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my current favorite song:

john mark mcmillan is one of my favorite worship artists. i recommend his new album The Medicine.

what i especially love about is that its main emphasis is very similar to what i've been preaching on lately at Friday Night WIRE! yup, the main message here is that the love of God is a resurrection love, a love that's stronger than death. it's a message that's been burning in my heart the last month or so. his lyrics are so good, God is so awesome

Go to John Mark's myspace- the first song that should play is my favorite!

Dress Us Up
Dress us up in your righteousness
Bring us in with a ring and a kiss
When you walk into the room you know we can't resist
Every bottle of perfume always ends up on the floor in a mess

You make us sparkle and you make us shine
Like the stars who sing on your chorus line
Through space and time we'll harmonize
Where deep meets deep like the ocean meets the sky

The sun and the moon
They come out of their grave just for you
The dead man and the cynical too
They're coming out of their grave
And it's just for you

'Cause the love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
Than the power of death

Dress us up in the blood of a son
Who opened up his veins so that we would overcome
Hell and the grave in the power of his love
After three dark days he showed us how it's done
And he still does

You make us sparkle and you make us shine
Like the stars who sing on your chorus line
Through space and time we'll harmonize
Where deep meets deep like the ocean meets the sky
Yeah

The sun and the moon
They come out of their grave just for you
The dead man and the cynical too
They're coming out of their grave
And it's just for you

'Cause the love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
Than the power of death

His love is stronger... His love is stronger... His love is stronger... His love is stronger

one podcast i've really been enjoying is Pastor Mark Driscoll's series entitled The Peasant Princess. it's on sex and relationships. i've watched all three parts so far and they're all excellent. highly recommended for singles, daters, and married couples! here's a couple samples:

that's right, my boys from RED are coming to NYC (with Puddle of Mudd) on Sunday night, November 16! let's all go!!!!!

oh and i found a really cool band... check out two songs by Fireflight, "Forever" and "Unbreakable":

Sometimes I feel so cold 
Like I'm waiting around all by myself 
Loneliness gets so old 
I'm in the lost and found sitting on the shelf 
Been stuck for way too long 
But I hear Your voice 
You're who I'm counting on 

Oh, tell me You're here 
That You will watch over me forever 
Oh, take hold of my heart 
Show me You'll love me forever 

I know that You can tell 
When I start to let my hope fade away 
I need to catch myself 
Open my ears to hear You calling my name 
Been fighting way too long 
But I hear Your voice 
You had me all along 

When I'm starting to drown 
You jump in to save me 
When my world's upside down 
Your hands, they shake me and wake me 

Where are the people that accused me?
The ones who beat me down and bruised me
They hide just out of sight
Can't face me in the light
They'll return but I'll be stronger

God, I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I wanna go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable, it's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

Sometimes it's hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can't see 
To reach my destiny
I want to take control but I know better

Forget the fear it's just a crutch 
That tries to hold you back 
And turn your dreams to dust
All you need to do is just trust