Life After Divorce ft. Crystal Lewis | Dinner Conversations
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Acclaimed vocalist Crystal Lewis (crystallewis.com) shares her story of discovering life after divorce. Counselor Nita Andrews also lends her experience to the sensitive topic. Don't miss a single episode of Dinner Conversations - subscribe below! #CrystalLewis #MarkLowry #AndrewGreer #DinnerConversations
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"TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD"
PERFORMED BY CRYSTAL LEWIS
WRITTEN BY THOMAS A. DORSEY
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"BEAUTY FOR ASHES"
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WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL LEWIS
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I've seen her perform live twice and met her. People thought I was crazy. But her voice is absolutely unique and no one sings like her. When kirk franklin did the song with her all my friends got really quiet and I was like yeah I told you she has a great voice so great kirk had to work with her.
Has a style that isn't relative, never was
Wrong, i know many people who can sing much better, she
@John Bryer no offense, but God is definitely not a man, he’s God.
Her voice has been in my ear since I was a child. Just an incredible singer who inspired my own voice.
Yes, I have been a tremendous fan of hers since the early 90s. She was a hidden gem until Kirk put her on his project.
I was really heart broken to hear that Crystal Lewis had gotten a divorce. Her music has helped me many times over the years. I would encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for Crystal and her family.
@@emokiriemiabednegoabed2844
What??
Will pray. Life is so real even for us Christians
@@Angelica._.officalll Right😂😂
Her music helped me too much when I was teenager.
Wow 😭💔💓
We all need to pray for each other.
I would ask that everyone here would lift crystal up in prayer.
We don't know what she might be going through. 🙏
I absolutely agree and pray that THE LORD WILL HEAL her in every area of her life in JESUS’ MIGHTY NAME!
pain, and the devil is trying to lay a guilt trip on her. She is still Crystal and wonderful!
All Latin America loves Crystal Lewis!!! Everybody’s little Sweet heart .... We Love U 🙌🏻❤️🧒🏼
When my children were young we played all Crystal Lewis' music and the kiddos would sing her songs in church. I met her at a signing and was afraid to talk to her but she was soo nice! We went to all her concerts! And i sent a letter to her fan club. Crystal, your music meant alot to me!
She is being honest and transparent. We should appreciate that. Her music was always meant to honor the living God. To me it still does the same regardless of her trials. We all go through trials. Grace is extended to everyone under God.
You don't know her and her mom
No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
Amen.
@@deanlaveau2450 Do you know them? Dean honestly have some grace. We all have good and bad in us. She is human. You as well.
Yes I know them, haven't spoken in years though, I grew up in the church with her
Her voice is and always has been incredible. How I have missed hearing her.
She has new album and she's singing like never before!
Her voice and talent are off the charts. I wish her God's blessings as she's goes forward.
The church is very ignorant and poor at dealing with toxic relationships and confronting abuse. Wish you well Crystal..love your ministry! I listen to you all the time!!
Cindy Robertson a toxic relationship and abuse is seen at the beginning of a relationship not 28 years later, I'm sad this happened to her marriage. I am a fan of crystal Lewis also, sounds like they just got tired of each other and wanted out. Oh well, another very public Christian marriage bites the dust....
@@sensidima9822 A toxic relationship can be going on for 30 years and it not be seen by outsiders. I'm speaking from personal experience. I was fiercely committed to my marriage unfortunately he was not. I spent years forgiving infidelity and abuse and only one person knew about any of that. Toward the end of the marriage our children found out about his infidelity and a few other people found out from them. But most people even some of my best friends knew nothing about what was going on.
@@sensidima9822 I didn't get that from her. It sounds like he got comfortable with his role as the take charge person but she wanted to have some control and freedom. He likely wasn't having it and I also feel like he became a bit sexist after a while. They knew each other at 16 and that is young. She married young so seeing a "toxic" relationship at the very beginning is not always feasible.
I pray she heals and finds joy because not all marriages are ordained by God in the first place.
@@lorrielee885 same here. On the outside we were the perfect married couple
@@accountingmanager5964 you don’t even know who you are at 16 let alone what toxic is
Divorce is a terrible circumstance that if you’re not walking in the other persons shoes 👠 Don’t JUDGE. Believe me the horrible abuse, domestic and emotional trauma can lead to worse! 😟🙏🏽🔎❤️🌏. Praise the Lord for Forgiveness, Grace and humility. Happy 😊 Easter 2020. I always enjoy these great discussions and episodes, TY. 🙇🏻♀️🙏🏽
having seen two of them,one really up close, there is nothing that is like a divorce in a church. the one I was the most close to was a pastor and his wife(he didn't want it) I loved both of them, and they never asked me to take sides, but everyone else did. when I wouldn't i got really ROCKED. I watched people I thought I know, my brothers and sister, do and say things that just shocked the shoes off of me. Broke my heart. I wonder if people know what kind of damage they do in times like these.
Crystal Lewis has one of the best voices if not the best voice I've ever heard.
Wow... Many are kicking her while she's down... 😕😕 What a shame. 😞😞 We don't know the whole story. WE REALLY DON'T. All we can do is speculate and perceive and what not. What do we know for sure? She'a a fellow believer. She's also human. I admire her honesty and vulnerability -- it's alot to put yourself out there like this. I know I couldn't. I'm'a keep on listening to her music and I'll pray for her, too. ❤ P.S. And who's to say reconciliation can't happen somewhere down the road? Anything's possible. 😊
It's really not that at all. Read my other comments. It's the whole pursue yourself and discover yourself thing AND the emergent church/deconstruction (question everything) thing. I just went through peri-menopause at 47 a few years back. I made a lot of mistakes (mostly buying too many clothes!)....but I had an encounter with Jesus and as I pursued Him I became more creative, more of myself.....without doing it the worldly way of "finding yourself". God is just so funny that way. We look for Him (in biblical ways) and we find ourselves too without having to become self-absorbed.
