Author: Jacob McGowen

Have you ever wanted more? Have you ever looked up at the sky, wondered about your purpose and meaning in this life? I certainly have. The western world, in which we all live, preaches that in order to be accepted, you must not only own all the right things, you must be all the right…… Continue reading The Season of More

At Your Feet(Jacob R. McGowen) [1st Verse]Rushing through the forestCalming angry seasBreaking through the shadowsYour Spirit’s wild and free [Pre-Chorus]Helping hearts surrenderBringing dead to lifeMaking me holy, LordAnd renewing me inside [Chorus]And Lord, Your SpiritOh, how I want itThere’s nothing else I’ll ever needAnd Lord, You’re sovereignHelp me to know itAnd to stay humbled at…… Continue reading At Your Feet

Love Me (Out of the Dark) By: Jacob McGowen 1st Verse: A summer day is just a memory Of fun, of freedom, and of home And I am blind and I can’t see The one who reigns above the storm Temptation, it is surrounding me And I am bound by all my shame Yet I…… Continue reading Love Me (Out of the Dark)

Going to Denver for a weekend is something my family and I always used to do together. Whether it was for a concert, school clothes, doctor’s visit, or whatever, we always enjoyed our trips there. Back in olden times, however, when we lived in West Monroe, LA, “Duck Dynasty” country, our place to go to…… Continue reading A Mere Overpass

Silly (In The End) By: Jacob McGowen 1ST  VERSE Stocks falling, people on their knees Kids dying, mothers cry in grief We’re all searching, reaching for  Something more, but still find it hard  To love our friends next door Makes you wonder  How can I find peace? CHORUS: It’s not in the solace of strangers It’s…… Continue reading Silly (In The End)

“I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell, And for once, it might be grand To have someone understand I want so much more Than they’ve got planned…” It is hard for me to believe that there was once a time when I went to school, and yet,…… Continue reading Life, and Life Abundantly

Lord Always By: Jacob McGowen Serenades of old Tell of streets of gold They say,  “The blind will see!” “The dead will live!” But still I cannot see How you’d love me? In spite of my pride And all of my sin CHORUS: Oh, oh holy one (Help me sing) Oh, oh lamb of God…… Continue reading Lord Always

“And that, friends, is how I met a night dancer.” Jeremy Schmitz, one of the staff for Come Let’s Dance, had just finished telling us a story of how during one of his trips to Uganda, he met what was called a “night dancer,” a male witch doctor who danced and chanted curses before him. He…… Continue reading Ever Present, Ever True, Sword of Truth