Comments on: In Memoriam: Michael Been (1950-2010) of The Call http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: tom http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13292 tom Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:33:02 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13292 - A PRAYER FROM JESUS - This prayer is from Jesus that we may here from Him, that He may meet our needs. It only consist of three simple steps. 1) We need to read one scripture. This will focus us in the word that brings everlasting life. 2) Since this prayer is from Jesus we need yo direct our prayer to Him personally. Too often Christian focus they're prayer's to G_D the father. Scripture proclaims that Jesus should be the focus of our prayer. 3) The simplest part of this Prayer is to ask Jesus one question. Please, all that is required for this question is to make it simple. Let Jesus Himself finish the question when He gives you that understanding through prayer. The PRAYER The scripture that is the focus of this prayer is "ACTS 2:38". It's not necessary to do any study into this scripture. Jesus Himself willl bestow the understanding that will resonate in your heart. The most important part of this prayer is that we need to direct our prayer directly to Jesus. If you normally would say Father in your prayer, change your focus from the Father to Christ Jesus by lifting Jesus name up every time you would normally use Father in your prayer. Maybe the hardest part of this prayer is the question that we need to ask Jesus. For man as we are, always try to understand the question and may add many additional quires. The simplest question is all that is required. Simply ask Jesus 'WHY' - A PRAYER FROM JESUS -

This prayer is from Jesus that we may here from Him, that He may meet our needs. It only consist of three simple steps.

1) We need to read one scripture. This will focus us in the word that brings everlasting life.

2) Since this prayer is from Jesus we need yo direct our prayer to Him personally. Too often Christian focus they’re prayer’s to G_D the father. Scripture proclaims that Jesus should be the focus of our prayer.

3) The simplest part of this Prayer is to ask Jesus one question. Please, all that is required for this question is to make it simple. Let Jesus Himself finish the question when He gives you that understanding through prayer.

The PRAYER

The scripture that is the focus of this prayer is “ACTS 2:38″. It’s not necessary to do any study into this scripture. Jesus Himself willl bestow the understanding that will resonate in your heart.

The most important part of this prayer is that we need to direct our prayer directly to Jesus. If you normally would say Father in your prayer, change your focus from the Father to Christ Jesus by lifting Jesus name up every time you would normally use Father in your prayer.

Maybe the hardest part of this prayer is the question that we need to ask Jesus. For man as we are, always try to understand the question and may add many additional quires. The simplest question is all that is required.

Simply ask Jesus ‘WHY’

]]> By: DrewK http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13187 DrewK Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:53:31 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13187 Sad to hear. Too young. 60 is not old. Bands like The Call always struck me as way more authentic, musically and spiritually than the shallow, sound-like stuff cranked out of Nashville by the CCM establishment. I think of Mark Heard too. His music still inspires me. I'm sure Michael Been's will continue to also. Sad to hear. Too young. 60 is not old. Bands like The Call always struck me as way more authentic, musically and spiritually than the shallow, sound-like stuff cranked out of Nashville by the CCM establishment. I think of Mark Heard too. His music still inspires me. I’m sure Michael Been’s will continue to also.

]]> By: Orthodoxdj http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13128 Orthodoxdj Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:36:36 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13128 I never knew that the Violent Femmes were Christian in any way. Can you say more about them? I like their sound, but the content of theirs with which I'm familiar seems pretty un-Christian. I never knew that the Violent Femmes were Christian in any way. Can you say more about them? I like their sound, but the content of theirs with which I’m familiar seems pretty un-Christian.

]]> By: Fred Sanders http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13095 Fred Sanders Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:02:18 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13095 Sad to hear of Been's death. I have every album, mostly on cassette, down to the breakup. Michael Been had one of the greatest of the manly rock voices, passionate even in the low notes and the grumbles. And though a lot of The Call's music sounds way-too-80s and new-wavey, I thought they really reinvented themselves with a more timeless sound on Red Moon. A unique sound that Peter Gabriel once called "the future of American music" has passed. Sad to hear of Been’s death. I have every album, mostly on cassette, down to the breakup. Michael Been had one of the greatest of the manly rock voices, passionate even in the low notes and the grumbles. And though a lot of The Call’s music sounds way-too-80s and new-wavey, I thought they really reinvented themselves with a more timeless sound on Red Moon. A unique sound that Peter Gabriel once called “the future of American music” has passed.

]]> By: Hunter Baker http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13069 Hunter Baker Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:32:05 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13069 I was a big fan of his song To Feel This Way. Played it over and over. Great stuff. I was a big fan of his song To Feel This Way. Played it over and over. Great stuff.

]]> By: Craig Payne http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/in-memoriam-michael-been-1950-2010-of-the-call/#comment-13063 Craig Payne Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:13:12 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8344#comment-13063 The Call; The Violet Burning; The Choir; Iona; the early King's X. These were (and still are) the bands which still mean "Christian Rock" to me. This guy was such a great singer as well as bassist, and inspired others. For a real treat, listen to Russ Taff's cover of "I Still Believe"; Bono of U2 appears in a big way on the Call's "What's Happened to You"; the Call covered Mark Heard's "We Know Too Much" as a blazing rocker (and improved the song by doing so). And, of course, listen to the Call's "Greatest Hits" CD. This is what Christian music could have sounded like. R.I.P. The Call; The Violet Burning; The Choir; Iona; the early King’s X. These were (and still are) the bands which still mean “Christian Rock” to me.

This guy was such a great singer as well as bassist, and inspired others. For a real treat, listen to Russ Taff’s cover of “I Still Believe”; Bono of U2 appears in a big way on the Call’s “What’s Happened to You”; the Call covered Mark Heard’s “We Know Too Much” as a blazing rocker (and improved the song by doing so). And, of course, listen to the Call’s “Greatest Hits” CD. This is what Christian music could have sounded like.

R.I.P.

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