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Christmas Fayre

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Performing at the Morecambe Parish Church Christmas Festival. It was a half hour slot in which I sang all Christmas songs apart from James Taylor's Sweet Baby James and a song I wrote which has an advent theme so it still counts. I sang a song I wrote 2 days ago as well as one I wrote last year and one I wrote over 10 years ago. The audience was small but appreciative and the sound was great especially when I sang Away in a Manger to the American preferred tune. A nice intro to my Christmas.

My songs

I previously had the spoonfulofdreams domain pointing to SongRamp where many of my songs reside before repointing it here where I have a link to my Youtube account. So you can hear my songs on SongRamp and see and hear them on YouTube, here's the link to my SongRamp page. You can also find some of my songs on Spotify and iTunes. Simply search for 'The Beauty of Grace'. I really must get some more songs recorded professionally. Alas that will have to wait but maybe just till next year.

Where I Am Now

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Its been a long time since I've contributed to my blog. It must be time to get back into the habit. Much has happened since I last wrote, notably the Lancaster Music Festival. Yes, I helped organise it - built and maintained the website, designed the posters, banners and brochure and put the brochure together. Then I performed over the weekend and did my bit in being part of the team. It was an amazing experience and to cap it all we won an award. I think I can pretty well hang 2013 on the Festival; it was incredibly significant and will always be a mile stone for me. Earlier this year I left the church I'd helped to lead after I could no longer reconcile myself with the direction in which it was heading. Sometimes its not a matter of staying in order to be a positive influence especially when its taking all your energy to remain sane. It almost feels like I've abandoned everything I used to believe yet I've remained true to the faith. Some of those held up as mentors

Playing at NICE

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Why Do I Grumble

You are my God You are my Father You train my hands To turn the lathe Transform my life To match your likeness In you alone My life is saved As Jesus slept Rock for a pillow No food to eat No friend to share He learned the hard way No help or comfort Until the angels Met him there You chose the way That would destroy you Knowing destruction Would be destroyed Hoping only In truth and justice No host of angels Was deployed You rose victorious And sent your Spirit The God of comfort For my distress But I have also Your example Life's bitter tests Your righteousness Why do I grumble When life is easy? Why do I doubt When life is hard? Where did I learn You're there to please me? Did I forget You are my God? © Chris Price 2013

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Are We Too Needy?

I realise I have to write shorter articles; otherwise I'm just not going to keep this blog going. So here's what I'm thinking: I've noticed one or two songs expressing our desperation for God and, somehow, it just doesn't sit right with me. Desperation suggests being at the end of your tether and while its good that we recognise our dependence on God for everything this is surely not a healthy state to be in permanently. Let's say you have become unemployed or suffered an injury that leaves you unable to work. You then become dependent on benefits. So long as the benefits come in on time and are meeting your basic needs you shouldn't be desperate. It might make you realise how dependent you are if a payment should be delayed a few days but this wouldn't be how anyone would expect to live. Life is relatively easy in our country and that can make us lazy in that most of us know where our next meal is going to come from. We can be open about our faith beca