Tied to Cribs; Left to Die

Prepared to be shocked at the piece from CNN that I have linked HERE. I heard about it in Dr. John Piper’s sermon from this past weekend. It is a brief expose of the less-than-humane-treatment of the disabled in Serbia. Government is not the answer, though one can hope that the recent exposure of these conditions will put international pressure on the Serbian government to make real changes. My hunch is, however, that we need not go all the way to Serbia to find such neglect. Boys and girls, men and women, tied to their beds and neglected, doing only one thing–awaiting death. I pray that God would provide them with the eternal peace and care that this world has not afforded them, and that the Church as a collective whole would act to controvert such injustice.

Old School CCM – My Early Favorite: David Meece

Did anyone else grow up on the early CCM music? Back when Amy Grant recorded one of the first ever Christian videos? You know, the video for “Angels” that looked like it was filmed at a local Baptist church. Good times.

But before Amy made her splash, and before Michael W. Smith “Project” and “Project 2″ (great argyle Smitty!) there was my first CCM fav: David Meece. To this day I have every word to his 1977 “I Just Call on You” album memorized. I also recently acquired (ahem, borrowed) his 1980 album, “Are You Ready?” and sang every song to my wife on the way home from this friend’s house. After not hearing it for 20+ years, it was still all there.

David Meece is well known for many songs, but the one that is familiar to most is “We Are the Reason.” I remember playing that album (yes, 33RPM vinyl) over and over on my parent’s Sears record player/8 track combo when I was 5 or 6. Wow.

Sadly, most of David Meece’s albums are out of print, and finding them used is both difficult and expensive since it seems that there are others just like me who love his stuff, yet can’t find it. I would give a king’s ransom (or about 25 bucks) for a CD of his 1985 album “7.” I have been all over EBay etc., and have just recently purchased a vinyl album of one of his early works, and I don’t even own a record player anymore.

I found a great web site, his official one in fact. You can click here. He is still a great musician, and can still be booked today. He wrote and recorded all through the 90’s as well, but my attention is still more drawn to the late 70’s-mid 80’s early material. He has a great life story. Maybe I will post more info on him if anyone at all responds to this post.

So, am I the only one, or are there some other 30-somethings that just had their memories jogged? C’mon! Who didn’t listen to this on the bus trips of 1983 or thereabouts? (My Dad was the music minister, so youth choir tours = family vacation for a long time.) Great memories and great music from an early Christian music pioneer (when Christian music was still actually Christian).