Michael Carr // personal blog of ponders & travels

I’ll be leaving Knoxville tomorrow to make my way home by Saturday. This week shifted things into place and I know it’s time to head back to Wilmington and the family. Andrea will be staying in Knoxville for awhile longer while Jadon and I trek home. The last three weeks have cause incredible growth in both me and my brother & sister. I feel like my heart has been stretched in so many directions at once!
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The song goes through the earth like a river with healing! The full expression of the Bride is a representation of the Father’s heart, and of His Kingdom.

The “mechanical” creation of Andrea’s album, although important, is almost a side-note in my heart. The spiritual awaking that is happing in the Bride is what I’m being struck by. It’s not just this album or this particular style, it’s a generation of people being transformed at a heart level.

Go read Ezek. 47. This river is the river in Revelation, flowing from the throne of God transforming everything it touches! We are the trees on it’s banks (Psalm 1:3) and our leaves are for the healing of the nations (Rev 22:2). The fruit of our labors willl go into the earth and heal the broken hearted!

This is Isa. 61 Jesus justice released through the hands of you and me! The Kingdom of God realized in our midst and the song a healing river that runs through the earth!

Ah! Sweet breakthrough. Today starts week two of recording with Andrea (Marie Carr) at the Banks House (United Pursuit) studio in Knoxville. The morning was full of sunshine and the sweet presence of Jesus. I’ve had this wonderful expectation that creativity is about overflow and change the earth. The picture of the radiance of Jesus shining through His bride overwhelms me. I wrote in my journal this morning while thinking about the rising song in the earth: [...]

This week at the Banks House has been jam packed full!

We got back from the United Pursuit summit Sunday evening; Monday was the first day in the studio with Andrea. Her goal is to complete 15 songs within 4 weeks. Today she realized how emotionally draining the process of recording her songs is. With everyday being a party at the Banks House, it’s been near impossible to get these guys to go to bed before 2 each night. I’m mostly concerned about Andrea’s health with all that work & play… [...]

Tennessee! Pulled in last night for a show at the famous Bijou downtown. Now we’re in the mountains with the United Pursuit crew for the last day of their (very) official summit where the future of United Pursuit is being discussed. Exciting stuff.

Monday starts three weeks of production for Andrea (Marie Carr)’s album. This project is going to be pretty amazing (keep tabs at AndreaMarieCarr.com). The studio (“Banks House”), which doubles as a guys house, is located in an older suburb of Knoxville. We’ll mostly eat, sleep and live in these four walls for the remainder of the month.

My dad is here for a week to pour out his father’s blessing over us as we embark on this project. He’ll return to Wilmington to start work on the house of prayer and be with the rest of the family. I’m excited about this month and grateful for the time with these genuine hearts.

Ahhh.. The song of Jesus is beautiful. He sings through his bride and it’s His people who will display His glory.