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Rick,
In recent days, we’ve have been discussing releasing the old you and inviting GOD’S view. Sounds like the beginning of a song, Huh? Anyway, I’m coming to realize that the previous fifty years of my life needs to be thrown out. At best, I feel like a first grader trying to learn quantum physics, with a dash of rocket science thrown in. Listening to your experiences, although compelling leaves me at times in a vortex of, as Scooby-do would say: “HUHHHHAAAAEEE?” It has been really difficult for me to get my mind around believing in everything I can’t see, verses, everything I supposedly know. And, as you put it. Ya, how is that working for you. I can’t help but laugh sometimes looking in third person at myself, at what I know to be inherently right, but thinking there is a better way to approach my issues by human knowledge. If I would just relinquish myself to the Captain of the ship, it would probably be a lot smoother sailing. I consider myself now, as a work in progress, sometimes looking pretty ugly, and at other times thinking that’s not so bad.

It’s just an observation here:
that if we all would release all of that baggage we have, our journey may not be so arduous.

If you run your own small business you know that you ware 2 main hats to keep things operating:

Hat #1 is… well, Owner/Operator. That means you and/or your employees make sure all aspects of your business are handled. But, at the end of the day the buck starts and stops with you. This can be a little unnerving. But, them’s the breaks.

Hat #2 is the glorified, catch all, complaint department. Everyone associated with your business comes to you with every problem (business and personal). Below is a list of paraphrased conversations of some true issues that have been laid in my lap as a small business owner.

* I’m not sure if I can make play at that show… I can’t find a baby-sitter.
* You mean we’re traveling 2 states away to perform and there’s no PA or light- show?
* The hard-drive has crashed, and the master back up was erased last month.
So, we’ll have to re-record all the basic tracks for all 12 songs.
* Please travel 12 hours to Philadelphia and open the concert for Natalie Grant…
but,we can only provide food & lodging.
* I’m sorry I’m late for the recording session… I’ve been in a motorcycle crash…
and, I’ve lost the feeling in my left arm.

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard… YOU ROCK!!

If you are in the Armed Forces, or know someone in the Armed Forces, or are somehow affiliated with our Armed Forces please allow REV21 to show some gratitude for the AMAZING SERVICE rendered to our country by the fine folks in our US Armed Forces.

REV21 is looking to perform for the US Armed Forces anywhere, anytime that we can possibly make it happen.

rhammond@slingshotrecords.org

Ricky,
Although you already know of this story, I felt compelled to share this event on the blog. Christmas Eve morning, Approximately 8 A.M. My friend Les Groom stops by the house to drop off a Christmas present of food and a few dollars to keep me going in spite of my plight of not being able to find work in recent months. And as we are talking about the situation I’m in. He states in such a prophetic way about his coming to Christ some 30 years ago, and about how even though now that I have been Baptized,I am not near out of the woods. Even though your soul is saved stated Les, The Devil is going to do everything in his power to make you, if you allow it, ineffective. Shuddered by this sobering statement, I thanked him for everything that he has bestowed upon me in recent months. As he left and I walked back into my house, I was rather stunned by his simple, but profound statement. It struck me with such a force that I called you earlier than usual to share this amazing moment. And as I am repeating the story just told. I receive another knock on the door. Having to drop my call to you, I open the door to see a man standing there apologetically asking if I was Jim Hayslett, and already knowing he was about to serve me papers on being delinquent on my house payments, I said yes. He apologized for having to this on Christmas Eve morning. And feeling so bad for him I said God Bless you brother for having to do this on these holidays. And as we started to speak I invited him into my house and we started to discuss the trials That I have had to endure over the past few years. After hearing some of my tribulations, he started to share some of his own problems that he had had in recent years. After about a 45 minute of conversation, we both wished each other a Merry Christmas and he left on his way back home. Within 10 minutes of him leaving, He returned, saying that there was an envelope that had fallen out of the paperwork he had given me. At the time I was back on the phone with you, relaying everything that had just transpired. And as I am talking to you, I open the envelope that I was just given, to find five twenty dollar bills. In tears, I’m stunned. Not believing the gift that was just given to me. He, the server not realizing that at that moment, I had no money to pay my electric bill. And also, no food in the house. Now I am bending at the knees, barely able to stand at the GLORY OF GOD’S MEASURE. Just when I thought that I was DONE, here comes the Calvary. The Kindness and Love was far beyond anything that I have ever experienced. It shakes me to the core of the possibilities of what can happen if you just believe and give yourself to GOD. This is just one of the many miracles that has happened to me since I gave myself to the one that has nothing but the best intentions for me. And as I write this still in dis belief of the preceding days, I’m just still blown away at the miracles that are placed in front of me. With that being said, don’t ever think for one moment that if you pray and ask, that those needs that you have won’t be answered. I for one, am living proof that prayer works. By the way, the person that helped me,his name is Steve Smith.

