Posted on 03/25/2008 5:58:52 AM PDT by silent_jonny
Plus obviously the tats were a problem with the audience. Ever board discussing her they had a problem with the tat for some reason. I think in this case it took away from her vocally and had people focus visually on her arm instead of her voice. One has to remember with AI it is the total package that people are voting on and if for some reason tattoo or no tattoo if your not connecting to a fan base you are off the show.
How sweet, you forgot to address the other party. Give momma a big hug!
Well I’ll tell ya, big momma, don’t feel it necessary in either case.
That’s so cool!
They’ll grow up smart, listening to ol’ Ludwig Van!
Ed
That’s what I believe, too.
Jesus said “Before Moses was, I AM.”
It’s clear He existed before history as we know it.
By the way, Silent Johnny, I’ve loved these AI threads you do every year, it’s a joy to log on and read all the comments, especially this year when Kristi Lee is from a town 15 miles from here so it had extra cogency this year.
Thanks for all you do for this fun thread all the time...
Ed
I’m so glad to hear that!
Taylor Hicks is my favorite AI winner. The first time I heard him sing I was hoping he’d win the whole thing.
Ed
I apologize if I jumped the gun on your comments. Lately there have been some harsh comments on here towards others, and yours wasn’t.
I would love to see Cook sing “For Being Done to Soon,” (I think it’s called,) or “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.”
Ed
Me, too.
I practically wore out Tap Root Manuscript and Hot August Nights.
Ed
I think Jason should sing “Red, Red Wine.” I can just hear him. The UB40 reggae version, with the dreads. It would suit him.
ROFLOL
Oh my !!!! I hope your husband does not find some family reunion or garden party he all of sudden needs to go to. To keep you from watchin DC on AI. LOL
Oh my gosh, she STILL has that "Who Me? With the President??" expression on!
Re the tat: maybe it’s just me, but if you are an “unusual” looking woman, don’t put a tattoo of a gorgeous woman on your arm.
OK, here are my Neil Diamond picks for the AIs next week.
I think one of the guys should sing “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” — it is sooo sexy. Is Jason too religious to do it? I think David C. could carry it, but my gosh, he’d bring the house down if he sang “He Aint Heavy, He’s My Brother.” Could you imagine??
If Jason won’t sing “Grass,” he should sing “Sweet Caroline” or “Red, Red Wine.”
I think Syschreecha should do “Brother Love.” She could kill with it.
Brooke has to sing “Both Sides Now.” Doesn’t it seem like she already has?
David A. should go against heartfelt ballad and have some fun with “I’m A Believer.” But he won’t. He will choose something like “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” or something where he can squinch up his eyes and belt out emotionally. Actually, new idea for him: “I Am, I Said” sung directly to his DAD!!
I fully agree with your #5, “sang about Jesus” driving voters away. IMO, Carly was voted off because she offended much of the target audience, who are people who didn’t know who Andrew Lloyd Weber is, never saw a Broadway play, and didn’t know the context of Jesus Christ Superstar. Probably sounded disrespectful to them.
I hated to see her go, as with a little more work she could be a major singer.
I really cannot imagine why people vote for Brooke or Jason except for the hair factor.
Thanks for the tunes link! ;)
In Matt. 5:17, 18 Jesus says he does not come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth shall pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
In that verse what was to be fulfilled was the death, burial and ressurection of Christ.
Don't you think if that were the case that Jesus would have told us that specifically, instead of making people assume? He told us flat out that he was a prophet and that he came to preach repentance. He tells us flat out that the law will NOT pass away.
Upon his death a new will or covenant would replace the old covenant, this is prophesied in Jeremiah 31.
Jeremiah 31
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
The law is 'still' there. It didn't go anywhere and it didn't pass away. The only thing that changed is the location. It went from being externalized on tablets to being placed internally. Instead of lip service He wanted people to live it.
The old covenant or the Law of Moses in which the 10 commandments are written were written for the Jewish people. Gentiles were not offered salvation under this law.
