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I started playing piano when I was maybe 7 or 8 I think. I took lessons for about 5 years but never learned how to read music fluently. My father was a phenomenal guitarist and a great singer, though I did not meet him until I was 19. He told me that his father was a great pianist. My mother still plays guitar and has recorded several albums but now mostly writes songs. When I was about 13 I started asking my older brother how to play simple guitar chords. I later began playing acoustic guitar, as it became my preference over electric. The sound was more...honest.
Growing up my mother clogged in several dance groups so I was exposed to bluegrass music and some terrific players. I later learned how to properly sing in High School Choir being involved in the advanced choir class during school and performing in the musical theater in the evenings.
I played my first official all original Christian Concert on May 8 1999 at Jehovah Java in Raleigh N.C. and the rest is, as they say, history. I started playing in the worship band at a new church plant in 1998 near UNC Chapel Hill where I am now a worship leader. I am now married to my beautiful wife Laura who supports me in my music ministry. I have met up with some great musicians and more importantly, some strong believers over the past few years who have blessed me with encouragement towards my mission and talent towards the music. I am also blessed to have such an encouraging church family who supports my ministry. My pastor Terry Clem has taught me how to minister to people in the way that God made me for. He has also taught me that we are the only Jesus that some people will ever see and we need to be sure to represent Him in a true and loving way.
Who is Jesus?
Some people claim He's a great teacher. Others think He's a prophet. Some dismiss Him as a liar or even a madman. Hundreds of millions hail him as Savior and Lord. Whatever people think of Him, nobody can deny that He stands at the very crux of human history.
The biblical record of His life shows that Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life, taught throughout Palestine for three and one half years, was crucified and then rose back to life three days after His death. The Bible claims that more than 500 people saw Him alive after this miraculous event. How could a mere man have lived such a life? The miracles Jesus performed, His death on the cross, His resurrection, His ascent to heaven--all point to the fact that He was no ordinary leader.
Hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, prophets predicted his coming. The Old Testament, written by many people over a period of 1,500 years, contains more than 300 such prophecies. All of these details came true, including His miraculous birth, His sinless life, his many miracles, His death and His resurrection.
By His own account, Jesus claimed He had the power to forgive sins, to cast out demons, and to determine people's eternal destiny. He even declared He himself was God! Declaring that He was God so angered the religious and political leaders of His day that they had Him crucified. They buried Him in a borrowed grave, and three days later, He rose from the dead.
The resurrection of Jesus is what makes Christianity unique. In fact, the validity of Christianity hinges on the proof of the resurrection of Jesus. If the resurrection never took place, than the Christian faith is based on a lie and people have no true hope for life after they die. But if it is true, then we can do nothing else but accept Jesus as Savior and Lord and receive His gift of love and forgiveness. Throughout the centuries, most great scholars who have considered the proofs of the resurrection have believed, and still believe that Jesus is alive.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth to you? Your life on this earth and for all of eternity is affected by your answer to this question. The greatest thing about Jesus in comparison to other deities in other religions is that Jesus is seeking us! He actually has come to us and seeks a relationship with us on a daily basis as opposed to other gods in other religions where the people are chasing a god. Jesus, the creator of everything that is, is chasing you…what will you do?