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The Sacrifice Lamb – Joel Chernoff (Lamb), 1972
Some early album cover art:
Lamb, “I will talk to my brothers” 1978 Album, “Songs for the Flock”
Lamb is a contemporary Christian musical duo from the 1970s through the early 1990s. The duo was Joel Chernoff and Ted Pearce who was replaced by Rick ‘Levi’ Coghill.
Home site: http://www.lambmessianicmusic.com/
Messianic Judiasm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messianic_Judaism
This is the CCM group “The Imperials.” The song (which was a hard choice) is “Water Grave.” They recorded a lot of music in the 70s and 80s. They were regarded as “golden,” with a substantial presence in the CCM scene.
From Wikipedia– “The Imperials are an American Christian music group that has been around for over 45 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There have been many changes for the band in membership and musical styles over the years. They would go on to win four Grammys, and be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imperials
They are unquestionably one of the leaders in early CCM. I guess if I was to choose a second song it would be “Sail On” which musically and lyrically is a tremendous song. You’ll have to look for it on YouTube yourself, but it will be worth it, I guarantee it.
https://brokenbelievers.com/classic-christian-music-index/
I would like to post this list of the KIA during the Vietnam War. This is a complete list of everyone who died from Alaska in combat during this difficult time. We can question this war, but we cannot challenge or impugn their honor and sacrifice. I intend to do this, on Memorial Day, 2011.
I simply don’t want their names to be forgotten.
Name– Rank– Branch– Hometown– DoD
I served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic, from 1979 to 1982. I understood my heritage, and I honor those who served and all those who went before me.
Date: 1966
Title: A Medic and fellow soldier of the First Cavalry Division.
Source: Photo by Henri Huet, REQUIEM By The Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina, Random House 1997
This was a book saturated with holy surprises. For sure, the title seemed eccentric and I couldn’t be certain that it be worth reading. After I read several pages I was able to use my own “spiritual” GPS and locate, and understand the “lay-of-the-land.” There was a sense of reading something very fresh, and striding to keep up with Mikalotos. I discovered that I couldn’t wait for the next page, which is a great indicator.
Imaginative and engaging. If this book transformed into a person, I would immediately invite him to my living room for coffee and a conversation. I would not hesitate. Plot and content wise–this is a narrative of a man’s journey to what is real. Especially in the spiritual realm of the truth, where it is best to possess what you confess.
The book unfolds with adventure after adventure. It has a plot that seems like sci-fi. It is both exotic and friendly, all at the same time. If I could think out loud my impressions of “Imaginary Jesus” in a single word it would be “winsome.” Mikalatos presses into our imaginations a journey that is both amusing as it is cutting. It is a fun read, that is explosive and sure, it puts together for us an understanding of our own hearts in this generation.
Outside Review: “Take the theological forcefulness of Bonhoeffer, combine it with the imaginative whimsy of C. S. Lewis and the wit of Charles Spurgeon, and you get Matt Mikalatos. Imaginary Jesus marks the debut of one of today’s most prominent young Christian writers. “(Gary Thomas, Author of Sacred Marriage and Pure Pleasure )
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