The Confession

I’m the kind of man who holds on tight
To the memory of what I’ve done
Every restless day and sleepless night
It’s in my head just like a movie
That I’m watching from the drive-in of my life

‘Cause my mind knows Your mercy is enough
But my heart wants to deserve it

I need You to forgive me
For forgetting You forgive me
I need You to remind me
That Your grace is big enough to save me

I’m living proof that Love is blind
In my weakness You gave everything
And though unrestrained I am confined
As I’m building up this prison
And I’m swallowing the key while I’m inside

These bars are made of nothing but my pride
And I need you even more than when
You set me free the first time

I need You to forgive me
For forgetting You forgive me
I need You to remind me
That Your grace is big enough to save me
From my past and forgive me for my future
You can save me from myself
And forgive me when I hurt You
You can save me from my freedom
And forgive me when I trade it for a chain

 

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You already know it’s not easy being a single man in this culture today. But it is easy to be overwhelmed, to feel helpless and hopeless about living by God’s high standards for singles. It’s easy to cave in to the pressures of this sex-soaked world and accept defeat—blaming the media, the culture, even girlfriends who don’t know how tough it can be.

But many men have read books like Every Young Man’s Battle and Tactics and have committed themselves to stand strong and pure in the power of God, and to go on the offensive against the onslaught of negative stereotypes. Some have suffered. Some have fallen. But many have experienced victory—and you can be among them.

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Author Bio:

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Mike Yorkey, a writer living in Encinitas, California, has collaborated with Fred Stoeker in all his books for the Every Man’s series.

Jasen Stoeker is a popular conference speaker who challenges young men to be heroic in their relationships with women and to be a Christian, rather than just seem like one. Jasen is a graduate of Iowa State University with degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science and now lives in Minneapolis, MN, with his wife Rose.

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I just wanted to tell both of you about something exciting! As you may or may not know, Andrew Peterson finished recording a new album early this spring. Instead of releasing it right away, he decided to shop it around and see if anyone was interested in distributing it. A label called Centricity Music decided to pick it up, and the album will finally be released nationwide in October.

While this is exciting news in it’s own right, even more exciting is the fact that (at least for now) Centricity has put the entire album up for preview in an online jukebox! That’s right…you can check it out in it’s entirety for free! Click here to give it a listen!

As you probably know, Andrew has been my favorite songwriter for many years. As much as i’ve loved each and every record he’s done, this one is probably the best (i’ve only listened through it twice, but my first impressions are strong!).

Don’t miss the chance to preview the record…and please, support it when it’s released! As a culture we can’t afford to let music like this be overlooked and under-supported.

While i’m on the topic of good music, all of you should head over to www.noisetrade.com and check it out. It’s an amazing concept started in part by Derek Webb and some friends. Basically, over 60 artists (and the list grows every day) have put music online (many entire records) that you can download by one of two options: 1.) you can give three email addresses of friends that you think might like the songs, or 2.) you can pay whatever price you like. It’s the future of music in my opinion–and that’s a good thing!

So head over there. Several artists you should look for (and remember, you can get the albums for FREE!) are Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, Jill Phillips, and Andy Gullahorn (who’s (free) album ‘reinventing the wheel’ is probably is on my top 5, and who was one of the producers of Andrew Peterson’s new album).

Don’t pass it up, and check back often. New albums are added all the time!