Original Artists Rise Up! by Nate Barker, Beaver Falls, NY

Just wanted to encourage everyone to start making music.  I agree with Brian, there are some voids in “worship music”.  One of those voids is the average person thinking that only the “professional” worship singers/songwriters can create meaningful music.  I get a bit scared if someone is labeled as a professional worship singer.  Where does that leave the rest of us in our hyper-professionalized/specialized world?  I believe the words of truth, love, justice, compassion, and restoration are inside of many more of us than those with record deals.  God has said that his truth is in our hearts and on our lips.  Maybe all we need to do is open up both and let it fall out.  So to add a contribution to the mix here is a link to my blog (http://newyorkbarkers.blogspot.com/).  Beyond the cute pictures of my kids, and some stick figures from an intense “silent” retreat with Relient K you’ll find an original song, sung into my dinky computer mic and mixed on a freeware program.  As you listen ask yourself, “Is all we really want just God?”

Blessings,
Nate Barker
Beaver Falls, NY