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There is a saying, "God willing and the creek don't rise." It is usually said that you have every intention to do something unless the unexpected happens. Well the phrase came to mind this morning because the actual water did rise yesterday...the unexpected occurred. What do we do with the unexpected? 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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We are going to wrap up our Summer Concert Series in the same style we wrapped it up on Sunday at Tabor, with a hard rock song from 2013. The artist is Five Finger Death Punch and the song is called Wrong Side of Heaven. There is a lot of religious terminology and we'll sort through the meaning. Enjoy! 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going to talk about Alice Cooper and a song off the album, Welcome to my nightmare. The year was 2011 and the song is called, I am made of you. Most Alice Cooper fans will know that he became a Christian a while back, but others will only know him by his scary shows and makeup. Let's talk about it today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going to wrap up the week with a song from 1997 called, Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind. Just as a warning, this song is about addiction, so there are drug references and it is probably not a song fro young kids. With all that...enjoy the episode today. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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We are going back to the era of Peace and Love...1968. The artist is Tommy James and The Shondells and the song is Crystal Blue Persuasion. This is a pretty well known song but if you are like me, you may not know the background or the meaning of the song. Take a listen today and see what you think. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we will go back to 1997 and talk about the only Creed album that will be necessary...My Own Prison. We will talk about the title track and see what we can learn. It is a low hanging fruit today and it will be easy to understand what the lyrics are talking about. I'll include the lyric video. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church.  

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Happy Friday! We are finishing out the week with a 1973 song. Dream On was on the first album by Aerosmith. This was their first major hit and eventually solidified them as rock n' roll royalty. We are going to talk about this song and also go to the Scriptures to see what is said there. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician and teacher and is a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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On today's episode we are revisiting an artist that we have talked about before, Mumford and Sons. This song is from their first album Sigh No More and it is called, "The Cave." There are a lot of ideas out there about what this song means. So today I will talk about it from my perspective and give you a quote that reflects the lyrics pretty closely. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Usually I just put the title of the song as the episode title, but today I put the artist there as well because just calling it Jesus may not be something that catches your attention. 1973 on Queen's self titled album, there is a song named "Jesus." As far as we know Freddie Mercury was not a follower of Jesus, but chose to sing this song. Today we'll discuss the lyrics. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going back to 1970 with the smash hit by Simon and Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water." I will talk to you about the origin of the title line that may be surprising to some. This is really a great song for those going through difficulty. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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