@@RCGagain She said she was very young when she got married, she said she gave her husband so much control that she didn't know who she was. There is nothing worldly about her finding herself. She is an individual and was married, that's two individuals. However when one person makes all of the decisions, tells the other what to do and how to do it, that's not a Godly marriage, that is a controlling marriage. When someone is in that kind of relationship, especially when they enter in it at such a young age, and have been in it for so long, they don't know who they are as an individual. They only know who the other person is. How is that Godly?
kimsteel366 - she put herself on television- as for reconciliation? She didn't mention it so we would be foolish to be so presumptuous
@@amystreasuresdesign this is why I don’t believe in young marriage. The church marries babies off so they won’t sin sexually. Buy these marriages usually crash and burn later. I married at 18 and my ex was the same age. 26 years later he wanted out and left me and our family and God. He said he spent his whole life doing what everyone one else wanted. Now that is a child mindset and he is now in a worse place but that’s between him and God.
@@amystreasuresdesign facts
When i first heard Ms. Lewis sing, it was like hearing an angel sing. May God always bless you and your family.
Crystal, you are loved by many and by God and we pray fo God's will in you life!
Her ministry is her music. When my world fell apart her music helped me, and I had no idea she was singing like she did from personal experience. Thank you Crystal, for being a vessel. Love you.
Wow! She still hits every note perfectly! So happy for her healing and for her willingness to speak out.
@ruthann6235 Amennn!
To all her fans, she has new album and I just saw her sing live locally. She never fails to inspire!
My heart is breaking for Crystal. Christians can be so judgmental, especially about things they are scared of don’t understand. I’m a child of divorce and know how it hurts and how the people who are supposed to love and help you i.e. the church can be the cruelest of all. Divorce is NEVER simple and it is never easy. Thank you Mark for saying He died for PEOPLE not marriage and thank you Crystal for sharing. I am so glad to know that you are doing jazz. I have wanted a jazz album from you since the 90’s. ‘’Jesus Belongs in Your Heart” is one of the greatest songs you have put out. You have my prayers Crystal, you always have.
Question is, is God hearing it? God requires Holiness because he is a Holy God. This world that satan's is controlling is seriously leading all these so called church goers straight to hell with him, they are not disciples of Christ. Children of satan and not God. If you love God, you WILL keep his commandments and deny self. Take up your cross and follow me Jesus said.
@@childofGodsKingdom may the Lord God humble you
@@LisaLisaCJ Obedience to Almighty God is the finality to everything. Pray.
@@childofGodsKingdom I’m obedient and I pray. What I don’t do is assign people to hell that’s Gods job. And I don’t assume peoples positions because only God knows the heart. Have a blessed night
@@LisaLisaCJ If you were praying and reading the scriptures you would know exactly where lost souls are headed if they continue in the error of their ways. Not everyone is going or want to see God. You know. Truth is truth. Stop making excuses for souls and pray to wake up because tomorrow is not promised to anyone. Continuing in the Apostles Doctrine is what every true child of God should be doing. Not justifying sinful behaviour that will only keep you prisoner to Satan.
It is encouraging to hear this conversation, and just how encouraging they are during it. And yes, therapy helps in so many areas of life.
I'm so glad to see not judgment but love and care and a good, honest, healthy conversation about divorce. i think time, and people, have changed, and the reality is that this happens in more lives than the church is probably willing to look at, when it really desperately needs to love people, regardless of whether they are married or divorced.
It's painfully sad that there's this stigma that divorced people can't/shouldn't be in the Christian music world. The way Christian radio dropped Amy Grant in 1999, the way they judged and outcast Nikki Leonti around the same time for getting pregnant out of wedlock.
This is a conversation we need to have. We need to be willing to talk about how important it is that we love people who go through things that leave them broken or hurting or learning who they are outside of their marriage.
I'm so, so grateful for Mark and Andrew for not shying away from reality, and the need to love on Crystal. I'll add to that and say that we, as the church, need to love on all people, divorced or otherwise.
I love Crystal's voice and music. This conversation made me sad...
Alecia Flint same.
"God's word is true whether we believe it or not. Human unbelief cannot alter the character of God" - Tozer. That applies to every aspect of our lives including marriage and divorce.
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Amen. Doers and not just hearers. Followers and not just mental assentors...Each and everyone will have to give account to Almighty God.
I'm glad to see this comment. Kinda blown away how cavalier we are concerning divorce. :
Something to mention. Just because children from a marriage are “adults” when the divorce happens, it doesn’t make the news or situation “easier.”
Sometimes people (adult children) cause so much unneeded drama.
@@patrinacopeland265 I wouldn't call it "drama." Everyone deals with pain in a divorce. It's not just the parents.
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The thing is, I feel that divorce is one of those things that becomes a curse among generations to come. It’s hard to break that cycle once it’s started. It’s a fallen world unfortunately.
very true, once it starts in a family ..it somehow keeps happening for generations
Abuse/accepting abuse is also one of those things that becomes generational. It's easy to judge others when we imagine ourselves to be better Christians than they are and assume we would do better. Peter felt he would never deny Christ yet did so three times. The Bible says God permitted divorce (with conditions) but we are saying, no God, you were wrong and people should NEVER get divorced. Let God be true and every man a liar.
