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Third Day’s sound stays consistent with their previous albums, which seems to work Third Day continues to send out a message , Third for them since their sound has captured the of hope and comfort throughWherever each You and Are every hearts of so many contemporary Christian one of their albums. - music lovers in years past. Their songs are Day’s newest album, follows suit. In such a - not too hard, but are just right for the broken time as this, with pain, turmoil and sorrow fill hearted seeking encouragement. The energy ing our televisions and movie screens, a re of the album stays fairly consistent throughout- minder of God’s love and salvation is exactly the album. Songs ranging from the somewhat- what we need. slow “Carry My Cross,” which tells of the cru cifixion from Christ’s perspective, to the rock Mac Powell’s smooth and serene voice is ing guitar riffs of “I Can Feel It,” keep a nice pleasant to listen to and fits perfectly with - upbeat feel throughout the album. the semi-alternative sounds of the band. He soundcheck clearly expresses the heart of a friend stand Their message of hope is clearly evident ing by your side offering reassurance of the throughout the album, however a weakness light ahead, in “Tunnel,” the opening song. In is present: it does not seem to develop into - “Mountain of God”, He assures the listener anything deeper. The listener is encouraged that we “must go through the valley to stand by catchy uplifting phrases, which may per - upon the mountain of God.” haps be too generic. It is possible the band Wherever - sought to offer just a simple message of com However, it is not just Mac’s voice: fort, but I cannot help but ask why they did not production is consistent and pleas You Are’s take the present opportunity to develop the ing to the ear. All 52 minutes and 29 seconds deep truths of the gospel from which many of offer delightful melodies with skillfully placed the songs were conceived. electric guitar hooks, enchanting organs and - heavy drums. The band’s heart is in the right place though. In response to the recent tragedies - hurri canes, tsunamis, war and terrorist attacks - the band seeks to offer encouragement to all who have been affected. Lyrics like “There’s a light at the end of the tunnel,” and “Cry out to Jesus” remind the listener of Jesus’ help in the midst of all trials.

-Jimmy Robeson 11 devotional

Love suffers long and is kind; love does tiful flowers bloom and trees bear sweet same. We should strive to be better by not envy; love does not parade itself, is mangos. studying the area and his mistakes, so not puffed up, does not behave rudely, that when it’s our turn to skate down that does not seek its own, is not provoked, Our parents get divorced, we are abused, street we won’t trip on the same crack. thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, hated, hurt, and betrayed. Generation af- but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, ter generation these curses are passed The call to rebellion is really in love and believes all things, hopes all things, en- down. My desire is that we—us, you and forgiveness. Let us look back to all of the dures all things. Love never fails. I—will not continue to pass the curse as a messed up things before us, and fight to family heirloom. Because we are abused make decisions that change the curse. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 does not mean that we have to abuse. Forgiving those that have hurt you, and Because dad left the family does not asking for forgiveness of those that you The grom age is a crucial stage as boys mean that we should abandon others. have hurt will give you a fresh new start. and girls take the form of men and wom- The stormy winds of hate will disappear, en. The decisions we make during this Most of the time our reaction is to rebel and the ocean of life will glass off nice and time will determine our future and our and hurt others because we—us, you smooth. Now is the time to stop and turn legacy. Growing up I realized that many and me—have been hurt. This is not from wicked ways. What we do now af- of the problems I was facing were the rebelling. This is conforming to all the fects the world through the younger gen- result of the decisions others had made wrong decisions that were made before, eration. What will we pass on to them? before me. All of us will face problems, which makes us exactly like the one who Hopefully Love. issues, trials, and whatever else you want has offended us in the first place. This is to call them. They are a part of life, and spreading the problem, when instead we God Bless, they make us stronger as we learn to can be a part of the solution. When you overcome. If every day were sunny the are skateboarding you might see a guy Nino Camilo land would dry up. But because of the hit a crack and go flying off of his board. storm and the watering of our lives, beau- This doesn’t mean that you should do the 13 profile

