I recently discovered that our beloved JEREMY MILLER has an album on iTunes. Yes. Jeremy. iTunes. (how cool is that... and isn't he just a dreamboat in that pic?!?)
His album dropped in November 2006, as a single with two songs. Now, I know Jeremy pretty well, so I will say this for him (and because he already said it to me)... the album was not fully mastered prior to being released (i.e. it sounds great but don't be too picky). And, to his praise, he wrote these two songs as well as many, many more! I say we do our best to keep him writing!
[ok, here's a little attempt at being spiritual]
The coolest part of being in the Body of Christ, specifically the creative part, is that our gifts - by their very nature - are visual and aural expressions of Christ in us. Paul wrote in Philippians 2.12 "my beloved... work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."
Salvation is life (forgiveness is just the door we pass through to receive life). God has worked into us all that makes us unique: our gifts, passions and personalities. And it all is for his pleasure.
So, another way to say what Paul wrote might be: Hey friends, lets live our lives out loud for God and the world to see, but let's be intentional to do so with humility and grace; it is God who gave us this life (and all the intricacies that make us "me" and "us"), so there is no greater gift to give him then to use and share all he has given us with one another and the world!
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