![]() ![]() The place where my story here ends and the story that goes on forever begins! ![]() "As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin’ man I have chalked up many a mile Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks And I learned much from both of their styles"īut in all of my travels and all I have read and experienced nothing compares to where I am headed. I think of the words Jimmy Buffet wrote in one of my favorite songs One would tell about how despite being “the wretch” the song sings about God was able to change me, and use me to make a difference in others lives, make me a servant in His church, and surround me with friends all because of His goodness.Īll part of a story that has had many twists and turns. One would describe the blessings of being a father and a grandfather. If my life were chapters in a book one would tell of my precious bride of 20+ years who endured so much and stood beside me through the good and the bad. It was also the dawning of my love for playing music, a love that has stayed with me throughout my life. I remember the dawning of the “Age of Aquarius” in the late 1960’s. I remember the Civil Rights movement, a time of great unrest and change. I remember where I was and what I was doing when JFK and Martin Luther King were murdered in Dallas and in Memphis. I grew up in the south “the land of cotton” and the old times there were definitely not forgotten. My story is not remarkable, although the events I have had the privilege in my life to witness have been. “ For now, we can only see a dim and blurry picture of things”. Lewis.Įveryone has a story to tell and ultimately we are all part of a greater story that someday will be revealed in full. I love this line at the end of the Last Battle by C.S. “Now at last they were beginning chapter One of the great story no one on earth has read: which goes on forever”. God is at work in these last times, and He wants to write your story. Stories that tell of victory over the enemy, of victory won for all, you and me. ![]() When they tell their stories they will tell of Him. Men who were bound by sin and religion, trapped by addiction and pride, wrapped up in hopelessness and shame. I attended a Mens Encounter this weekend with over 500 men in attendance. If I told you my story it would be about His love that never gave up, even when I turned away. And so little about me.Ībout how I received justice and mercy when I deserved judgement and vengeance.Ībout how He took a life that was so ugly and selfish and gave it beauty and meaning and worthĪbout how He died for me when I was still His enemy. There's lots more but that's a good start.As I listened to this song by Big Daddy Weave I thought about how the good parts of my story that have been so much about Him. He blames himself for all her troubles and this is his triumphant return to her. Our main character thought his girlfriend was killed in the heist but finds out that she's still alive. Here are a few songs of theirsĭomino the Destitute Song about a boxer who gets caught up in a fixing scandal. They call themselves prog-metal and their songs tell as story more like a musical, where they sing as a character discussing what they're doing / feeling in the story and less of a "First this happened, then that". Unfortunately they are likely not your sound. The story is so large that they have developed a series of comic books to tell it. Every album these guys have done is a chapter in a wide spanning space opera story they call The Amory Wars. The ultimate though is Coheed and Cambria. Song about a high born hunting girl who seduces a young farm boy. Hunting girl by Jethro tull (not that modern I'm afraid). Story of a stupid lout and his girlfriend and the trouble they get into. This is a song about a young boy living with his mom and her abusive boyfriend when he discovers that the local preacher is his real father. Alright! A category for me! I am ALL ABOUT story telling songsĬarolina Drama by the Raconteurs. ![]()
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