A couple of years ago I met Chris Lauri BORN: at an action sports event. We exchanged November 20, 1978 numbers and I assured him that if he was BORN AGAIN: ever to travel from Seattle, WA to San 17 years old Diego again, that he was very welcome HOMETOWN: to stay with me in my small two bedroom Seattle, WA apartment by the beach. A few months HOME CHURCH: later Chris calls me and takes up my of - fer. Sooner than I am ready, Grace Fellowship Chris and about twelve PETS: skateboarders show up on a dog named Moses my doorstep ready to take FOOD: over! How was that, you ask? Amaz - Mexican, I love nachos MESSAGE: ing! You see, this was the Boarders For 1 Peter 4:10 As believers we are here WORK: Christ crew, and they came to skate in the Founder of Boarders For Christ and Ethos to serve. God has given us all gifts that name of Jesus. Needless to say; Skateboards can be used to glorify Him. I love board we skated, prayed, laughed, sports. It’s amazing that God allows us to MUSIC: praised, and made lots of reach people through vehicles like skate Matt Redman, Hillsongs, Sufjan Stevens - other noise! Here is a little more boarding. He can use a simple piece of information on the servant God chose to HOBBY: wood under our feet to bring people to Graphic Art Design, Snowboarding lead these “Boarders for Christ”. know Him. Use your passion to glorify MOVIE: God. He wants to give you the desires of Don’t watch many movies, but I prefer your heart. comedies VERSE: 1 Timothy 4:12 Find out more about the BFC Ministry: MINISTRY: boardersforchrist.com Evangelism, I like sharing the gospel! ethosskateboards.com 19 profile

You may not know Rheanna by face, but if you’ve - watched the surf film “The Outsiders”, I can guaranRhe- tee you that you know which song she played. anna’s version of Amazing Grace is powerful, and her love for God is contagious as she simply uses We hadher a gift of music to glorify God. MINISTRY: “I usually lead worship, but lately God has put on my cup of tea with Rheanna to find out more about what heart those that are homeless or less fortunate, so I makes her sing. want to do something to help.” BORN: March 12, 1980 VERSE: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 BORN AGAIN: 5th grade

MESSAGE: HOMETOWN: Carlsbad, CA “God created us for a purpose. Things in life might not happen the way you think they are suppose to, Grace Fellowship HOME CHURCH: but it’s up to God and He knows what’s best. He will not give us more than we can handle, so let Him FOOD: Pad Thai Noodles direct your steps.”

You can hear Rheanna’s music on myspace.com/ Barista, Nanny, Musician WORK: rheannadowney.

MUSIC: Sufjan Stevens (for the moment) You can buy her CD at walkingonwater.org

HOBBY: Surfing, cooking

MOVIE: “Born into Brothels” “So before we started we all got together and made some goals, and we decided that we were going to do something 20 other than sit on the North Shore.”

