Thanks for popping in here to check this out.  I promise I won't ramble...   Here's the deal.....:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

I grew up on the Rock and Heavy Metal Music of the 1970s and 80s.  I worshipped at the altar of Kiss, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Dokken, Ratt, Dio, etc… you get it.  I absolutely LOVE this music!  And I was totally into the whole deal—the hair, the partying, etc. 

For a list all the bands I saw live in the 1980s check out http://www.guitarjams.net/bandsiveseenlive.html

In 1987 I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior… the very best decision I ever made!

From there my life was quite a journey of spiritual growth, brain tumors, blindness, a call to ministry… lost of stuff!  And God was working through all of it!  For more details check out my testimony at http://www.guitarjams.net/testimony.html

The end result of that journey is that I became a pastor.  I was a Youth Pastor for a few years… then I was a Sr./Preaching Pastor for a season… now I'm on staff at the First Church of Christ in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Altoona, PA www.first4christ.com  (AN AWESOME place) as the pastor of Small Groups and Connections.

So---I'm a pastor who loves to write, record and listen to Heavy Metal!  Do I avoid the "darker side" of metal?  Of course.  But there's LOTS of great metal out there that's not just positive… but even Christ-honoring!  Wanna learn more?  Come to www.guitarjams.net

Metal Blessings,

Pastor Brad