My step kids will never form appropriate, healthy relationships - because of their mom whom they idolize. Such foolishness.
Love love love Crystal Lewis♥️ She's authentic and being truthful about life. I love what she said about God loving her more than the idea of her staying married. And Mark saying that Jesus didn't die for institutions, he died for people♥️God is so good! So thankful for her beauty her sweetness and kindness shows through🌸
No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
Musically, there is so much that can be extracted from Crystal's gift. I think not just Jazz, but power house rock as well as sweet, soft vocals too.
Yes, but will CCM allow it? Nope. They stick to the same ole rut and sound! Katie Perry would be singing for the Lord today if her style had not been rejected by CCM so many years ago. Lauren Daigle got lucky that Adell had gone before her and Adell’s sound was so well loved!
Soul. She says who she studied. Her influences are clear.
God hates divorce but it happens. God provides healing for this when it happens.
I was married for 13yrs. But war changed him and I wanted more of a Christian walk. So we called it off. He's happy I'm the godly Mom God has called me to be. And God is awesome.
God hates abuse more
Waay back in the early 2000's i heard The Lord say He was doing a shaking in the church (Amos 9). Felt like He was saying that The was separating the wheat from the tares little by little. Well shortly after that's when my marriage tore apart. I always saw things i knew we both needed counseling on but my ex never wanted to work on anything. Just kept dodging our vow to always work on things. Yes God hates divorce but Then i read in the Word where Apostle Paul said: it's the unbeliever who departs. But God has called us to peace. Many other Christians had similar things happen to their marriages. Since then....more shaking has been happening. I believe it's bc what God told me: I'm separating you from those who would later betray you! Even fam members now..... Jesus said.....The ones who obey.... those are My real Mother....sister....& brother.... Let us keep on pressing in to know, love & follow The Lord!
What a flippant way to speak about sin.
@@jpicazio "abuse" is a broad term used to make people feel better about divorcing.
Argentina loves crystal lewis is incredible her voice is timeless
She's going through a rough time right now. With her music and life. Prayer is the answer. Love her music and her.
I was the youth pastor CC palm springs crystal was only bout maybe 16 or so and she came to do worship/ concert.she was scared she asked me and my wife to pray for her,she did awesome of course..I'm 63 now and Her music worship has been instrumental in 2 of my most darkest backslides.I thank God for you
I mean in helping me find my way back
Well then you are going to be shocked if you look her up now.
@@romanhernandez3513 No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
Love Crystal Lewis!!! The church needs to provide healing for divorce people because we feel like we have failed. Reminder that God forgives and loved you is important to hear. I hope that God used someone to reach out to her and assures her to stay singing gospel. 🎤
Those that have never been through it love to judge and misquote scriptures. Most of us didn’t want to be divorced. I know I didn’t
@@LisaLisaCJ Divorce is a joke compared to the rest of her double life. No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep see I haven’t followed her like that in a long while so i haven’t been aware of her new age persona. Some people have to come to know for for themselves. A lot have raised in the church and believe because the my were told to. IDK anymore. All of Christianity is a joke to me now. I don’t know what right or who is right. So I just stand on Jesus is the son of God, born of a virgin crucified and shed His blood for the remission of our sins and though Him and Him only we are saved if believe confess and repent
I recently began wondering where Crystal Lewis was, I loved her music many years ago! I searched for her Fearless album which was my favorite, and it led me to this video. I was so glad to hear her story.
Thanks Chrystal for your honesty and transparency.🙏🏻❤️
That was not easy for Crystal, and all of us should give her the grace she deserves for letting us in on something so very, very personal, and painful. I applaud Crystal for her courage to share so intimately when she did not have to say anything at all. Please notice that she did NOT bash Brian at all. Praise God. Crystal is a first class child of the King. Never, ever lose sight of that… 🙏🏿♥️🌹🎼
@@michaeljones6536 I also noticed that she did not bash Brian at all here, when that would have been easy to do. But ain't nobody talking that here! People would rather condemn her.
These comments are ridiculously ironic, exactly the reason why people aren't free to walk out the path with Jesus in them. Get out her way and get out of your own way. Jesus still sits on the circle of the earth.
Best comment on this post!!! I'm a REAL Crystal fan. Leave my girl alone and work out your own soul salvation
Nina Underrdue.... actually, Jesus is seated at the right hand of the FATHER - not here on earth - and if you don't like the posts... don't post
@@gracelatour3441 hahahahahaaaa
@@TheAnointedSinger No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
Proverbs 17:15 KJV
It is refreshing to hear people talk about real human issues. I've always loved Crystal Lewis as an artist, and with this interview, I can't help but like her even more. Cheers to her for being willing to be real publicly. She is a very classy lady.
Thanks for inviting me to dinner with such cool people! 😁👍
Sing it, sister! Thank you for being so real and candid, Crystal Lewis! Christians go through the same real problems in life and the good Lord didn't say it was going to all be a bed of roses....the thorns are going to be a part of life, too.
Such a enlightening and soul touching conversation. I have been through 2 divorces and have been at the point of giving up on God. I have thought and heard that I am bound for hell because of my divorces. So THANK YOU Andrew and Mark for a wonderful and touching one
@dougcoonce, you are NOT destined for hell, Doug. God still loves you. You are NOT your divorces. You are SO much more! Keep your head up, brother.
Some churches like mark you with a "D" on your forhead whether you initiated the divorce or not. It feels like they would love on a murderer more than a divorced person.
