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‘Good News Train’ on track Musical project bridges the generations and aims to inspire a revival of faith through COVID, Staats steered a small group of pre-teens and new album is an old teens into practicing, performcalling for 77-yearing and recording tunes that he old Jim Staats of believes are ideal for young South Bethlepeople and adults alike hem. and apropos for this A roofer by by era of uncertainty. trade, Jim is also “We need a an avid songrevival,” says Stawriter who has a ats. “And I can gift for tailoring see more young tunes that youths people coming on can sing to express board. At their ages, their faith. they might not under“Bridge Street Revival” stand a revival movement. But is an EP that he crafted during their voices can inspire middlethe pandemic to bring the age and older adults. I envision young and old together. people coming back to church Carefully muddling his way as if to ask, ‘Hey, what did I
“Bridge Street Revival” is available on ITunes, Spotify, Amazon, CD Baby and other platforms.
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miss?’ “But we don’t want to just preach to the choir,” Staats says. “We could play at street celebrations and sing to people who don’t go to church. My songs present situations, stories and metaphors and hit on contemporary issues. Sometimes we can get jaded during things like the pandemic, but I’m beginning to
see more people openly express their faith.” He likens the project and movement to a “Good News Train” – not coincidently one of the “tracks” on the EP. Robert J. LaCosta’s daily devotional blog is on his Facebook page and can also be received in your email by writing to norepcom@ gmail.com.
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