{"id":23965,"date":"2024-06-18T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=23965"},"modified":"2024-06-25T19:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:04:12","slug":"stand-in-awe-a-tribute-to-chris-guerra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/stand-in-awe-a-tribute-to-chris-guerra\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stand in Awe&#8221; \u2013 A Tribute to Chris Guerra, 1956-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, June 8th, over 350 people gathered in Bethesda, Maryland to celebrate the life of Chris Guerra, a husband, father, musician, and treasured brother in our fellowship who wrote and composed &#8220;Stand in Awe,&#8221; the theme song for the 1992 North American Discipleship Seminar. Chris died on January 17, 2024 after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma last November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To commemorate his life, dozens of congregations around the world submitted recordings of the song that has been so special in our family of churches. Chris&#8217; legacy will live on in many ways, but especially as we continue to sing &#8220;Stand in Awe&#8221; in praise of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7allq7s0xk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about Chris&#8217; life in his <a 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