...i am crazy about Crystal Lewis...her voice is so unique...Anointed and angelic...however as much as i can see that the topic of her divorce experience was difficult...it appears that discussing it was equally difficult and she came off to me as guarded and not as transparent...maybe in time and with much therapy and prayer it will become easier for her and her testimony more effective...here’s to praying for you Crystal...keep your head up... And stay strong...😔...
I find some of the comments here to be very judgy. Bear in mind that this is the first time she is talking about her divorce since it is obviously not something God wants. As a divorcee, I wrestled with it and I know that God hates divorce. He only allowed it because of the hardness of our hearts. We are imperfect and we all make mistakes. She is honoring her ex by not speaking negatively and this is why she is carefully choosing her words. We do not know what she went through and divorce is a gut wrenching experience. She's not saying, 'Hey get divorced, your life is easier!" She's saying that as imperfect as we are, God loves us and wants us to draw closer to Him.
A couple has to work together to stay married. I was unequally yoked and my ex did not want to continue in the marriage. So the real issue is not whether divorce should be glorified. The issue is that life is messy and God can redeem us even in our deepest mess when we call out to him.
I do agree though that you should not divorce bc you "fell out of love". It has to be because of infidelity, abuse or an unwillingness for a partner to honor the marriage.
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Maribel Ibrahim if I’m willing to divorce my husband, I’m willing to walk away from God. Don’t water down the Truth. Hell is full of ppl with good intentions. Know the TRUTH AND IT WILL MAKE YOU FREE-I NEED IT TOO. IN CHRIST JESUS/YESHUA WE WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL-IN PARADISE. BUT DONT BE DECEIVED--PLEASE!!!
Elizabeth Anderson Frfr??
@@joyanderson8514 please do more Scriptures reading and Prayer. Uuugh.
MrJabratla Help me, then? Bc my marriage suxxx n I am slowly dying in it Frfr. BUT ALL THESE HAPPILY, MARRIED CHRISTIAN ELDERS-ARE TELLIN ME THAT!!! 😭😭😭😡
However, the BIBLE DOES SAY GOD HATES DIVORCE. So??? What do I do? I’m also in recovery.
I love C.L! I listen to her songs daily to get ready for the day. The interview and video were excellent!!
I loved every minute, but ESPECIALLY when she sang. What an inspiring soul you are Crystal.
I love Crystal Lewis!! Her voice and her music style is Awesome!! I’m sorry that she has gone through her painful divorce!💔🙏🏻
Lol the comments are exactly what Crystal was talking about - all the judgmental Christians who place their expectations on people. You have no idea what went on in her marriage and what led to the divorce. Everyone is acting like their the fourth member of the godhead and never made a mistake. 🤦♀️
The Listening Report I believe most of the comments were just stating Biblical principles while Crystal is not. I’m sorry she had to go through a divorce, but we can’t forget what the Bible teaches when it’s convenient.
J A Still funny to me how quickly everyone is to throw bible scriptures out when they want to judge someone and win arguments. Just make sure you’re using your bible as a mirror to reflect on yourself the same way you reflect on others. But I’m sure everyone here has done everything in their life correctly!
The Listening Report When someone is making a video that contains comments and beliefs that are contradictory to the Bible, I don’t think that it is “funny” that people are quoting the scripture. I think it’s obvious that people would do that.
@@JA-ux7pz that's her journey with her relationship with God. It's sad but He will bring her through and restore her.
Maybe it's because they sense a deeper evil with the woman. No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
So thankful Crystal could open up and tell some of her testimony! People will judge but God loves us more than marriage! Love that! More than petty comments.
No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
I get what everyone is saying that this video seems "weird". I don't think they are discounting how important marriage is to God in any way. And I don't really believe the focus is on the act of divorce in itself, but more so of the "now what" after divorce. And the most pronounced feeling I got was the same as when Mark said, "and now you need the church to love on you". You have to realize you don't ever see the whole picture in divorce and we are too quick to be judgemental to those going through it. Yes divorce is not God's ultimate design but it happens and we need to offer grace to those walking that road just as Christ does.
we should offer up grace and love but we shouldnt dismiss it like the sin doesn't matter and we can just shove it under the rug. Jesus was equally loving but equally angry at sin. He let a prositute wash his feet but flipped the tables of temples in anger. God does not pat you on the head and say "there there" when we sin . Part of loving each other is also holding each other accountable and the modern church of snowflakes has lost sight of that.
@@testing7802 how can you hold accountable something that you don’t know the details of? It’s no ones business but hers and God
No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
As much as I love Crystal and kind of like Mark and I don’t know the other ... saying that God loved me more than marriage; I think there is a disconnect, terrible disconnect, on what marriage is or represents. Marriage is the picture, intended that way since it’s creation, of Christ and the Church. When we forget that, we start making it all about ourselves and loose it. Please my beloved brothers, you represent Christ and should work hard at being like Jesus and loving your wives as Jesus loved the Church, nourishing and cherishing her, birthday hen I don’t do that, the picture of Christ and his church is ruined. Ladies, please help us to become the man God created us to be, by speaking words of encouragement to us and trust us. When we are not doing what we supposed to be doing, please pray, pray and pray for us; we need you.
Thank you .
I would love to SEE CRYSTAL LEWIS at the Harvest Crusade each year, and now would be a perfect time!! Krystal CAN now be her complete self!! GO GOD!!
LOVE YOU CRYSTAL!!!!
