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This is the day which the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms 118:24
The Shannons
Videos on YouTube:
After much
encouragement from a lot of fans, several videos of The Shannons, are
now on YouTube for your viewing.
Click on the links below.
Main YouTube page: The
Shannons
He’s Everything to
Me
Way Down Deep
Feel That Feeling
Jesus and John
Wayne
He Saw It All
Damascus
Road
I’m Going Home
The Shannons CD’s are now available at most
online digital music stores like iTunes.
    
    
Country Dan
Dixon is Back on Sirius XM:
Country Dan Dixon,
a popular Radio DJ personality, is back on
Sirius XM satellite radio.
He can be heard hosting a show on
Willies Place each Sunday
night on Sirius channel 64, XM channel 13, Direct TV 811 and Dish TV
6064 from 8PM-Midnight Eastern time.
Mr. Dixon
is very well known for also doing a lot of interviews with several
gospel artists for the very popular Sirius XM gospel music channel
enlighten 34, which is XM
channel 34, Sirius channel 67, Direct TV 828 and Dish TV 6067.
Dan
Dixon and
Marlin Taylor recently
hosted a 90 minute special on
enlighten 34, with Gordon
Mote, who is a world wide known recording gospel artist, and who is
now currently the piano player for the
Gaither Homecoming tours.
The program was a great success! Hopefully more specials with artists
like this are in the future to come, being the
Lord’s will!
Note:
Keep checking back and we’ll definitely keep you updated on any future
changes.
Happy
Valentine’s Day
We want to wish everyone a “Happy Valentine’s Day”.
There are so many different kinds of love. A love between a man and a
woman, love for your children, family and friends.
John 3:16
said,” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son,
that who so ever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life”. What great love Jesus had for us to die on an old
rugged cross for you and for me.
Let us not forget to give praise and thanks to the greatest love
of all, our savior, “Jesus Christ”.
Legend of
Valentine’s day
(We had this on our
website last year during Valentine’s Day, and we have had numerous
requests to run it again this year, so here it is). Enjoy!!!
Did you ever wonder
how Valentine ’s Day really got started? Well the story of Valentine’s
Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a
humble Christian martyr. The
emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus.
Claudius had ordered
all Romans to worship twelve gods, and he made it a crime punishable by
death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the
ideals of Christ, and not even the threat of death could keep him from
practicing his beliefs. He
was arrested and imprisoned.
During the last
weeks of Valentinus’ life a remarkable thing happened.
Seeing that he was a man of learning, the jailer asked whether
his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons.
She had been blind since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl
with a quick mind.
Valentinus read stories of Rome’s
history to her. He described
the world of nature to her.
He taught her arithmetic and told her about GOD.
She saw the world through his eyes, trusted in his wisdom, and
found comfort in his quiet strength.
“Valentinus does GOD
really hear our prayers?” Julia asked one day.
“Yes, my child, he hears each one”, he replied.
“Do you know what I
pray for every morning and every night?
I pray that I might see.
I want so much to see everything you’ve told me about!”
“GOD does what is
best for us if we will only believe in him”, Valentinus said. “Oh,
Valentinus, I do believe”, Julia said intensely. “I do”.
She knelt and grasped his hand. Then they prayed together.
Suddenly there was a brilliant light in the prison cell.
Radiant, Julia cried, “Valentinus, I can see!
I can see!” “Praise be to GOD!” Valentinus exclaimed.
On the eve of his death, Valentinus wrote a last note to Julia,
urging her to stay close to GOD, and he signed it “From your Valentine”.
His sentence was
carried out the next day, February 14, 270 A.D., near a gate that was
later named Porta Valentini in his memory.
He was buried at what is now the Church
of Praxedes in
Rome.
The legend goes that
Julia herself planted a pink-blossomed almond tree near his grave.
Today, the almond tree remains a symbol of abiding love and
friendship. On each February 14, St. Valentine’s Day, messages of
affection, love, and devotion are exchanged around the world.
Source:
Hallmark, Inc.
My Quilt of Holes
As I faced my maker at the last judgment, I knelt
before the Lord along with all the other souls.
Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a
quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing on quilt
squares together into a tapestry that is our life.
But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile,
I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled
with giant holes.
Each square was labeled with a part of my life that
had been difficult, the challenges and temptations were faced with in
every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest
holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares, other
than a tiny hole here and there. The other tapestries were filled with
rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune.
I gazed upon my own life and was so disheartened.
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth
together, threadbare and empty, like binding air.
Finally the time came when each life was to be
displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose;
each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had
been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise…
My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn’t had
all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, family and laughter.
But there had also been troubles and trials, illness, wealth, false
accusations and etc. that took from me my world as I knew it. I had to
start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit,
only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and began again.
I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for
help and guidance in my life. I had often been
held up to ridicule, which I
endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in hopes that
I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who
unfairly judged me. And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what
it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.
I rose and slowly lifted the combine squares of my
life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at
the others who stared at me with wide eyes.
Then I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light
flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our
Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in his eyes and said, “Every
time you gave over your life to me, it became my life, my hardships and
my struggles.
Each point of light in your life is when you stepped
aside and let me shine through, until there was more of me than there
was of you.
I pray that all our quilts be threadbare and worn,
allowing Christ to shine through!
Remember, God determines who walks into your life and
it’s up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and
who you refuse to let go.
When there is nothing left but God that is when you
find out, that God is all you need.
There are 4 things in life you cannot recover
The stone…after the throw.
The word…after it is said.
The occasion…after the lost.
The time…after it’s gone.
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Attention:
Churches and Promoters
The Shannons are now booking for 2010, if you
would like to book them at your church services or events contact their
office.
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