Megan
March 25/
When my now 18 year old daughter was in junior high
she would listen to the Fish radio station when she
would get ready for school. One day, she called
me at work all excited and told me she just won two
tickets to a concert. As she was only 13, I had
to go with her. I really wasn\'t looking
forward to sitting in church for a concert.
Boring! At that time, I didn't listen to
any Christian music and wasn't going to church on
anything close to a regular basis. I thought
Christian music was what they sang in the Lutheran
church I came from on Sunday's.
Well, the tickets were for a band called Kutless and Audio Adrenaline and I had absolutely no idea who they were. Upon our arrival in the church, I started to notice some young kids with spiked hair-dos filling the pews. This was getting strange and uncomfortable. When Kutless came out to play, I absolutely couldn't believe the volume of the music let alone the fact that they were playing rock music...in chuch...and the entire crowd was on its feet, jumping, singing, clapping, etc. In church! My goodness. I was expecting lightning to come strike us all down. The nerve! Then I started listening to the beat. I like rock music. I thought, "this is Christian??? Hmm, I think I kind of like this music." I would listen to rock music during my work outs in the gym and this sounded exactly like my type of music.
During the band change, I went out to the lobby and purchsed a cd by Kutless. Then came Audio Adrenaline. Even better! To my daughter's extreme embarrassment, I found myself jumping along with everyone else to the fantastic music. When the lead singer, Mark Stuart, came out into the audience and had them sing parts of the song, Big House, I hoped he wouldn't head my way since I didn't know any of the words. He didn't and the concert was excellent and I was hooked. After the show I purchased all the cds I could.
From that point on, I listened to the Fish and then started gathering my extensive music library of Christian music. I got rid of all my offensive music and now listen exclusively to Christian music. My daughter and I started attending any Christian concert that came into are area. My youngest daughter has started coming to concerts with me now and we have the best time. We have seen TobyMac, MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, Barlow Girl, Thousand Foot Krutch and many more.
Soon after that first concert, we started going to church again. A few years ago, we found KFA and have been coming here almost every Sunday since.
I can honestly say that Christian music changed me and saved my life! It brought me back to church, back to Jesus, and connected me with my kids in a whole new and wholesome way. Christian music has gotten me through the untimely death of my mom and has given me a new-found strength in my daily life. I love being able to share the music I am listening to in the office with others when they hear me belting out a tune! What a way to spread the Good Word! Thanks for letting me share my story.
Well, the tickets were for a band called Kutless and Audio Adrenaline and I had absolutely no idea who they were. Upon our arrival in the church, I started to notice some young kids with spiked hair-dos filling the pews. This was getting strange and uncomfortable. When Kutless came out to play, I absolutely couldn't believe the volume of the music let alone the fact that they were playing rock music...in chuch...and the entire crowd was on its feet, jumping, singing, clapping, etc. In church! My goodness. I was expecting lightning to come strike us all down. The nerve! Then I started listening to the beat. I like rock music. I thought, "this is Christian??? Hmm, I think I kind of like this music." I would listen to rock music during my work outs in the gym and this sounded exactly like my type of music.
During the band change, I went out to the lobby and purchsed a cd by Kutless. Then came Audio Adrenaline. Even better! To my daughter's extreme embarrassment, I found myself jumping along with everyone else to the fantastic music. When the lead singer, Mark Stuart, came out into the audience and had them sing parts of the song, Big House, I hoped he wouldn't head my way since I didn't know any of the words. He didn't and the concert was excellent and I was hooked. After the show I purchased all the cds I could.
From that point on, I listened to the Fish and then started gathering my extensive music library of Christian music. I got rid of all my offensive music and now listen exclusively to Christian music. My daughter and I started attending any Christian concert that came into are area. My youngest daughter has started coming to concerts with me now and we have the best time. We have seen TobyMac, MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, Barlow Girl, Thousand Foot Krutch and many more.
Soon after that first concert, we started going to church again. A few years ago, we found KFA and have been coming here almost every Sunday since.
I can honestly say that Christian music changed me and saved my life! It brought me back to church, back to Jesus, and connected me with my kids in a whole new and wholesome way. Christian music has gotten me through the untimely death of my mom and has given me a new-found strength in my daily life. I love being able to share the music I am listening to in the office with others when they hear me belting out a tune! What a way to spread the Good Word! Thanks for letting me share my story.
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