Jessica Bryan’s CD will be out in mid July.  These are a few songs that have only been heard at Church once or twice.  Both Jessica and her husband, Dave, are very talented musicians and both hold the Master of Music degree.  Jessica has been writing music since high school.  Dave also writes and arranges music. I look forward to what God is going to do with the gifts he has given to both of them.

What Will It Take To Keep You From Jesus: I asked Jessica to find music to go with a sermon I preached, titled What Will It Take To Keep you From Jesus? She could not find a song, so, Saturday night before Church she wrote this one.

The Battle is a song about dealing with sin

For God So Loved the World, is Jessica’s take on John 3: 16

The Way EverLasting is the title cut from the CD

Jim Chester is a friend of mine.  It takes a lot of guts to admit that.  In this video Jim addresses a deep spiritual problem that is common among Baptists and other  denominations whose origins are in the rural south.

Please leave your complaints at http://www.jimchester.com/

Several years ago, our church declared a month long celebration of creativity. We called it Christ and Creativity month. I had remembered reading Edith Schaeffer’s comment that because of our position in Christ, Christians should creative because we want to imitate God. She talked about doing simple things like arranging flowers and simple decorations in one’s home. Following that pattern, we invited church members to bring examples of their creativity. There were all kinds of examples ranging from woodwork, to sowing, to photography.

I hope The Kudzu Vine Cafe can be something like our Christ and Creativity month. I originally wanted to do something for my daughter, Jessica Bryan, so that we could allow her music to be heard on the internet. But I thought, why stop there? In our church we have several talented people. Why not a place where they can share their abilities? And why stop with music, some may want to write stories or display photography or other art forms. Only time will tell if that can be done.