Keep on praying and asking for guidance, IT WORKS!!!!!!!
All my blessings,
Jim Hayslett

P.S. I did let Steve know that was the best Christmas gift that I ever had!

A few years ago we lead worship at The Lord’s Disciple’s church in Maryville, TN (Just south of Knoxville). This is a full fledged BIKER CHURCH complete with a pastor in riding leathers. And, when I say lead worship, I mean played our full 45 minute rock set… then they held church… for 2.5 hours.

REV21 is looking to perform at more biker events. If you’re a biker, know a biker, coordinate biker events, charity rides, etc please contact our record label’s booking arm at:

rhammond@slingshotrecords.org

Is that like Tora! Tora! Tora!?

Anyway, regarding the Iowa Caucuses, I found this to be too funny… you see… because it’s true!

From Michelle Malkin (01/03/08):
This much is certain on the day after the Iowa caucuses: There will be plenty of kvetching and moaning about the system. The winners will praise the Hawkeye State’s voters as the wisest voters in America and celebrate the process as a shining example of democracy in action.
The losers will assail it as unfair, exclusive, convoluted, unrepresentative, archaic and in screaming need of reform.

I’m not cracking on my Dad, But he has always been known as Robin. But, the family knew him as AWNRIE’.

(Henri’) That’s French is’nt it?

On a rare day, I decided to let my wife drive us to what ever errands we where to accomplish on this particular day. Now mind you, because I am a guy, this does not happen often. Probably because of the so-called primal urge to conquer all that is in front of me on the highway. That being said, I was in one of those moods to sit back and relax and let someone else take the wheel. And as we are completing our tasks as I saw it, or as my wife might say, in woman form, Let’s go do this, and we can do that, I reluctantly said Okay. So as the story goes, we are going down the highway and getting ready to get off on an off ramp To our next destination. And because it had recently rained lightly, I forewarned my wife to be careful of the slick roads ahead of us. In which I received an immediate response of “I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!!!!!!” As we started to enter this off ramp I noticed she, my wife, was entering this exit a bit too fast. And in guy form, I wasted no time in orally making her aware of my concern. Just as a soon as I was able to get the words out of my mouth the car started to slide to the upcoming intersection, which by the way was a red light. As my concern of the situation rises, my wife releases her hands from the steering wheel and covers her eyes. I panic and go immediately to DEFCON 5 to respond to said situation. From the passenger seat I grab the wheel, turning in the direction of the slide, coming to a stop sideways parallel to the stop light. And as I breathe a sigh of relief, my wife is laughing hysterically, asking if we are OK? Needless to say, that is the last time I will go anywhere with my wife driving my car. It’s Not that she can’t drive, I just don’t have that kind of patience.

The “Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays” debate.

So many Christians are getting frustrated because
the very mention of Christ, Joseph/Mary, the manger,
etc being pushed out of the public square that
they won’t say any season’s greeting except “Merry
Christmas.” The concern is that if Christ isn’t a part
of the holiday greeting that the secularists have won.
Removing Christ from the Christmas season has now
become annoying to the point of almost laughable.
And, when I hear the Christmas season is reduced to
something like the “Winter Break” my left eyebrow raises
- (like Spock when he talks to Bones).

My point is that even “Happy Holidays” is under
suspicion by Christians because they’re afraid that
particular greeting is the 1st step in moving away
from Christ/Christmas.

I’m thinking let’s not fret Happy Holidays. It means
HOLY-Day…. Just say it with the emphases on HOLY!
HOLY: dedicated or devoted to the service of God,
the church, or religion. HOLY: Free from evil!

Hello Mr. Atheist, Happy HOLY-days!