Aaron Shust

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FUN recording Jason Gray’s background vocals for Tiberius Sea with Nathan Nockels yesterday. This song makes me both laugh and cry like few have, and it’s almost finished! Hear it first with Early Access!

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Remembering my grandfather Nicholas Michael Shust who served in the Navy and gave his life on Feb 18th, 1945 defending his country and ensuring his family’s freedoms. I’m forever grateful.



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Beautiful night under the Kansas skies yesterday with my friends Joshua Aaron and Jonathan Dimmel! Grateful for the invitation and to all who spent the evening with us!



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Day 2/3 recording “Lazarus” with my long-time friend Dan Hannon in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. (Dan produced my first two albums: Anything Worth Saying and Whispered and Shouted)

We grabbed some fantastic behind the scenes video exclusively for the Early Access page - we’ll upload soon!

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On this historic Shabbat, I thought I’d share a story I wrote about a rather memorable Friday night this Christian had in Israel. Here’s an excerpt…

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A funny thing happened to me one Shabbat in Israel.

I was dining in a Jerusalem hotel with a tour group experiencing their very first Friday evening Shabbat in the Land. Suddenly, an Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic couple burst into the room and the husband confidently approached one of our tables. He donned a long, black robe, impressive beard, side-locks, and a large, fuzzy shtreimel on his head. Everyone froze. What was this man going to do? When he opened his mouth, his smile and unexpected California accent made everybody laugh, and relax, as he welcomed them to his country. Having lived in Israel for over 30 years, he regaled the table with incredible stories that had each guest in rapt attention. His wife, wearing a simple, muted dress, stood closer to where I was and watched her husband in amusement as he worked the room effortlessly. This was not his first time welcoming tourists! After a few moments, she looked over at me, appearing confused as I enjoyed a nice pear I’d grabbed from the desert table.

“What’s your story?!” She inquired in a thick New England accent.

Nearly choking on the pear juice, I did my best to ask her what she meant.

Her eyes sparkled with a hint of mirth as she explained, “We eat very healthy here during the week, but on Shabbat, we indulge a bit when it comes to food. We certainly don’t eat pears! So…what’s your story?!”…

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Visit landofzion.org/stories/shabbat for the rest of the story…

Excerpt from a Land of Zion story — Jaffa:

“…Today, it’s easy to be distracted by this “Capital of Cool” with its shiny skyscrapers and old cobblestone streets. But, when you walk around Israel “with your Bible open” …when you see this Land with your imagination engaged, something special happens…

“You can catch a glimpse of Jonah rushing past you in a crowd on his way to grab a boat. You can see the ships from Lebanon arrive to unload massive cedar logs for the building of the Second Temple. (Ezra 3:7) You literally feel the warm sun and gentle breeze off the water, and understand why Simon Peter was on the rooftop around noon, because you’d want to be there too! (Acts 10:9)…”

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