Joel Stein

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Always Forward (2007)

Contemporary Christian pop/rock in 14 smart, fun, and catchy songs, with a focus on "hope" and "Heaven".

1.	Thy Kingdom Come	$0.70 - Add to cart
	This is a missionary battle cry - for anyone with that missionary zeal to expand Christ's kingdom, right here on Earth.

2.	Satisfied	$0.70 - Add to cart
	Chasing a thousand pursuits, I will always find an empty spot somewhere in my heart, longing to be satisfied, longing to experience the fulfillment we will only find in Heaven.

3.	Future Full of Hope	$0.70 - Add to cart
	This song expresses the consolation of Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe; plans to give you a future full of hope."

4.	Unchanging	$0.70 - Add to cart
	I'm not a rock; I waver all the time and change my mind - I'm totally unpredictable! But the Lord is steady, unchanging... "the Lord is an eternal Rock." (Isaiah 26:4) How I want to be like him!

5.	Save the Family	$0.70 - Add to cart
	Most of the world's problems are a larger result of a much "smaller" problem - the breakdown of the family. So, if you want to save the world, save the family.

6.	Jesus, Redeem Me (with Prepare the Way)	$0.70 - Add to cart
	Inspired by Psalm 51, this song is about orienting my gaze away from myself and toward Jesus. Especially as sinners, we're not much to look at. But He is fidelity, strength, forgiveness, love!

7.	Heaven (Satisfied Reprise)	$0.70 - Add to cart
	Finally, the place of total fulfillment. Heaven, make haste to help me.

8.	Time and Eternity	$0.70 - Add to cart
	We all know about the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30). But do you consider time a talent, a gift? Maybe, just maybe, there's a correlation between how we spend our time on Earth and how we'll spend eternity...

9.	Something's Gonna Come	$0.70 - Add to cart
	This was a break-up song. Man, that was hard! Somehow, though, God kept me optimistic and hopeful that somewhere around the corner, something was waiting for me. And the payoff was huge, praise God!

10.	Take Me	$0.70 - Add to cart
	After reading "The Good News about Sex and Marriage" by Christopher West, I wrote this song for my future wife. What I learned is that love is about self-donation.

11.	Keep Your Lamplight Burning	$0.70 - Add to cart
	After reading the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13), I was suddenly struck by the realization that Christ could come at any moment. Will I be prepared?

12.	Following His Lead	$0.70 - Add to cart
	This song is a fun rendition of Psalm 23. If the Lord is our shepherd, then we are his sheep. What joy is there greater than following the leader? I've got everything I need!

13.	Every Thought and Every Word	$0.70 - Add to cart
	Do you ever feel unimportant? There are so many people, how could God love me individually? Well, the words of Jeremiah 1:5 hit home for me: "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you."

14.	Press On	$0.70 - Add to cart
	A fitting theme for the last song on the album, this song is about perseverance, moving "always forward", continuing "my pursuit toward the goal, the price of God's upward calling, in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:12-14). God be with you.