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"If you’ve been waiting for the next fresh take on the Christian music scene, you won’t want to miss Chris Taylor’s Take Me Anywhere." --CMCentral.com
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Chris Taylor has an interesting way of describing his (and perhaps everyone’s) earthly nature in relation to spiritual matters.
“I wasn’t looking for God ever,” he says. “I started going the other direction at birth.”
That doesn’t mean the 27-year-old Florida native intentionally sought any particular loss of innocence; it only magnifies the compelling turnaround theme that now shines on his deep worship-meets-ethereally marked pop debut, Take Me Anywhere. Indeed, Taylor’s music is about human wandering, God’s pursuit, and the conversations that ensue.
Raised in the beachfront town of Destin, Chris remembers an idyllic childhood made possible by hard-working parents who managed vacation rental properties. Riding along in the family car, he would hear Willie Nelson or Paul Simon on the radio and quietly imagine being part of what they were doing. But playing guitar never occurred to Taylor before age 13 when his mom brought one home to cheer him up after a bad day at school.
And that was essentially the extent of the drama in his world until two years later when an older teenage friend wanted to talk at length with Chris about the meaning of life.
“He was from a broken home and basically lived with us,” he recalls. “Then one day he shared the gospel with me in his car. At first I was offended, really. We’d given this guy so much—what gave him the right to think that I was missing something? But I soon believed what he was saying, and that’s my story: I had a salvation experience in a car.”
By the next year, Taylor was leading worship in youth group. After high school he earned a degree close to home in music and recording. Then the opportunity came for Chris to journey to England where he interned in worship ministry at Soul Survivor church. There he met worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman (“The Heart of Worship”) and was dramatically humbled by the authenticity of his faith.
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Many thanks for the add. Hope you enjoy the music and message behind it. My mission in life is to fight Human Trafficking. understanding the individual pain of others is sometimes to painful for an other individual to touch and that is frightening ... what i mean is that someone whose life is not traumatized and brutalized as a regular sequence of every day events unconsciously seeks the camouflage and shelter of apathy and banality from the reality of such devastating anguish and terror ...
but the spirit of young people who are used as sex slaves in the systematized global industry of human trafficking is now reaching out to the human fellowship in hope and desperation and through technology ...
it is scary when humanity turns a blind eye to this horror ... its like ignoring genocide whilst it is happening ...
what i am asking is that if you hear the cry of these young people who are existing in an environment of torture and brutality each and every day that you then please do not turn away from them ...
please reach deeply into your heart and soul and please in 2009 join a movement or become a part of an event that challenges modern slavery in the 21st century ...
Yes, you should be encouraged. As a fellow creator I know times are tough, what with the old order being shaken up by new technology. It sometimes seems our business is passing by the wayside. But with new technology comes new gatekeepers and new ways to prosper doing the thing we love - creating! That part of the process will never change. So keep it at it and believe in the best, and all will be fine. And tell your bride I said hello.
Hey Chris! Remember me? Lol maybe not, but I'm so glad that everthing is going good for you. I miss seeing your billboard on the way to work- very inspiring. It was the one that was right before you get to the outlet mall. Anyway- keep up the good work and take care!
Hey, Chris. I just wanted to tell you that I absolutely love your music. Every time your songs are on they just make my day. Please continue to do what God has gifted you to do. :)Hope you have a fantastic day!
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