BLESSED

Broken Memories

Having heard about Jesus' incredible sacrifice on our behalf, we also need to be willing to lay our lives down -- to stop living for ourselves and our pleasures but live for God instead. This is called repentance.

Repentance means doing a 180 turnaround. We were going one way, but now we turn and go the other way. It means changing our mind about our sin and our relationship towards God.

Where we once loved our sins and hated God, now we choose to hate our sins and love God. We are choosing to live life God's way and forsake our lifestyle of sinning.

If we've stolen, we give back what we stole. If we've cheated, we admit our wrongdoing and make it right. If we've committed fornication (having sex before marriage), we stop immediately and choose to wait until marriage to have sexual relations. If we've loved things or people more than God, we decide to put God first.

Whatever it is, whatever sins we've committed, we admit them to God and decide not to live that way anymore. His power in us can help us to actually do this. But it's this change of mind, this change of heart that God is looking for. He wants us to be serious about giving our lives to Him, and not merely give Him lip-service. He is the King of the whole world, and He wants to be King of your life, too.

Admit It & Quit It

Human

Sobering Up

Sobering Up (Official Audio)

Paul James - Dale Bass - August 1

An erasure poem created in the Feb 2025 30/30 Tupelo Press Poetry Marathon

Ask Me

At the age of 7, my love affair with music began. I became a paid professional singer. The local clubs, VFW, Moose Club, Eagles, American Legion, would advertise me as a guest performer with that evening’s house band. The town elders saw this and said I could no longer be advertised or perform in that atmosphere. So, after that, my parents would sneak me in the back door of the clubs and I continued with my passion…singing. By the time I was 8 years old I felt like I was 8 going on 30!
When I was 12, I was asked to be the front man for a local rock band. That began a 14 year successful relationship with my agent and still a good friend, James Pantas. I always thought I was working for him, but it was the other way around. He would tell me where, what time, my contact, who would pay me and I would arrange rehearsals, transportation, etc. On Monday morning, I would cash the check, pay the guys and bring Jim his cut while having coffee with he and his wife and learning about the world, its cultures, cuisines and all those things I wasn’t getting from home. I’m eternally grateful for all the life lessons learned in those 14 years. This was an area in Central New York that supported over 80 full time rock & roll cover bands. We dubbed it the Liverpool of the West. So, my teen years were spent in bars and fraternity houses learning about life the hard way (although I consider it to have been the easy way…lol) and averaging 3 days a week in school. Yes, if I had it to do over, I would absolutely do it differently. I love to learn and you are never too old!
In 1974, I moved to the big apple to pursue a career on stage and formed a duo known as Ivory Tower. We played the night club circuit and this led to a position as MC, Host and Entertainment Coordinator in a club in the village called Kelly’s Village West. The club was filled 5 nights a week and as a result I was called to audition for a National Broadway Tour. I played a belligerent 18 year old rock star in The National Lampoon Show and for 6 months toured most of the US and Canada. Another great feather in my “street” educational cap.
I began seriously composing songs in 1973 and still have that passion to sing whenever possible. As for writing songs, that love affair will never end!
Angelo Budd DiStefano, whose pseudonym is
John Arthur Foster

Child of the living God, telling the world about His coming Kingdom and His appointed King, Jesus.

I'm a lead guitarist and music composer with a honed craft at an early age, from diverse range of styles, blending rock, blues, theme music, gospel and beyond to create a signature sound that is unmistakably my own, and possesses an innate ability to connect to the universe on a profound level.

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