Doug Van Pelt

Children 18:3

I had a great and fun weekend in Minneapolis at the Club 3 Degrees Band Tournament. Joining me in the fun were Josh from Provident, Josh from T&N, Jim and Brandon from T&N, Tony Shore, Jeff from Relevant, Guy from Vision Vah Gogh, Jamie from Central South, Shane from Pure Tracking, and Dave from Nashville. Children 18:3, who were the runner-ups the last two years in a row, finally won the competition far and away with their "ready for prime time" performance. They have the songs, the sound, the look, and the rock and roll attitude which got the crowd very into it. I'd love to see Jack White produce this band. They are siblings -- two brothers and one sister. It'll be exciting to see audiences from around the country get into this band.

Psalm 56 gives us some great encouragement and direction on what to do with our fears.

"When I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
In God, whose Word I praise,
in God I trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me?"

King David, when he composed this, had actually physical threats and warring nations to deal with. He wasn't be poetic about spiritual attacks, but real physical threats that plotted and conspired against him.

It's interesting also that this psalm was written to be sung "to the tune of 'A Dove on Distant Oaks.'" This was a song of the time, and possibly "secular" and a national folk song.

Well, there is 12 days, 1 hour, and 28 minutes left of deadline. Here's hoping and trusting that it all comes through on time...

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at May 9, 2005 11:35 AM