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The Unfolding

Page 157: Chuck Girard: Finding Jesus, Starting Love Song, and Living in the Jesus Revolution

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9867 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

 

In early 1970, a small group of hippies walked into a church in Costa Mesa, California and helped change Christian music forever The Jesus Movement had begun on the West Coast, kicking off a spiritual awakening that swept the nation. Chuck Girard was at the center of it. He was a talented musician looking for answers to the meaning of life. He threw off traditional religion, became a hippie, and embraced drugs as the path to finding spiritual truth Chuck is one of the founding members of Love Song, a band that changed Christian music. If you've seen the movie Jesus Revolution, you'll love hearing this first-hand account of a fascinating time in American history. 

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Page 157 of the unfolding is the story of Chuck Gerard.

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Before long, I became a hippie.

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We were picking up these hitchhikers and they were all talking about Calvary Chapel,

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and I didn't really want to go up there.

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I didn't want traditional Christianity, but we don't want to live like this.

0:15.1

We don't really want to have drugs in our life, but we're not strong enough to give it up yet.

0:20.3

God's story has been unfolding.

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Since the beginning of time.

0:26.7

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:33.0

Another page in the unfolding.

0:45.6

Thank you. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

0:48.0

In 1970, a small group of hippies walked into a church in Costa Mesa, California,

0:53.1

and helped change Christian music forever.

0:56.3

The Jesus movement had begun on the west coast of the United States, kicking off a spiritual

1:00.9

awakening that swept the nation. The movement launched denominations like Calvary Chapel and the vineyard.

1:07.1

It changed the way many followers of Jesus did church, music, and more. Chuck Gerard

1:13.1

was at the center of it. In 1969, he was a talented and successful musician, but nothing he'd found

1:20.1

in life brought the answers he was looking for. Like many young people, he had thrown off

1:24.6

traditional religion. He'd become a hippie, embraced drugs as the

1:28.7

path to finding spiritual truth. Chuck is one of the founding members of Love Song, a band that

1:34.0

changed Christian music. If you've seen the movie Jesus Revolution, you will love hearing this

1:40.2

firsthand account of a fascinating time in American history.

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