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Grace is a concept that is unique to Christianity. It is the most difficult idea for the human mind to grasp. Grace is divine. It is the all powerful giving up power to save the powerless! It is the innocent taking the place of the guilty. It is the only thing that can redeem the broken and hopeless. Grace came down and rescued us from the consequences that we brought upon ourselves. Grace does not excuse the guilty, or endorse their wrongdoing; instead, grace sees our weakness and meets us at the point of our need giving to us not what we deserve, but what we so desperately need. It is a concept that is so foreign to the human mind that is hard wired to think in terms of performance based living. Grace sees the best in us, calls to the best in us, and provides the strength for us to rise to the best in us. Grace is a gift. A gift that we can choose to receive or reject. Grace rejected, leaves a person bitter, wounded and alone. Grace received leaves a person, free to live, love and pursue the best of themselves. Grace is found only in Jesus Christ, and my prayer is that if you have not received grace, wherever you are, you will open your heart and reach out to the one who gave all for you. If you have experienced grace, my prayer is that you will become a champion of grace giving it freely to all those around you. Grace equals pardon to the guilty, a pardon that is free to the recipient but comes at a great cost to the giver. Grace is the only hope to save the world.

Peace,
Herschell

Grace is a concept that is unique to Christianity. It is the most difficult idea for the human mind to grasp. Grace is divine. It is the all powerful giving up power to save the powerless! It is the innocent taking the place of the guilty. It is the only thing that can redeem the broken and hopeless. Grace came down and rescued us from the consequences that we brought upon ourselves. Grace does not excuse the guilty, or endorse their wrongdoing; instead, grace sees our weakness and meets us at the point of our need giving to us not what we deserve, but what we so desperately need. It is a concept that is so foreign to the human mind that is hard wired to think in terms of performance based living. Grace sees the best in us, calls to the best in us, and provides the strength for us to rise to the best in us. Grace is a gift. A gift that we can choose to receive or reject. Grace rejected, leaves a person bitter, wounded and alone. Grace received leaves a person, free to live, love and pursue the best of themselves. Grace is found only in Jesus Christ, and my prayer is that if you have not received grace, wherever you are, you will open your heart and reach out to the one who gave all for you. If you have experienced grace, my prayer is that you will become a champion of grace giving it freely to all those around you. Grace equals pardon to the guilty, a pardon that is free to the recipient but comes at a great cost to the giver. Grace is the only hope to save the world.

Peace,
Herschell

 Grace is a concept that is unique to Christianity. It is the most difficult idea for the human mind to grasp. Grace is divine. It is the all powerful giving up power to save the powerless! It is the innocent taking the place of the guilty. It is the only thing that can redeem the broken and hopeless. Grace came down and rescued us from the consequences that we brought upon ourselves. Grace does not excuse the guilty, or endorse their wrongdoing; instead, grace sees our weakness and meets us at the point of our need giving to us not what we deserve, but what we so desperately need. It is a concept that is so foreign to the human mind that is hard wired to think in terms of performance based living. Grace sees the best in us, calls to the best in us, and provides the strength for us to rise to the best in us. Grace is a gift. A gift that we can choose to receive or reject. Grace rejected, leaves a person bitter, wounded and alone. Grace received leaves a person, free to live, love and pursue the best of themselves. Grace is found only in Jesus Christ, and my prayer is that if you have not received grace, wherever you are, you will open your heart and reach out to the one who gave all for you. If you have experienced grace, my prayer is that you will become a champion of grace giving it freely to all those around you. Grace equals pardon to the guilty, a pardon that is free to the recipient but comes at a great cost to the giver. Grace is the only hope to save the world.

Peace,
Herschell 

Worship
It's more than a style of music, more than what you do in a few minutes on Sunday morning!Worship is a lifestyle... it is saying with your life that you realize that something, Someone is more than you, bigger than you and worthy of receiving your praise! What you worship is a reflection of who you are!If you worship materialism, things represent who you are. If you worship people, status represents who you are. If you worship yourself, self centered choices reflect who you are. If you the one true living God, grace, forgiveness, mercy, and unconditional love represent who you are!

