Richard Hawley Lady's Bridge CD

Enjoy Good Music (listen)I found an old record that some church in Los Angeles put out in the 60's. The album was a recording of the churches choir. Apparently the church gave these records as a gift to new visitors. In the introduction to this album, the announcer say's 'All of us enjoy good music!' I thought that would sound great to a beat.

Take You to Heaven (listen)I knew that if I were going to combine music and preaching, I would have to write a song for my hero, Billy Graham. I would love to do a whole album someday with his preaching. This particular sermon that he preached (from the 70's) was particularly special to me, because he talks about the value of the soul. Any one, who knows me, knows that I love the topic of soul value! 'He's willing to save you, He's willing to forgive you! He wants to take you to heaven.

' Just the thought that God wants to take us to heaven is awesome. What will it be like? I love the way Billy Graham sums up the Gospel- 'The Gospel is, that in spite of your sins, God loves you!' This song was an honor to create.

Here I Am (listen)This was really the first song I wrote for the album. Sarah MacIntosh sang on this track. I should of let her sing the whole thing! I wanted to have a song that expressed my heart. I just want to be available to preach to whomever God wants. It is God who calls the preacher to preach. It is God who does the powerful work through the preacher. When the Preacher preaches, he is simply coming along side of God, to change lives for eternity. In other words, the message of the Bible is proclaimed, and the Spirit of God convicts the unbeliever of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The preacher must be a willing vessel. His prayer is 'here I am, send me.

' That is my heart. I just want to be available for God to speak through me.

I'm Listening (listen)I love this song. My friend, Phillip LaRue, was kind enough to write this song with me. We wanted to express the difficulty of hearing God's voice. It seems that we are being called by 2 voices. Good vs. evil/God vs. Satan/the Spirit vs. the world) God's voice of wisdom sometimes seems like a whisper, yet the voice of the evil world seems like a scream. I think hearing the voice of God takes practice over time. When you do hear His voice, you will find that it is full of love. It will draw you closer to Him. But also keep in mind, when the voice of the 'enemy' is yelling at you, he will always try and keep you away from God. It will be a voice of condemnation vs. the voice of holy conviction. Jesus said, 'My sheep- hear My voice!'Interesting (listen)J. Vernon McGee has taught me so much about the Bible. I have listened to a ton of his sermons. I found a rare tape of him preaching live! (Not from his popular radio show.