Jamie the Go Fish Guy

Our North Carolina Friends...

...are ready for a great vacation Bible school this summer!  This group drove to our concert last weekend to take this picture for their "Backstage With The Bible" fliers.  Thanks guys...you rock!

K-Love Cruise

We just got booked to perform on next year's K-Love Cruise.  It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it!

Town Hall For Hope

Dave Ramsey is one of my favorites!  His books have been a great asset to the Go Fish Guys.

Turn off the news and get the truth about the economy from a Christian perspective: www.townhallforhope.com!

Music

It occurs to me that I haven't written anything on this blog about music in quite a while.

For some reason, as a songwriter I get my best ideas when I'm working on other things.  I typically keep my new ideas to myself for a while because when hundreds of children's pastors are waiting for their Vacation Bible School starter kits, they don't want to read on my blog about all the songs I've been writing!

So now that the pressure is off in Bible School world, let me just tell you that our next album is going to rock!  We have a lot of BIG things in the works for the next year or two and all of them depend on our next album being great.  I'm not too worried.  We have a concept that I know our audience will love and nobody else is focusing on.  More details to come, but for now I'll leave you with this:

Your grandparents' music is cooler than you think!

There Are Some Things You Can't Hear Enough

One of my all-time heroes is Billy Graham.  I'm almost done reading his autobiography "Just As I Am" and have been extremely encouraged by reading about his amazing life.  I've also been watching a lot of his old sermons online.  If you want to hear the gospel clearly presented CLICK HERE.  You can click on any sermon, you'll hear the same message in every one.

To me that is what's so amazing.  Time and time again he went to the podium and clearly presented the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Nothing fancy.  Just the truth.

Throughout his whole career people packed stadiums to hear the same message over and over and EVERY time people responded in droves.  When we are faithful to present the gospel, the Holy Spirit will work in ways that we can never understand.  I love watching these sermons because the gospel encourages me every single time I hear it.

Which brings me to a "theme" I've noticed in a lot of the emails from churches considering our Vacation Bible School curriculum.  The common concern seems to be that "we love the idea of your Vacation Bible School curriculum but our kids know this stuff already".  (Incidentally, this hasn't been an issue with anyone who has seen all the materials)

Let me respond by saying I hope you're right.  But I'd also like to say that there are some things you can't hear enough and the gospel would most definitely fall into that category.  However, if you're assured that your kids have already mastered the gospel message, we do cover a lot of other theological basics in the curriculum.

Can your kids define grace?  Can they tell you what the great commission is?  Do they know how to evangelize to their friends?  Do they know all the books of the Bible and the ten commandments?  

If they do, I'd go another direction.  If they don't, it's time to go Backstage With The Bible!

It's going to be a great summer.  We have Vacation Bible School concerts booked almost every weekend.  Personally, I'm anxious to hear the gospel at every one!  Like I said, there are some things you just can't hear enough!

Happy Easter

Even the most influential preacher in the world knows that nothing is better than reading straight from the Bible.  Here is Billy Graham in 1960 from the site of the tomb in Jerusalem.  Happy Easter!

We Love Our Post Office!

Here is a picture of Jason on his way to the Post Office this morning.  This was his fifth trip of this size since yesterday morning!  WOW.  Jason told me that the post office actually brought in an extra employee yesterday because they knew our Vacation Bible School starter kits would be shipping out!

Once again you all have exceeded our expectations.  We hope that our first Vacation Bible School curriculum exceeds yours!

It's Time To Go Backstage!

Our Vacation Bible School starter kits are now officially shipping!