Did you realize that day wasn’t the first time Andrew and Peter had met Jesus? It’s true. According to John 1, they had both encountered Jesus much earlier while Andrew was a follower of John the Baptist far away from the Sea of Galilee.

Did those songs my generation heard so often in the 60’s “direct” our values or “reflect” the values of our society? In other words, did those songs open up a whole new way of thinking for us, or did they simply articulate deeply entrenched attitudes and desires? You can ask the same question about Christian songs as well.

Let’s be honest. Musicians can certainly live what most of us would consider a “normal” life, but you clearly possess a talent that really does set you apart from the rest of us.

My Mother was one of the finest musicians I have ever known. As a child, her passion for music and her talent on the piano just didn’t “take” with me. Looking back, I missed an amazing opportunity to learn to play from one of the best. There was a basic problem with that idea of course—I simply wasn’t a musician.