Merry Christmas 2008

From all of us at Maack Ministries, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!

It's still amazing to think that the Son of God (Jesus) would leave the perfect world of heaven and come down to this sinful world as a tiny baby not able to take care of himself. That's how much He loves us. He left everything for and we gave Him nothing. And He knew that before entering this planet.

Enjoy the family and friends, the food, and the gifts - especially the gift of everlasting life!

A Simple Christmas

Nathan Maack just released his Christmas gift to everyone for 2008. Free Christmas arrangements played on the piano as only Nathan can. Listen to classic Christmas carols and songs that you have listened to and sung along with your entire life.

Presented in MP3 format, these songs can be listened to on the computer or can be saved onto your hard drive and burned onto your own CD or put on your MP3 player.

If you enjoy this gift, please e-mail Nathan at the e-mail address on the Christmas page and let him know. Tell everyone about the music for others to enjoy the sounds of Christmas.

maackonline.com/christmas

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Desert Oasis Sings

Last night, July 6, the Desert Oasis Quartet officially launched their music ministry by singing during the evening service at Palmcroft Baptist Church. This after an almost eight year hiatus.

The group sang the great hymn "He Hideth My Soul" complete with solos and key changes.

Many were excited to see the quartet sing again at the church and some have asked for the four to sing once a month.

"We don't know if that will happen but we're excited about the future and look forward to singing many more times at our home church and other places" says group baritone and pianist Nathan Maack.

We hope to have an audio or video posted on the website soon.

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Temporary E-mail Address

It has come to our attention at MaackOnline.com that the e-mail addresses we have set up on the website are not properly working. Although we do not know how long the e-mails have not functioned, we know it has been several weeks.

If you have tried to contact Nathan Maack or Maack Ministries and could not get connected, we apologize for the inconvenience. We are working with our hosting service to correct this problem.

As of today, we have temporary links to a working e-mail address where you can contact the ministries and Nathan. Please feel free to use it any time.

The temporary e-mail address is: maackministries@gmail.com.

We will update you when the official e-mail addresses are working.

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Desert Oasis Quartet

Fans of Maack Ministries throughout the past 11 years will remember the premier quartet that took stage in the Southwest. In 2001, the part-time group disbanded and each group member went their separate ways.

On Sunday, May 25, the Desert Oasis Quartet will reunite with a concert appearance at their home church Palmcroft Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Original group members Daniel Burritt (lead) and Nathan Maack (baritone/pianist) welcome back Ron Brinkman (bass) who sang with the group when they started their concert ministry and newcomer Bob Fincher (tenor).

This is just the first of what will be many future appearances. They will primarily sing at their home church but have not ruled out concerts later this year or next year.

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Happy Easter

The most amazing thing recorded in the Bible is the Resurrection of Jesus after dying on a cross so save you and me for our sins.

Max Lucado put together a great video to remind us of the sacrifice our Savior made. Click on the link below to watch it with a choice of viewing options.

http://hechosethenails.net/

From all of us at Maack Ministries, have a great and Happy Easter!

Special Recording For Grandparents

On March 7 and March 8, Nathan and his two cousins Charlotte and Heather entered the Maack Studios to record a special CD project for their grandparents. May will bring about their grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary and to celebrate, the trio selected special songs to play and sing.

Nathan played the keyboards and sang on a couple songs, Heather Maack played the flute including two incredible solo arrangments, and Charlotte Maack-Odle played the violin with special solo arrangements fun to listen to.

Although this CD will not be sold to the public, Maack Ministries is working on obtaining some of the tracks to post on MaackOnline.com, the ministries' official web site. Stay tuned as this project nears completion in early May.

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News Stories

News stories are different on the web site than on previous designs. As you can see, the stories are now stored on Blogger.com. This helps to update, maintain, and archive news stories in a better fashion.

You will be able to read any news story that is on this site by accessing the Maack Ministries News blog at http://maacknews.blogspot.com or by going to the Maack Ministries web site homepage at any time.

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New Web Site

The new Maack Ministries web site is up with a new look and features. Taking advantage of the new Living Life Tour featuring Nathan Maack, this site provides news and information about the tour and artists.

New features to view are the Life Inspirations, Hello From photos, videos, and concert songs. Links and features will be added periodically so check back often.

"I hope that people like the new design," states Nathan, "I spent countless hours hand-coding each page to ensure uniformity and the best and easiest look and design possible."

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