{"id":15992,"date":"2012-02-10T00:56:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T03:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=15992"},"modified":"2012-02-10T00:56:34","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T03:56:34","slug":"christians-rocked-beyond-belief-in-1990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/10\/christians-rocked-beyond-belief-in-1990\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians Rocked Beyond Belief, in 1990"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2010 some reacted with consternation after reports Christians had been to the circle claimed by pagans at the US Air Force Academy.\u00a0 As noted at the time, they failed to acknowledge the area known as the &#8220;LZ&#8221; had been <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/08\/usafa-pagan-circle-has-christian-history\/\">used for Christian gatherings<\/a> of one sort or another for some years before the pagans laid claim to the clearing.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out Rock Beyond Belief &#8212; the name of the atheist <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/28\/fort-bragg-to-host-atheist-counter-event\/\">counter-Christian event being held at Fort Bragg<\/a> &#8212; has a Christian history, as well.\u00a0 The Christian music group Petra, named after the Greek word for &#8220;rock,&#8221; was one of the pioneering groups in the Christian music genre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christianfighterpilot.com\/images\/petra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"258\" \/>In 1990 they produced an album called <em>Petra: Beyond Belief<\/em>. As if predicting an association with the military, the album cover was graced by a photograph of an Air National Guard C-130.<\/p>\n<p>The title track, <em>Beyond Belief<\/em>, is a call to Christians to do more than <em>just <\/em>&#8220;believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and see lyrics below the fold.<\/p>\n<p>With credit to <strong>Barb <\/strong>for the point out.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KY7jLQGHA0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen align=\"center\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There&#8217;s a higher place to go<br \/>\nBeyond belief, beyond belief<br \/>\nWhere we reach the next plateau<br \/>\nBeyond belief, beyond belief<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And from faith to faith we grow<br \/>\nTowards the center of the flow<br \/>\nWhere He beckons us to go<br \/>\nBeyond belief, beyond belief<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leap of faith without a net<br \/>\nMakes us want to hitch our bed<br \/>\nWaters never part<br \/>\nUntil our feet get wet, whoa, whoa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There&#8217;s a deeper place to go<br \/>\nWhere the road seems hard to hoe<br \/>\nHe who has begun this work<br \/>\nWon&#8217;t let it go (let it go)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2010 some reacted with consternation after reports Christians had been to the circle claimed by pagans at the US Air Force Academy.\u00a0 As noted at the time, they failed to acknowledge the area known as the &#8220;LZ&#8221; had been used for Christian gatherings of one sort or another for some years before the pagans laid claim to the clearing. 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