I love Todd Agnew’s take on “Amazing Grace”. (The iTunes Music Store sample doesn’t do it justice.)
Grace Like Rain
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see so clearly
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away
They’re washed away
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away
They’re washed away
When we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing Your praise
Than when we first begun
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away
They’re washed away
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away
They’re washed away
They’re washed away
written by Chris Collins and Todd Agnew. © 2003 Ardent/Koala Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Based on the song “Amazing Grace”. Lyrics by John Newton. Music by Edwin O. Excelle (Public Domain).
Frustrated by the lack of organization within the Christian open source community, Jason Turner (no relation) has set up a centralized locale as part of his Empty Crate domain. Most of the work is geared toward the SWORD project. If you’re a programmer interested in participating, check out Empty Crate.
If you’re following the “Quest for Reality” series Tim, our pastor, is doing, you can download a PDF of the study guide we’re using.
If you’re subscribed to the Crossroads podcast, and haven’t reloaded the feed lately, I encourage you to do so. The church has now posted the three sessions of our Winter Bible Conference, held last month, featuring Dr. John Hannah of Dallas Theological Seminary.
Dr. Hannah is pretty…quirky, but that does little to diminish his absolute brilliance when it comes to the Word. I got a lot of out of the conference, and I’m sure you will to.