Amen we need to pray for one another and when things in the marriage get hard!!! We have to separate husband and wife and remember that your brother in Christ and that’s your sister in Christ and pray for authentic prayers disposition for one another that a process and growth I am not there yet but I’m on my way be coming and sometimes divorce takes place God a God second chance and more than second the women at the Jacob Well the at the Jesus spoke to her and the five husband any He said the one you are with not your husband Let Jehovah Hashopet the LORD the Judge Judge 11:27 man get wrong all the time
Yes! this was truly troubling. I needed to hear them say this so that I can know how to pray for them and the church as a whole. So is so much deception in the world and it is so . There were several things that came up in this conversation that you can see the lie of satan creeping in distorting the truth of who God is and what He intended and calling us to be. Thank you for your response and your heart in this. We need to pray!
JC Vaca Diez, I heard a wonderful definition for marriage- " God on earth" - Marriage is intended by GOD to represent HIM- here- as for men needing to be trusted.... trust is earned and you need to learn to be men BEFORE you marry - if you haven't learned the fundamentals - you're not a man but a silly boy
@@dakotamcmahon67 very sad comment. She was united to her husband, and to be without him is not freedom, it is sin.
It takes two people to get married, but only one to want a divorce. I don’t know what happened , but I’ve noticed when a lot of folks divorce they leave the faith or “redefine” their faith and I always wondered why it seemed to draw them away from the Lord. My brother in church today revealed a simple truth- a lot of hardships can lead to the sin of unbelief and it starts with believing a lie- that God is not good and doesn’t want good things for us. Lord, we believe, help our unbelief.
I have loved both Crystal Lewis and Mark Lowry since the early 90’s, but I’m concerned about several of the messages related to marriage and God’s principles shared in this video. Saying God loves me more than marriage is akin to saying God wants me to be happy. This is a common belief in our culture however, it is not a biblical concept. Also, the idea that marriage is just a man-made institution is not a biblical principle. Marriage is a covenant ordained by God. Also, the comment that some husbands and wives grow into healthier people after divorce and that it would’ve been impossible had they stayed together is completely unbiblical and undermines the healing and reconciling power of the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. I think all of us in Christian leadership have to be very careful about the way we represent biblical principles, especially when it relates to marriage. That does not mean that we judge people or shun people who have been divorced, but it also does not mean that we in someway celebrate divorce as a move toward greater individual health.
Kristina Tedesco I agree 100 💯
Thanks you SO much for your comment - this was based on spiritual truth not personal opinion - Thanks again!!
I didn't hear anyone celebrate divorce. PS God does love the individual more than the marriage! Yes, He does hate divorce. I heard some tough wrestling with a difficult issue. I don't know the right answer with this. Seeking God myself in this and there are no simple answers.
God's word and God's character do not change based on our circumstances - remember the 10 commandments. If we love God BEFORE anything else, we become Christ-minded and as such will fulfill the WILL OF GOD. No this is not an easy topic or discussion and there are no easy answers ~ however if we intend to reflect to the world the WORD OF GOD, then we cannot deviate from that to promote any personal opinion or experience and anything that comes before God is of self. Paul said that we are to die to self daily.
To me, the whole “God loves me more than marriage” came across as a cop-out. That’s like saying I can live however I want because God loves me more than sin.
“… they want you to stay who they want you to be … “
Well said Crystal.
Waay back in the early 2000's i heard The Lord say He was doing a shaking in the church (Amos 9). Felt like He was saying that He was separating the wheat from the tares little by little. Well shortly after that's when my marriage tore apart. For long time saw things i knew we both needed counseling on but my ex never wanted to work on anything. Just kept dodging our vow to always work on things. Yes God hates divorce but Then i read in the Word where Apostle Paul said: it's the unbeliever who departs. But God has called us to peace. Many other Christians had similar things happen to their marriages. Since then....more shaking has been happening. I believe it's bc what God told me: I'm separating you from those who would later betray you! Even fam members now..... Jesus said.....The ones who obey.... those are My real Mother....sister....& brother.... Let us keep on pressing in to know, love & follow The Lord!
Thank you for discussing these difficult topics, I am grateful that you are a voice for getting out of enmeshment and dysfunctional relationships - that IS NOT how God intended for any of us to live. I LOVE YOU CRYSTAL!!! May God continue blessing your life and your music.
He designed us to be more like him. He calls us to die to ourselves. Anyone who gets divorce has missed this point greatly.
Crystal Lewis is my favorite Christian singer I went to San Diego to see her I'm heartbroken to know that she's divorced she's an amazing godly woman the holy Spirit has anointed her every time I hear her songs tears and More tears flow it also happens with Keith Green Lord strength and my sister in Christ Crystal Lewis comforter all the days of her life in Jesus name amen
When we set the gospel to our spirits rather than to memory, and the mind tends to slip the Holy Spirit brings the things of GOD back to memory.
I went thru a tough tough time several years ago. Jesus Christ and Your music encouraged me and comforted me.
Crystal, as all of us have experienced life’s waves that has tossed us to and fro in life but she still has that undeniable VOICE!
I feel for those who hurt in marriages. But what really is concening to me in this interview and discussion is: There was really no mention of Scripture; of what the Bible says about marriage and divorce. It's as if the choice to divorce is up to us to choose instead of having a spiritual guiding principle to hold on.
Oh my gosh
Crystal is my favorite gospel singer. Her range is AMAZING. Thank God for giving her that beautiful voice to worship her savior Jesus and blessing the body of Christ'' with her talent of music & song! !
I listened to Crystal Lewis sing since I was in my mid twenties. When I was with a young woman whom became a born again Christian. Went to church three times a week and did Bible studies. After we broke up, she took off on the back of a Harley and went to South Dakota and took third in a wet t-shirt contest. At a biker festival 😂🙏🏻 but, I still am glad that she introduced me to the music of Crystal Lewis. And I still obviously listen to her. It’s all Good
In the parable of the Sower, we do find the ones who receive the word with "great joy", but then fall away due to being shallow. I know this is reality of our faith, but I am nevertheless always shocked and saddened when I witness it or hear about it. I guess it’s a part of me that feels somewhat validated by others along the journey. But I always circle back to my real validation, which is the Holy Spirit.
