > > picked it up, tossed it aside, picked it up, tossed it aside even
further,
> > > it popped up again and finally gave it a good hard toss but like a
> > > boomarang it keeps returning. I've tried to kill the desire with many
> > > excuses and lies hopeing it would stay dead. You know stuff like, "You
> > > aren't good enough", "who do you think you are anyway", "What do you
> >think?
> > > You think you will write a number one hit?" on and on and on. Well I
don't
> > > want to write a number one hit, I just want depth and truth and let it
do
> > > what it does. I just like to write and want to do it with more
> > > meaning.   Recently I tuned into a songwriter's webcast I frequent,
and
> > > heard a writer that was not only a Christian giving God credit for his
> > > position in life as a songwriter, but has proven to be a great
> > > encouragement to me as we email back and forth. I'll put his web page
> > > below, please check it out and support him he is an awesome writer and
> > > musician. My prayer request is for God to equip, inspire, and direct
me
> >as
> > > I pick up this gift again. I know my strengths and weaknesses and will
> >work
> > > on them but as anything in this world worth spit, it needs God's hand
on
> > > it. Thanks so much for your prayer in the midst of all what is going
on in
> > > your individual lives.
> > >
> > > James Casto's web site is:
> > > http://www.jamescasto.com/pages/1/index.htm
> > >
> > > There are some buttons on there where you can listen to a few of his
> >songs.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
>
> Brad
>
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