Born Canadian, temporarily Arizonian, RC: Ohhh yeah! gether and made some goals, and we de- raised Hawaiian, born again Christian, cided that we were going to do something Surfer, divinely a musician, currently re- BM: So did you start surfing in 3rd other than sit on the North Shore. “We’re siding as a Californian. Such is the life grade? going to California one year from now, re- of Reed Cromwell, lead singer and bass gardless.” And then we figured, if we’re player of Olivia the Band. I noticed one RC: Well yeah, I’d just go jump around going to make that goal, we need to bring interview thing about Reed in the time that we in the beach like…just in the shore break, a demo with us. This is before we had spent together: he always has a song sand slide and just goof around. Not any songs or even practiced, you know to sing. He never stops singing. From like actually surf. I actually started surf what I mean? In the course of that year rap to punk, from worship to rock, Reed boarding and not just playing around we practiced and we were going to find is always singing a new song. His song when I was in 5th or 6th grade. That was a bass/guitar player, cuz Justin was just selection, skin complexion, food of choice in Hanalei on Kauai. We moved over playing guitar to get the ball rolling. But (spam and eggs), and kinky hair can only there and I started surfing a place called we never found that person, so I would make you wonder….”Where is this guy Kalihiwai. After a year there we moved to pick up the bass and Justin would show from?” But if you step back and put on Oahu, and then I just surfed as much as me what to play. your spiritual eyes, it is plain to see that I could. We lived in Mililani so it was like God’s perfect plan made Reed the mutt half an hour from the North Shore. My BM: So you were just going to be a sing- that he is. And though Reed is from many dad would take me to the beach every er? different lands, and sings many different day after school, and then my mom would ways, his heart remains in one place, and yell at him for taking me to the beach too RC: Yup, I was just going to sing. he purposes to sing about one thing. much. (we laugh) BM: And you didn’t have any clue on how BM: You have an interesting background. BM: So did you always dream of being in to play an instrument? Could you share a little bit about where a band as a kid? you were born, where you grew up, and RC: No. I played acoustic (guitar). Two how you ended up where you ended up? RC: Oh no, no ways! I’ve always listened minutes here, two minutes there cuz all to music, but I never bought a record on my friends did. I knew some of the basic RC: Alright, ummmm. I was born in my own until I was a sophmore in high chords but I didn’t really play an instru- British Columbia, Canada. I grew up school. I was flippin through the radio ment at all. But, God just hooked it up. out in the middle of nowhere with some stations and I heard the chorus of a song He gave me enough to get by. hippy parents, and around 2nd grade we and it sent shivers up my spine and I was moved to Arizona for a couple of months. like, “Whaaaaat is this all about?” So I BM: So being a kid from Canada who Then my dad got a job which took us out bought some records and those were the moved around a lot, what was your first to Maui, Hawaii, and I’ve been out in Ha- first CD’s that I bought that I actually start- encounter with the other guys in the waii ever since. When I graduated from ed listening to. After that I started going to band? high school, my parents moved back concerts, and I went to a few live shows to Tuscon (AZ) and I stayed in Hawaii, and I was just blown away at the energy. RC: I would see them at the beach lived with a bunch of guys, surfed, and All the other guys’ in the band (Olivia) and right around my senior year in high worked…and loved it! were in a band before this and I would school, I started hanging out with them just go to the shows that they played. I going to punk shows and stuff. My room- BM: How were the transitions? What mean, they were all my friends and I had mate asked me to go to a Bible study. He grade did you move to Hawaii? nothing else to do. So if they were play- was like, “Hey man, I’m a Christian.” I ing a show I would just go hang out with was like, “What does that mean?” All I RC: I was in 3rd grade when I moved all of them, make t-shirts, and just try to knew about Christianity was like televan- to Hawaii. I was pretty young, so it was get everybody dancing and stuff. That gelists and how much money they make, different. You know, getting used to other band (Engine Number 9) ended and we and how they were always getting busted schools and stuff, and I was like a full started this band (Olivia) in 2000. Gabe for doing dumb stuff all the time. So I was haole (Hawaiian term for a person from just got married so he didn’t want to play, like, “Whatever!” and I went to a Bible the mainland). I mean, I still am, but you and I was just going to sing. Me and Jus- study. Christian, our drummer, his par- have to learn the different culture and tin would drive around town and we would ents gave me my first Bible, and it was stuff. That’s when I started going to the sing to all our favorite CD’s at the top of at Justin’s house and his parents were beach, and once I went to the beach it our lungs. So we entertained starting a there. was on! I was like, “Ahhhh man, this is band and I thought it would be awesome what it’s about right here!” to sing. Then Christian was like, “okay”. I I kept hanging out with them, went to liked the songs that Justin and those guys church with them, and right around that BM: So you have a passion for surfing? wrote. So before we started we all got to- time I asked myself, “What am I going { the olivia boys at work in the office } {a visual definition of “garage band”.} { reed in focus }

