Hey, i'm mike.

[TheArchDuke]

i decided to join this forum because it looked very interesting. i already know soulfyre from spymac.com and i was looking to get to know some other brothers and sisters in Christ. about me: uh i'm 18 from san diego. raised in a Christian home but didn't really start to follow Christ until about 9th grade. my passion, other than Jesus, is music. I've played guitar for about 9 years and i'm in a band called DarkLayStill. we play an extreme form of metal called black metal. the genre is dominated by hatred for christians. this is an unreached sector of our culture. I'm currently in school getting my BA in graphic design and multi media. and i have horrible typing skills.

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[melinky]

Mike,

Welcome brother! Somewhere, I believe it was on SpyMac, I read a little bit about black metal, it may have even been something posted by you. I think it's some scary stuff, but I applaud your desire to bring God into an otherwise "black" realm.

I hope you'll stick around and post often. Be sure to invite your friends too.

Yours in Christ,

Melinda

[Soulfyre]

Hey, brother. This is my formal "welcome" to you! I'm sure glad you're here, so that you can share your heart for evangelism and your knowledge of music. Not that you're not pretty incisive in your thinking in other topics, too.

God bless you ArchDuke. We'll pray for you and your band, for protection, courage, and those to whom you witness.

Matthew (soulfyre)

[fairbank]

Mike, sorry it took me so long to greet you. So glad to have you on board. Just wondering if you are familiar with the ministry of Stephen Baldwin (brother of actor Alec Baldwin). Stephen has also been in many movies, mostly "B" types, but he has developed a powerful ministry to Xtreme sports types, especially skateboarders. That genre is in close ties with the metal music scene, so check it out sometime. Bless you!

Eric