Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

can get. It appears that he has his arm around her. BothGaither and Lowry are smiling broadly.It is Bill Gaither’s buddy Mark Lowry who has stood by hisprinciples. He is wrong, but at least he has the courage tostand by what he professes to believe. At her web site, MarshaStevens said that Lowry told her that he was proud of whatshe is doing and that he wished “the fundamentalist wouldfind Jesus; they’re going to have a lot to answer for, leavingout people that Jesus died for” (Stevens, “New Years Eve 2002with Bill Gaither,” www.christiangays.com). at statementrings true to everything we know about Lowry and his antifundamentaliststance and non-judgmental principle. To ourknowledge Lowry has never tried to distance himself fromwhat Stevens reported.Lowry’s statement about the fundamentalist “leaving outpeople that Jesus died for” is slanderous. e Bible believerdoes not leave anyone out of God’s grace. We believe thatJesus died for all sinners and there are no sinners too wickedfor Him to save. But we also believe that salvation requiresrepentance, as Jesus Himself emphasized (Lk. 13:1-5).e way the apostasy is rushing ahead, it might not be longbefore the majority of “evangelicals” will join hands with thehomosexuals in condemning “fundamentalists” and possiblyeven calling for their imprisonment or worse.(See also “Calvary Chapel” and “Bill Gaither” in thisDirectory.)Stringer, RitaRita Stringer (b. 1966) says that it was when she beganattending a Vineyard Church in the late 1980s that she was“forever changed by the sound of personal worship.” She was“grabbed” by the sound of the new choruses and soon waswriting for Vineyard Music Group. She now records withIntegrity Music. (See Integrity Music and John Wimber/Vineyard.)332