"God finds our passions not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mudpies in the slum because he cannot understand what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."
Favorite Music:
Everything that is made well, unfortunately that normally excludes all mainstream. Christian artists with real talent and divine inspiration make the best music in the world.
Interests:
guitar, longboarding, eating Pho', reading religious essays, writing music, learning harmonies, writing album reviews
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About Me I am Chase and I play guitar and sing harmonies for Nelson and the Alexanders and I am a journalist for The Rider Online. I longboard and play guitar simultaneously. I sing and love simultaneously. I worhsip and honor simultaneously. I write and read simultaneously. I love and hate the word "simultaneously" at the same time.
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