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Article: Heaven on their minds; Americans take concept seriously.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2003
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Byline: Jen Waters, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Bart Millard has often wondered what it will be like to meet God in heaven. Questions about eternity were especially important to him after his father died of cancer in 1991.
As lead singer of the band MercyMe, he chose to express his struggles through songwriting. Until 1999, when he wrote the hit single "I Can Only Imagine," he constantly wrote the title phrase on everything possible, such as scraps of paper and random objects. As he grappled with his father's death, the saying would remind him that his dad was in a better place.
MercyMe's song about heaven - "I can only imagine/What it will be ...