... Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” A few verses later he writes, “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” There are three reasons he calls us with such urgency. The first has to do with the brevity of life. Steven Curtis Chapman put it this way in his song, “The Next Five Minutes.” “Right now . . . I’m living the next 5 minutes like these are my last 5 minutes ’cause I know the next 5 minutes may be all I have.” Wise words, but ...
... . He tersely explained, "She said she wanted to come home." "What did you tell her?" his friends asked. "I told her she WAS home," her father explained. (5) Good point. Steven Curtis Chapman's song “I Will Be Here” was a very popular wedding song back in the day. The song is a simple declaration by Chapman that no matter what their marriage goes through, he will be there for his wife. Sadly, Chapman was inspired to write this song for his wife after he learned that his own parents were divorcing. As ...
Director's Notes: Let's face it - we're too busy. Steven Curtis Chapman sings a song about the "busyman." The Bible says that a man dies and leaves behind all his busy activities. Sometimes when I write a drama, God uses it first and foremost in my own life. There are a few laughs in this one but that's about it. Nothing ...
... . 41-42. 10. W. Herschel Ford, Simple Sermons from the Gospel of John, vol. 2, (Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Press, 1958), p. 223. Cited in Living Expectantly by BrianL.Harbour, Broadman Press, Nashville, 1990. 11. “Live to Tell” words and music by Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman, Starstruck Music, copyright 1993. 12. And the Angels Were Silent, Max Lucado, p. 124, “Surviving Life.” Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 13. William H. Hinson, A Place to Dig In (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1987).
... our soul. We all carry painful memories. II. Memory and Self-Deception This Memorial Day I want us to ask God some questions: What are we to do with our painful memories? Where are we to put our experiences of hell? How, God, are you responding to the Steven Curtis Chapman family’s loss of Maria Sue in a tragic accident? How will their teenage son live the rest of his life with the memory of what he did? We can pretend our memories don’t exist. If we don’t think about them, they’ll go away. Denial ...