-Peace
Herschell

Dreams
Dreams, the stuff that life is made of; I believe in dreams and I believe in dreamers. Don't be afraid to push the envelope here... God is the ultimate dreamer and when he dreamed he spoke the world into existence! We are created in his image and possess the same creative powers in our dreams! I would suggest that if you are a believer, the dreams that you have were deposited in your spirit by God himself! The problem is that to many of us have given up on our dreams and have "settled" for what life has presented. I challenge you to dust off your dream and go for it! Dreams are what makes life worth living! Almost seven years ago God spoke to me and to my dear friend Keith Smith a word that has revolutionized my life...DREAM, Discipline, through Relationships, Education and Mirrors.
Discipline, this speaks to the root of the word, disciple. We should all seek to mentor others and to be mentored by someone in all areas of our lives. Relationships, how are your relationships with those who are closest to you? Education, are you consistently teaching others what you have received, and are you learning from those around you? Mirrors, when you wake up every morning and look in the mirror, does your life reflect those higher qualities that we all seek? The bible says that where there is no dream, people die, emotionally, spiritually, physically. We are called, you were birthed to be a dream maker! Learn to persevere! Learn how to win! Learn how to handle winning! Learn how to help others win! Let's change our world!

Peace
Herschell

Dreams
Dreams, the stuff that life is made of; I believe in dreams and I believe in dreamers. Don't be afraid to push the envelope here... God is the ultimate dreamer and when he dreamed he spoke the world into existance! We are created in his image and possess the same creative powers in our dreams! I would suggest that if you are a believer, the dreams that you have were deposited in your spirit by God himself! The problem is that to many of us have given up on our dreams and have "settled" for what life has presented. I challenge you to dust off your dream and go for it! Dreams are what makes life worth living! Almost seven years ago God spoke to me and to my dear friend Keith a word that has revolutioned my life...DREAM, Disipline, through Relationships, Education and Mirrors.
Disipline, this speaks to the root of the word, disciple. We should all seek to mentor others and to be mentored by someone in all areas of our lives. Relationships, how are your realtionships with those who are closest to you? Education, are you consistently teaching others what you have received, and are you learning from those around you? Mirrors, when you wake up every morning and look in the mirror, does your life reflect those higher qualities that we all seek? The bible says that where there is no dream, people die, emotionally, spiritually, physically. We are called, you were birthed to be a dream maker! Learn to persevere! Learn how to win! Learn how to handle winning! Learn how to help others win! Let's change our world!

Peace

Herschell

So several people have asked us, what a widget is. Simply put, a widget is an app that lets you share the bands content, music videos, etc. These are great free tools that let you as a part of the Pardoned family share our music with your friends on any website or social media page that you control. We suggest the tune widget for sharing. It is surprisingly easy to set up, just a few clicks and you are up and running. We are asking our fans to join our street team and share our music with your family and friends. We will be offering a exclusive download to the street teamer that refers the most new listeners!

Thanks,

Herschell -Pardoned

Many people struggle today with the question "what is the purpose of my life"? While the individual specifics of this question will be different from person to person, the foundational place to begin to search for the answer is found in this reality, loving and being loved by your creator God! The greatest tragedy in life is to live and die without ever experiencing the peace and passion of a life lived "on purpose". Check out these words from our song "Legacy".

Here's to hoping that you leave a good one!
Herschell

Legacy.
Everything I could be everything I should be calls me

Pulling me after You

Everything that You are healing my broken heart draws me

Telling me that You can see every tear I've ever cried

I can't believe how you see so much more that's locked inside

Everything that I am tells me I'm just a man hopeless, broken

When I'm weak You are strong telling me I belong I know

That everything in my life is according to Your plan

Open my eyes so I'll see all I have is in Your hands

I want to live like I may not see tomorrow

I want give like my Father owns the sky

Let me reach out my hand to the lost and help them to find You

Oh, I want to live