That isn't true. Noah found grace in the eyes of the God, and after the flood, which God saved them from in Genesis 9, God gave Noah and his descendants laws to live by, mentioned earlier in 9. At this time, all survivors of the flood were Gentiles. There were no Israelites or Jews yet. Just Gentiles and those that didn't adhere to the laws/covenant of Noah were heathens.
Genesis9
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Two things to notice are that the covenant of Noah was given to all and to all future generations. the second thing to notice is that the covenant of Noah is everlasting. That means forever. God tells us it is forever and Jesus in Matthew 5:17,18 also tells us that the law is forever. Later at Sinai, God selects a group of people and gives them additional laws. These laws are not replacing the laws of Noah, they are in addition to. These additional laws pertain primarily to dietary guidelines and ceremony/worship. The people that these additional laws were given to, become the Israelites and their whole set of combined laws become for them the Mosaic Law. You now have two types of people. Israelites and Gentiles and both are under the law.
Upon Christ's death all was fulfilled so the old law passed away and the new law or covenant that was prophesied in Jeremiah is in place. When Paul is telling us in Hebrews that the "law has passed away, he is talking about the old law of Moses.
We have to look at the words used and the context of their meaning from the time they were used.
Hebrews 8
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
this from the Greek
3778 houtos hoo'-tos, including nominative masculine plural houtoi hoo'-toy, nominative feminine singular haute how'-tay, and nominative feminine plural hautai how'-tahee from the article 3588 and 846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
1) this, these, etc.
846 autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.
1) himself, herself, themselves, itself
2) he, she, it
3) the same
It isn't a new covenant at all. It is the same covenant, just renewed. A renewed contract.
The Promise of God was that all men would receive salvation through his Son and the new covenant.
God already gave us the means to salvation in Ezekiel. Repentance. Jesus even tells us that to gain Eternal Life we need to keep the commandments and that he came to preach repentance.
If we were still under the Law of Moses, we would be required to sacrifice the blood of bulls and goats to sanctify sin,
Jeremiah 31
2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
Isaiah 27
9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
No shedding of blood required for atonement and forgiveness of sin. Their exile was their atonement. There are plenty of verses that indicate that animal sacrifices were not necessary.
Jeremiah 7
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Micah 6
6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
The rest of your post is pretty much addressed in #4501
David Archuleta’s dad: I’m his ‘musical consultant,’ not a ‘stage parent’
Jeff Archuleta doesn’t deny that he’s involved with his son David’s singing career, but he considers himself as more of a “music consultant” than an overbearing stage dad.
“First of all, I had to understand what the term meant. When I think of ‘stage dad,’ I think of the overbearing parent who raises their kids to [compete] in every beauty pageant there is and puts them through a lot of dancing and singing and piano lessons,” Jeff told Us Weekly in an interview published Wednesday.
“Once I understood what people thought of as a stage parent, I didn’t understand [why I was targeted]. I’m definitely involved with my son, and I encourage him, but I think that’s a lot different from forcing and threatening and all that stuff.”
David was a Star Search contestant in 2003 and since he’s become an American Idol seventh-season finalist, Jeff’s demeanor when his son was a Star Search contestant has been questioned and included reports that he was banned from the Star Search set for attempting to intimidate another contestant.
Last week, Naomi Judd said she encountered Jeff when David was serving as a Star Search judge and commented that Jeff “is like the worst stage dad.” In addition, Jeff reportedly brought David to tears after yelling at him about his son’s arrangement of “We Can Work Out” during an Idol recording session.
“There was absolutely no truth in any of the stories about me yelling at David, making him cry, or withholding water from him. That was crazy!” Jeff told Us. “Because I’m also a musician, I’m probably a little bit more involved. I kind of look at it like, ‘I’m David’s music consultant’ — someone he can bounce ideas off, who can help him because I do have a lot of experience.”
Jeff added he’s never been tempted to confront the Idol judges about their comments — including when Simon Cowell insinuated that Jeff was responsible for selecting “You’re the Voice” for David during the Top 10 performance episode. David subsequently denied Cowell’s statement and said he chose the song himself.