Do you know what became of your friend?
It's funny, I see comments here that sound exactly as judgemental and condescending about Crystal Lewis's divorce as what I said 20+ years ago about Amy Grant's divorce. The difference now is that I've been through a divorce myself. In the end, Christians who are more devoted to condemnation than minding their own lives are one of the many reasons I'm so relieved to have escaped from the lies of Christian culture. And to Crystal: keep questioning everything! That which cannot withstand questions cannot be trusted.
This is exactly why we are not to be a busy body in other people's affairs; praying for those involved and moving along is what needs to happen. But, some people are determined to be a Pharisee and Sadducee...playing police to other believers when they need to walk out their own salvation with fear and trembling while also remembering what "grace" and "mercy" really means. No, we don't use it as a license to sin, yet, we have it to swim in abundantly despite our choices. God's got us. Not just in edifying, but in chastening too. In chastening, He still does not let us go. That's love! As far as questioning everything...well, that led to the trouble we are in in the first place; "you won't surely die?" God's Word can withstand questions. The problem is the motive for the questions...which are usually to justify self in areas of rebellion or avoid accountability. Socrates constantly asked questions to avoid conclusion of right and wrong. Then the nerve of people to blame God when they reap what they've sown. People who are constantly asking questions yet have no real answers are definitely sly and untrustworthy; manipulation 101. I wish Crystal and Brian all the best!
This is exactly what's happening maybe even here. The "Deconstruction" movement, the offspring of emergent.
Gosh Sarah, you still sound judgmental (“lies of the Christian Culture”) and have only changed the subject.
I once crucified others who ended up divorced... until my husband left and homily me with adultery. I looked down on others not as blessed until I was bankrupt and had to move into an area I once looked down on. God will take the very thing you look down on and allow it to happen on your own life and humble you. I’m telling you the truth.
WOW! You sang that so beautifully.... So beautiful!
Wow, that voice just brings me back to Harvest Crusade here in Hawaii. Such a rich voice. Beautiful. Blessings on you Crystal!
This interview was so delightful! I LOVE Crystal Lewis’s ministry in English and En Español - celestial voice. After this interview I have heard the Christian character that undergirds the voice.
LOVE you Mark Lowery! I love that you teamed up with Food for the Hungry - outstanding. Thank you and Bro. Greer for this!
Crystal, I thank the Lord for having used you greatly not only in my life, but in many English and Spanish speaking countries. I am no one to judge you, but I pray that the Lord may guide you in these times of hardship. You are not alone, God is with you. Hugs 🤗
She is a gift, a 'magnet' to the persecuted and distressed. When I preach and my adversary is roaming to devour me, the holy spirit uses
Crystal' lyrics to stand in the power of
"Jesus"
Marriage is a covenant. It is very important to God. I have been divorce but it was wrong and is wrong. Except for adultery and abuse.
Well I experienced adultery and abandonment. I won’t let any person put guilt on me for what I didn’t ask for
@@LisaLisaCJ It’s isn’t for you to assume the guilt provided you weren’t the one who committed the adultery but the spouse did against you therefore, it was the husband’s fault. In that case the biblical context doesn’t apply to you, furthermore, in an adulterous situation the Apostle Paul said if they depart, then let them leave and no blame is laid to your charge.
My husband, son and I moved in with my dad and stepmother to take care of her. She lived 2 and 1/2 years before she passed. Alzheimer's takes away so much.
Crystal Lewis, GOD loves you & so do I.
GOD does Heal & give you Strength, no matter what you go through in life.
Prayers to you, GOD is with you.
God bless
❤️
She seems to be long past caring what God thinks.
I love love love Crystal Lewis...all the way from "You didn't have to do it...oh but I'm glad you did."
For me, since Remember AMEN
This was a very powerful dinner conversation. I am going through a divorce after 38 years. This has been such a great balanced conversation.
I want to have dinner with you 2 guys!
Hang in Nina..if you ever want to chat.. I went through it after 25 years. There is LIFE after divorce.
@@jenniferabernethy3208 thank you that's very thoughtful. I will keep you in mind.
Not a softball but a beachball interview.
Regardless of the Divorce i love her she has some great music and it warms my heart to hear her sing.
Her daughter sings like an angel. My daughter sings like an angel! That alone gives us common traits! 😂🙌🏻 just. I love her
This is the first response I have ever made. This conversation was very tough to listen to. I LOVE THIS SHOW. But, WOW. this one was a hard one. I dont agree with it Biblically, I do believe that God will get you both thru trials. This conversation was very very very bothersome. But, we are all ppl that are broken and we need to love each other thru it!!!!
So true but thank you for standing for the word of God!
I struggled with it too.
Try going to A.A. meetings.Talk about struggle. All the people who make up their own ...everything-..gods,morals..all the "toxic masculinity "..crowd. Its hard to be a light in a crowd where everyone has a bag over their head.