to do?” Whether I live a fulfilled life with ever any family influences to get you to I worry about their salvation, heaven and the more you seek to be like Jesus, takes up your whole life. The band is ev- for me. I just want Him to do whatever a wife, kids, and career, or if I die right go to church? and hell. But in another respect, God the less you worry about other things. erything. He wants through me. Life is pretty short, now, it all seems the same. I thought, has given me a peace to where it is like and if you think of it through an eternal “There must be something way bigger RC: No, I am the only Christian in my He will take care of it. It’s like He says, BM: What inspires you lyrically? BM: Is there anything else that you would perspective, when I die and go to heaven than just this life.” And I started seeking family. My parents taught me “be good”, “You do your part to pray, seek, and don’t rather be doing right now? I just want Him to say, “Well done.” That’s and asked, “If there is a god out there, and however the world works it will work slack. But I am the Judge, and it’s My job RC: God uses all kinds of stuff for me. one of my fears. I don’t want to get to please help me out.” I thought I was go- out good—karma, or whatever you want to save people.” And I think God will work From friends and family, nature, and dif- RC: I have ideas for the future if we have heaven and have Him say, “You could ing crazy, I had lost all reason to wake up to call it. They have their own deal. My it out whether it’s through me or some- ferent experiences. I’ve been reading more time or if we stop playing music. have done more.” I think about that ev- in the morning. dad has read tons of spiritual books. It’s body else. lots of C.S. Lewis stuff, the Bible, art, and I’d definitely like to be surfing a lot more! ery day. cool to talk to them and see where they all different kinds of music. A lot of times But, it’s so rad. We get to travel and meet So I started seeking and I found out are coming from. BM: It sounds like you’re all about family I get ideas while we are at church during people every night. We just got to go to BM: What is the message that God has what the heart of Christianity was, re- and friends. Is fellowship important? worship. A lot of times I don’t like that Australia, and all over the east coast, so I put on your heart for the world to know? gardless of the people. I studied about BM: Was your family supportive of church style of music, but I think a lot during that can’t really complain because it’s so awe- why people believe, and found out it and band? RC: It’s huge. It’s everything. I am in time. God talks to me a lot during that some. But everything has it’s ups and RC: To sum it up—There’s a big God out was because of the Bible. So I studied a very unique situation where everybody time, it’s cool. downs. there. He created everybody and every- the Bible to see why people believed RC: For the band they were just awe- in my band is my best friend. So we thing. He sent His son Jesus, and that’s it. what it said, and it’s an amazing, in- some. They let us borrow the truck for just get to cruz and hang out. I’ve had BM: Sometimes life on the road can be BM: So what keeps you going in the We need to seek Him more. It’s evident, spired book; it’s a miracle on how that like two months at a time and we just put a roommate since I was a junior in high very hard. What are some of the sacri- downs? it’s in everything. It’s in creation. You just book came together. tons and tons of miles on it. They were school so I’ve never lived on my own. fices that you’ve made in order to bea look around in nature and you can’t deny pretty stoked on whatever I did which is I don’t think I’d want that. I love com- part of the band? Do you struggle with RC: Just knowing that this is where God that. I just wish people would even take 5 So I went to church and I would see pretty amazing. I look back to before I ing home to a whole house full of people anything in particular? wants me to be. I know that. If I ques- seconds to stop, take a breath and focus the hypocrites, but I would also see the was a Christian and I just see God work- with tons of different conversations going tioned that, then it would definitely be and think. If what the bible says is true, love. I just kept asking questions over ing so much, even from when I didn’t on. Fellowship is what I miss most about RC: For the most part it’s all about time. harder. So He gives me a peace about there is a heaven and a hell. There is the next few years and after a while I know anything about Him. From when Hawaii. There’s so many people back When you’re in a band, it’s all about the where to be. I’ve learned over the years a right and a wrong, and there is a deci- came to a point where I was just like, I was a little kid, to the parents I have, home that God is working in, and they’re band. It’s not like you go to work from that I want to be where He wants me to sion that every single person in the world “There’s a line drawn.” There’s right, I am just amazed. I thank God for my so amazing that just hanging out and 9 to 5 and decide that your gonna hang be. He knows what’s good from me, way has to make. It’s not my place to say that and there’s wrong. You either give your family. being around them, you don’t even have out with this person on that night, and this more than me. I might think I know what somebody is or isn’t a Christian, cuz that’s life to God or you don’t. There’s heaven to talk and you’re like, “What is up with other person another night. It’s not like would make me happy, but I’ve learned up to God. But the Bible tells us how to and hell. BM: Do you feel a need to communicate these people? They’re awesome, there’s that. You’re in a van together all day, ev- over the years that I have dreams that are live. Seek the truth and you are going to your love for Christ to them? just something different.” You can’t even ery day, and you can’t just decide to go the wrong dreams. Even though I would find it. He says so Himself. BM: You shared that your roommate explain it, it’s just God hookin it up, and and do something. You don’t have your rather be on the North Shore surfing ev- brought you to a Bible study. Was there RC: If what the Bible says is true, then it’s awesome. The more you seek God, own car or anything. It pretty much just ery day, God knows that it’s not the best 25 comics