“They’re entitled to their opinions,” Jeff told Us about the judges. “Sometimes they overreact, but at other times, they’ve been very instructive. Most of the time I’m fine with them.”
Jeff did admit that he and David to discuss song selection.
“He’ll ask me what I think, and I’ll ask him what he feels good about, and we’ll arrive at a consensus,” he told Us. “Sometimes he’ll call his mom up and get her input. We have a family team that tries to help David feel good about his song choices.”
Jeff said all the work that goes into preparing David for weekly performances is worth it when he sees his son perform.
“It’s hard to describe in words. Definitely a lot of emotions come across me; certain songs really hit me right to the core,” he told Us. “When David has a great performance, it’s very easy to shed a tear or two.”
In addition to discussing his own involvement in David’s Idol journey, Jeff also provided some insight on the seventh-season finalist that Cowell and Randy Jackson have constantly characterized as the “one to beat.”
“He’s a reluctant singer. When he was young, he just couldn’t understand why anyone would like hearing him sing,” Jeff told Us. “I think he was blessed with a musical ear that was so far beyond his years. His standard was set so high that he never has been able to live up to what he thinks he should sound like. As a result, he didn’t think other people would like to hear his voice, until he was about 10 or 11.”
Jeff said he first realized David’s talent around the age of 4 or 5 when his mom taught him to play “Little Drummer Boy” and a church song on the piano.
“He played very well, but he was very shy and didn’t really sing much,” Jeff told Us. “When we moved from Florida to Utah when he was 6, we didn’t have a piano. I gave him a video to listen to one day just to keep him and his little brother busy while my wife and I were unpacking. He listened to this video of [Les Miserables] literally the entire day. When I came back, David had memorized several of the songs, complete with the Cockney accent. He was just belting out these songs, in tune, and I thought, ‘Wow, he’s really got a good ear.’”
Over the next couple years, Jeff said David became a musical buff — watching videos and singing songs from his favorite shows. From there, Jeff said David eventually started learning Celine Dion and Whitney Houston songs — which was even more impressive to his father.
“I started hearing that he was going after the runs and the licks that usually [only] the divas can do,” Jeff told Us.
Still, Jeff said his shy son was still reluctant to sing until he eventually became comfortable with his voice.
“We just tried to find opportunities for him,” Jeff told Us. “We never were the type of parents who had him be in every talent show. He was in one talent competition when he was 10, and the next one he was in was Star Search. He did very well. He had just turned 12 and ended up winning his particular division, Junior Singer. Obviously, he realized then that people like to hear him sing, and it gave him more confidence. The best thing was the feedback from people — that’s been David’s motivation. He thought, ‘Wow, if I can make people feel good through my singing, then I feel good singing.’ That’s what he thrives on.”
While Jeff said he has “no idea” how the Archuleta family will celebrate if David were to win Idol, there’s apparently already some material for his first album.
“He has written some songs, and they’re more like the songs that you’d probably want to record when Idol’s over,” Jeff told Us. “He’s a very talented songwriter as well. When David was on Star Search, we talked with some record labels, entertainment attorneys and producers to get advice. All of them pretty much verbatim said, ‘Have him learn to play an instrument... have him learn to write.’ But at that age, David was still really too young to write. When he was 14, he started writing a little bit. Over the last couple of years, he’s written some really nice songs, and he’s continued to work on the piano. He started to play the guitar about a year ago.”
Jeff also took the opportunity to debunk Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s insinuation that a young girl seated next to Jeff during a March 25 performance episode was David’s girlfriend.
“That wasn’t accurate at all — that was just something Ryan said,” Jeff told Us. “Someone must have said something just because there was a friend of his [there] who happened to be a girl. It wasn’t a girlfriend; she’s more like his sister.”
While that might young girls across the country swoon, Jeff said David isn’t exactly ready to start dating yet.
“He’s the type of kid who will go on group dates. He’ll get five or sic guys, they’ll ask a bunch of girls who are friends and all go together as a group,” Jeff told Us. “David’s still very conservative about [girls], and he doesn’t see any rush with having to match up with a girl right now.”
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