Agree. It was shocking to hear them discuss sin so cavalier
I don’t know about you but if I had been married for twenty eight years to someone I knew from childhood and she accused me of narcissistic abuse, self-righteous attitude and criticism or being a control freak, I would just have to suck it up, beg forgiveness, go to counseling and try to repair the relationship the best I could. My wife of twenty eight years is the last person in the world I’d want to burn bridges with.
she is right. a spouse can sabotage us in marriage. i have lived through that countlessly. so many times that the love is gone. the y don't even realize how they've destroyed the relationship
Therapy sounds like helping someone take no blame or responsibility for anything
HaHa, so true! At least that's how it's coming out in their interviews with these divorced women. A real shame to dishonor their vows before God and put their own happiness above all else. That said, if they would share realistic interviews that would share all they did to save their marriages, all the prayers they said on their knees to change their hearts toward their husbands, etc, the time they spent separated in prayer and counseling, THEN it might be a better witness for the world of a marriage covenant supposed to mirror God's eternal love for His church.
"the hand of mercy" is beautiful!!!! Thank you Crystal for sharing.......
Crystal is going to perform at Vibrato Grill in Bel Air (on 5.13.22), and I am so bummed out that I can’t be there to support her. May God continue to bless Crystal Lewis, and her family! I love all of her music, but “Remember” moves my soul into the throne room of grace! And that’s something we should be giving this sister who bore her soul during this amazing interview. Thank you for your honesty Crystal. “Shine Jesus, Shine!” 🙏🏿🎶♥️🎼
I needed her to sing for me tonight for my heart feels heavy... I need you Lord Jesus now and always.
❤🙏
Ppl need deliverance
Crystal can still blow!!! Praise Him Crystal!!
#Fearless CD. I love you Crystal Lewis 💖💞💕
It's way complicated to understand how a blessing can change to a burden. God is faithful. Grace can restore, but we don't always see it. Yet He will work with us in any situation, sometimes because we cooperate & sometimes in spite of us.
She is my all time favorite Christian singer as well as jus singer of all time ... I love her so much
I highly doubt she was ever a Christian now from what I've seen. No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep lies
@@marriethesassycrafter6324 You are a liar. You are too lazy to even verify yet have the audacity to state with authority what I said are lies. Shameless.
What does he mean by "God loves us more than marriage "??
I love Crystal Lewis’ Beauty for Ashes album. One of my all-time favorites. I’m not going to judge her. I am a bit taken back that this Christian therapist they talk to mentions no scripture. I’m pretty sure God hates divorce based on what the Bible says. Unfortunately, it seems to be the norm anymore.
He’s a Christian comedian not a therapist to my knowledge.
You want to know why there is no Christ here at all? Look into who Crystal Lewis really is. We couldn't have known better 20 years ago but with the internet it all comes out. No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
A ella la engaño si esposo,puede haberlonperdonafo ella,pero eso es entre ella y Dios.amen
This. I kept waiting to hear the Biblical reasoning. God loved me more than the idea of marriage. Lawd
. That's insane to hear.
@@NB-nh2sf I agree. I don't follow the logic behind her statement that God loves me more than the idea of marriage. It's kind of like saying God loves me more than the idea of motherhood or fatherhood. So now do I get to abandon my children so I can be free and happy? You could use that argument to get out of just about any responsibility or commitment you've made. It seems like a misguided and dangerous belief. God might love you more than an idea of something, but that doesn't mean you get to shrug off your responsibility or break a vow. Could someone then say, "God loves me more than the idea of obedience...so I'm going to (insert sin here)"? I don't know the details of what happened leading to her divorce, and it's none of my business, but her argument doesn't seem to hold up to what the Bible says about divorce. Jesus was pretty clear on the subject as I recall. I guess that was too inconvenient to discuss during this interview. Maybe she had a legitimate reason for her decision, but the statement about marriage seems very, very flawed.
This interview was so delightful! I LOVE Crystal Lewis’s ministry in English and En Español - celestial voice. After this interview I have heard the Christian character that undergirds the voice.
LOVE you Mark Lowery! I love that you teamed up with Food for the Hungry - outstanding. Thank you for this!
These comments are making me mad. Crystal Lewis is HUMAN. And ain't not one of us is GOD, HE is our Judge. She found her peace, and I'm glad I did the same. Abuse and neglect in a marriage is no joke!!!!
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE a you Crystal Lewis. The church love and need your story, your voice.
Never heard of these two guys before but good to see Crystal.
I am not a Christian. I am a recovering Christian. The comments here break my heart. Jesus instructed Christians to spread the gospel, and care for the fatherless and the widow. I don't recall Jesus saying to make pious, none-of-your business judgements of Crystal, Amy, Russ, or Sandi's life. Paul may have gotten into that sort of ugliness (long hair, pants on women, and rebuking brethren) but Jesus Christ, the son of God, the namesake of your very belief system, faith, religion, etc, said spread gospel, care for poor. You should all stop before you answer me and prove my point. Don't worry about politics, abortion, or Crystal Lewis because you believe he's coming back soon. Surely the way of the world will usher that day in sooner, and people need to hear the gospel, and poor people still abound. Humbly, do what you were told, let ceasar, or Crystal, or Nancy Pelosi have theirs. You are in the world, not of it. Shame on you dogma spewing, Pharisees, praying loudly in RUclips comments, when you ignore your sacred duty. Exactly why I am no longer a Christian and am comfortable telling God on you all.
Logically, can't people care for the poor, widows, etc., and still believe Christ desires that "what God has joined together, let no one tear asunder" as Jesus said? I do agree that we need to be careful about judging, though, and to love people going through painful times.
