This Advent season, Gayle Parker opened by inviting us to rethink where real life actually begins. John’s prologue reminds us that Jesus didn’t simply enter the world in Bethlehem—He is the eternal Word who was present before creation, the One through whom all things came into being. In a season when we’re tempted to believe life will start “once we get there”—once we succeed, once we have enough, once things finally feel stable—John confronts us with a different truth. Real life is found not in our future milestones but in the Light who is already shining.
Through Amber’s story, Gayle showed how easily we follow false saviors—external pressures, internal fears, or habits that promise life but slowly steal it. Yet John insists that darkness never gets the final word. The light of Christ keeps breaking in, illuminating our choices and calling us to draw near to Him. Our task isn’t to manufacture light on our own, but to stay close to the One who brings it, letting His presence shape the way we live right now.


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Music used: Singularity by Jonny Easton | Relaxing Ambient Music - Royalty Free...
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Joy to the World | The Joy Of Life - John 1:1-5 - Gayle Parker



"...groove de dystopie colorée, quelque chose entre Devo, Yello et une rave improvisée dans un abri antiatomique. Fierbinteanu joue avec l’ironie comme d’autres avec l’autotune : un instrument autant qu’une arme" https://extravafrench.com/2025/11/28/electro-pop-punk-avec-fierbinteanu-sur-merrymaking/

"The track goes after dictators and billionaires, but does it with this playful energy that keeps things from getting too heavy-handed, and Cristian Fierbinteanu talks about holding onto “stubborn naiveté” and thinking that music and dance can still make things a bit better. It’s political but not a protest song, which works" - beachhousemag.co/fierbinteanu-merrymaking/

"Com synths saltitantes, pulso de pista e um vocal que combina teatralidade e ironia, "Merrymaking" recorta o espetáculo global de ditadores e bilionários, contrapondo-lhe uma teimosia quase infantil de acreditar ainda que a música pode deslocar algo, mesmo que minimamente. É um pop curto, direto, e montado com precisão cinematográfica..." 
https://radioarmazem.net/noticia/127538/o-electro-punk-de-fierbinteanu-desafia-a-esperanca-em-merrymaking


Merrymaking by Fierbinteanu

Daily Devotions with Pastor John David Mull of Shepherd of The Valley on the three-year Lectionary Readings. Lectionary A, 2nd Sunday of Advent.

Romans 15:4-13

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Matthew 6:10 Psalms 2:8 Ephesians 2:

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The Deception of False Teachers - 2 Timothy 3:5-9

Track 1 – The Call
The Call captures one of those rare conversations that change direction without making noise.
A phone rings, a friend speaks honestly, and suddenly something inside shifts.

The song explores the quiet power of being truly seen.
No pressure, no preaching — just a sincere question:
“How are you really doing?”
Between two men, this kind of honesty is almost sacred.
As they talk, old patterns become visible.
Heavy paths feel lighter.

Shared experiences weave together into something that feels like relief.
And slowly, almost gently, the metaphor of the crooked swing returns:
life aligns itself a little more when truth is spoken without judgment.
Musically warm, bluesy, and intimate, The Call carries the tone of real friendship —
steady, grounding, and deeply human.

This is not just a call.
It’s the moment the swing begins to straighten.

The Call

On this episode of the WSNS Podcast, I would like to highlight the basic truths behind the season of Advent.

Happy Advent 2025!

“Millimeter” is a song about the tiny shifts inside us that change everything long before we notice them.
It starts with a quiet tension — a feeling that something is slightly off, not loud or dramatic, just a subtle pull that won’t go away.

Using the metaphor of a crooked swing, the song explores how life can drift out of balance by the smallest angle. A millimeter. A breath. A moment of misalignment. And suddenly, nothing moves the way it used to.

As the track unfolds, the narrator realizes that the imbalance isn’t caused by the world outside.
It’s inside him.
In the way he moves, reacts, carries old patterns, lets things slide.

The rock-driven chorus widens emotionally, delivering the central insight:
A millimeter is enough to shift the whole motion of a life.
By the end, the song doesn’t offer a perfect solution — only honesty.
The awareness that something has been hanging wrong for a long time,
and the courage to finally listen to that quiet inner pull.

A raw, introspective track about noticing what feels “off,”
and admitting:
as it hangs now… it doesn’t run right anymore.

A Millimeter

“Misalignment” dives into the quiet, persistent feeling that something inside has been off for a long time — not enough to break you, but enough to tilt everything by a few degrees. The song uses the metaphor of a crooked swing to explore how life can drift out of balance in ways that are subtle, internal, and easy to overlook.

