2008 In Review - 2009 New Year's Resolutions from Christian Artists

• Bassist Mitch Parks - "...to find the last three Sesame Street magazines I'm missing from my collection (July-Sept 1984 if anyone can help)."
• Guitarist Ben Hosey - "...to get whiter teeth."
• Drummer Matt McFadden - "...to go the entire year without picking my nose. Tissue assisted blows only people!"
• Keyboard Player Yates - "...to finally write a song that's not in the key of Ab."

• What was the most important thing God taught you this year?
  "To always put ministry first."
• What is your New Year's Resolution for 2009?

  "All we can say is that our New Year’s resolution for 2009 is to finish our new CD!!!!!!!"

• Denise Clark - "...to read more books and watch less TV.....I am hooked on Fox News Channel’s On the Record with Greta."
• Kim Gravel - "...to cook and eat more organically....GO GREEN!"
• Amy Goins - "...learn to salsa dance......I want to be ready when Dancing With the Stars calls."

• What was the most important thing God taught you this year?
  "If we have a heart for the one that Jesus would leave the 99 for, we'll never be lose sight of real ministry in the eyes and heart of God."
• What is your New Year's Resolution for 2009?

  "To enjoy being a dad and husband and to somehow, in the process, become a smaller big daddy."

"To finish my solo CD and tour to spread the word of God, bringing people to Christ. I believe the future is eternity, not the next few years. Against the backdrop of eternity, years are minute. As much as I'm concerned with the environment, the economy and our policies on war, genocide and famine, I'm more concerned with where we'll spend eternity. There's one thing we all have in common and that's that one day we will have to stand before God and give account of everything we've said and done. My resolution is to do my part to get as many people as I can to accept Jesus Christ as their savior and spend eternity in Heaven."

• Pam Walker - "...to take more time daily to be in devotion with God. Sometimes I find that it can be a challenge to find that time alone with God, but this coming year I really want to be disciplined and set aside a specific time that is God's alone. I also want to read more books written by Christian authors."
• Christine Prankard - "...to give more of my time and finances to those in need."
• Tyler Seidenberg - "...to be more like Christ. Each year I try to improve and I measure my progress by looking back and seeing changes in my life that have made me more like Him. I can't do it on my own. I pray that God will continue to transform me from the inside out to do His will."

• Josh Reedy - "...to stop eating so much chocolate…it’s my weakness."
• Eric Miker - "...to be closer to God and family."
• Brian Bunn - "...to have more patience."
• Boone Daughdrill - "...to reach further into the world and draw closer to Jesus…everything else works out after that."

• What was the most important thing God taught you this year?
  "John 15:5 has been my verse this year. What I've learned is that I can't rely on myself. I really can't do anything I put my mind to. I can however do all things through Christ. I have known these things for most of my adult life but haven't had to live them out. It's a tough lesson but one that conforms me more to Christ's character.'
• What is your Resolution for 2009?
  "I'm not really into resolutions but I do plan to enter the Goofy Challenge at Disney World in 2010 which means 209 will be a year of training. The Goofy Challenge consists of running a half marathon (13.1 miles) one day and running a full marathon the next!"

"...to spend more time saying ‘thank you’ to my Lord, my family, my fans, my friends, my staff and my media friends.  Love you all."

"...simple. I promise to Love more than I ever have before. I promise to give more than I ever have before. I promise to care more about people than I ever have before. This year it's about serving and helping others as opposed to myself. It's about going the extra mile, and feeling someone else's pain. This year I BECOME a servant like never before. If I do this I know my life will be the best it's ever been. 2009 here I come!!!