You don't need to worry about anything said to Crystal. She clearly is a wicked woman. Divorce is nothing compared to the rest of it.No more Christian husband and no more pretending to be Christian it seems. No wonder there were satanic undertones to her work all along and we see her making a mockery of Jesus/her old music singing to Jesus and she is now making lgtb music, woke on facebook, got the full woke makeover and covered in tattoos and praising katy parrys satanic career. She hasn't even mentioned the word God or Jesus on facebook in the last 7 years in which she is active on either. And removed full reference to her being Christian or a Gospel singer on her personal website. Eternity is a long time Crystal. Will she be singing shine Jesus shine and laughing at Jesus in the lake of fire? We literally will see. No literally the bible says once a year we are to look down in remembrance from what God saved us from. Wonder if Crystal will wave.
I see a big mix up of many things which are not necessarily connected to each other in the comments.
1) Crystal Lewis is one of the very best musicians around. Period.
2a) I haven't heard a real good reason for the separation. On the other hand I heard a lot of "me, who I am" etc, and I'm not placing it on Crystal Lewis' shoulders only. The younger dude has a really unhealthy attitude in my opinion, almost like he wants to justify himself.
2b) God is not about our individuality as _we_ see it, he's about forming his likeness in us at whatever cost (and he _kinda_ showed what walking the talk meant), which is ultimately where we'll not only be happy but also live forever! Now trying to achieve full bloom in this life is an evil trap into which countless fall.
2c) What became of "He must increase, but I must decrease", and "let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith" ? Looking at him, and not at ourselves ?
3) The environment really doesn't help these days (like that 'younger' dude - not married, no idea, talking about marriage...yeah). These two awful interviewers spew out an enormous load of theological BS. What crap is that idea of 'God loves people, not marriage' ? He INVENTED it ! And how can you separate 'people' from the words they speak and the thoughts they think and what they do? Jesus is the living word, and we're called to be in his likeness!
All this trash about 'carrying a corpse' etc does forget to take one thing into account: we're absolutely not at liberty to dissolve a bond made between *three* parties (God, man, woman) when the main party does not agree to it. I'd love to her her former husband's side of things, by the way...
4) Stating all the above is not "judging", in case someone gets all worked up again...
Still, the good that came from her music, past and (maybe)present, can't be taken away !
So... God bless you, Crystal Lewis!
P.S. - I very much agree with JC Vaca Diez
Yah! The interviews tickled everyone’s ears! Pure rubbish.
The assertions in this interview are alarming; the word “healthy” , or “unhealthy” , is being used as a justification for divorce without the understanding that these are subjective terms. Everyone has a different idea of what is “healthy” and there is no encouragement to discover what God says is right.
Jesus spoke strongly against divorce. All of the Bible does. This is because God wants the best for us.
Rubbish!
Would you have preferred her to use the words abuse, adultery, or any other salacious detail YOU needed to decide it was OK for her to get divorced. NONE of that may have happened of course. But you don't need to know the details. God does and he's the judge. t's easy to judge others when we imagine ourselves to be better Christians than they are and assume we would do better. The Bible says God permitted divorce (with conditions) but we are saying, no God, you were wrong and people should NEVER get divorced. Let God be true and every man a liar. (As the original comment was a year ago, I'm posting for any else who, like me, is just seeing this interview.)
Merlene Horan Well said. I wonder how many people who are making these judgmental comments are happily married, married at all, or divorced themselves and remarried? And what about the marriages WE put together as opposed to those God joined? Doesn’t that make a difference to Him? I appreciate your comment. Much love from your divorced sister in Maine... 🙏🙏❤️❤️
@@myrajackson-rain5483 Much love to you too. On your divorce (and anything else we struggle with as we strive towards Godliness) God can use the broken things in our lives for his glory. One of my favorite Crystal Lewis songs is Beauty for Ashes. God determines our outcomes, not men's opinions. Your beauty is coming.
There is something very wrong with this whole situation
Why
Dear Crystal, instead of 'growing into yourself' consider what Jesus said as recorded in
Matthew 16:25 😌
It's a good thing God allows for us to fall and He is faithful to know our hearts as only HE does! It's easy to be judgmental when social media allows every second of someone's life to be scrutinized. She is human like everyone else and last I read, He never wants perfection. God alone is our judge and sees us all to the core.
@@teresachallisno judgement, simply an observation and a question.
I'm astonished at the amount of personal information people put out for the world to see and hear.
Nevertheless, because it's public and it's open to comment, commentary should be expected.
@@teresachallisI had to come to the realization that that are several marriage vows, not just one about sexual fidelity. When I listed all of those vows and realized that my spouse had broken every one of them in 8+ years, I knew without a doubt that I was not where I was supposed to be. Not to mention our two little girls who were growing up learning that it was ok for men to treat a woman the way their dad was treating me. I once heard a Christian pastor say that even Christian parents didn’t love their children enough to stay married. No. I loved my children so much I got us out of the mess we were in. 29 years later my girls are still thanking me for getting us away. I kept as quiet about my ex while the girls were growing up as I could be. I knew that in time they would see the reasons for themselves and they have.
The Amazing incomparable Crystal Lewis! Extraordinary voice the continues to heal our hearts the moment she opens her mouth and releases a note! How emotional! 😭😊
Whew...this woman is STILL anointed with power from the Holy Ghost y'all!
Greetings! Dinner Conversations! LOVE Me Sum Crystal Lewis ! What a Fabulous Woman and Such a Beautiful and Unique Voice! 1st. Time I Heard *People Get Ready, JESUS is Coming . .* was in 1994, I was 24 Years Old then. Been in Love with Her Voice ever since . . We Love You Crystal
Awesome. Mark's "Mary, did you know?" Is my all time favorite Christmas song. And Crystal's "People get ready" was the first contemporary Christian song I ever heard before I got saved. My "Christian" husband divorced me after 37 years for a girl who likes to drink and ride with him. Devastating.