On the outside, everything seems normal: you wake up, you work, you function.
But inside, there’s a pull — a sideways tension you can’t name, but you feel it with every step.
As the track unfolds, the narrator realizes the truth:
the imbalance isn’t caused by anything external.
It lives within him.
A millimeter here, a slight shift there — and suddenly the rhythm of life no longer flows the way it used to.

The rock chorus opens wide with emotional weight, capturing the frustration of sensing that something doesn’t run clean, even if you can’t yet explain why.
By the end, the song doesn’t claim resolution.
Instead, it arrives at honesty:
admitting that something is crooked is the first step toward setting it right.

aa“Misalignment” is raw, reflective, and deeply human —
a confession wrapped in melody, and a moment of clarity wrapped in noise.

Misalignment

“Back Then in My Body” is a raw, introspective song about the weight we carry long before we understand it.
It explores the idea that the body remembers truths we try to ignore — old pressure, unspoken words, swallowed emotions, and moments we pushed away to keep going.

On the surface, life seemed functional.
Routine. Normal.
But inside, something had been storing every impact, every silence, every moment that hurt but was never named.
The body held it all quietly, patiently — until the day it could no longer stay silent.

The song travels deep into that realization:
that the patterns we live today were shaped years earlier, far beneath the level of thought.
Not in the mind, but in that inner place where honesty can’t be avoided.

The chorus hits with emotional force, revealing the truth:
everything began back then — long before the symptoms showed, long before the admission came.
It’s not about blame.
It’s about understanding where the misalignment truly started.

By the end, the song reaches a moment of stark clarity:
the body has always known the story.
And healing begins not with perfection, but with admitting what has been carried for too long.

“Back Then in My Body” is an honest confession set to modern rock —
a turning point wrapped in sound,
and the beginning of a new kind of truth.

Back then in my Body

Ich schreibe, was ich denke, fühle und erlebe. Schreiben hilft mir, Erinnerungen einzuordnen und ihnen Klarheit zu geben. Wenn Gefühle eine Melodie bekommen, entsteht etwas Wunderbares – eine Botschaft, die direkt ins Herz geht.

Für mich ist es ein Ausgleich, ein Stück Selbsttherapie. Die Texte sind ehrlich und frisch aus dem Herzen. Und wenn ich damit jemanden berühre, der genauso fühlt wie ich, freut es mich umso mehr.

Da ich selbst nicht gut singen kann, nutze ich KI für die Melodie und die Stimme. Ich bin dankbar für diese Möglichkeit, meinen Gefühlen Ausdruck zu verleihen.

Viel Freude beim Hören 🥰

Gruß, Marco Memory

PS: Ehrliche Kommentare sind willkommen – aber bitte keine Angebote, ich kaufe nichts.



I write what I think, feel, and experience. Writing helps me sort out memories and bring them clarity. When feelings find a melody, something wonderful is created – a message that speaks straight to the heart.

For me, it’s a balance, a bit of self-therapy. The lyrics are honest and straight from the heart. And if they touch someone who feels the same way I do, it makes me even happier.

Since I can’t sing well myself, I use AI for the melody and voice. I’m grateful for this opportunity to give my feelings a voice.

Enjoy listening 🥰

Best, Marco Memory

PS: Honest comments are always welcome – but please no offers, I’m not looking to buy anything.

Daily Devotions and Weekly Messages from God's Word with John David Mull - Christ-follower, husband, and father.  Pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Church in West Des Moines, IA.

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Matthew 6:10 Psalms 2:8 Ephesians 2:

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Fierbinteanu is an electronic pop band, with activities related to music, audio & video art, experimental choreography & theater. Gabriela & Cristian Fierbinteanu have performed on European scenes, including Berlin Konzerthaus, and released records via independent labels.

Their works have been presented and awarded, as of Autumn 2021, in international festivals: RVK Fringe Fest (Reykjavik - Iceland), Seasoning Spring (United Cowboys/Eindhoven), Phonurgia Nova (Paris), Grand Prix Nova (Bucharest), Nuit de la fiction sonore à Arles (France), Arts and Science days (St. Etienne/France), 60 Seconds Radio (Canada),  Dvorak Marathon (Berlin Konzerthaus), Dvorak remix (The Czech Cultural Center/Bucharest).

“Un auteur à suivre” - Phonurgia Nova; "An artistic duo that sincerely deserves total fascination" - Art7; "One of the most eccentric creatures of the independent music made in Romania" - DILEMA veche; "The oddest and most experimental duo of the Romanian electronic music" - VICE Romania.

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