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Personal Info:
Full Name:
John William Schlitt
Birthdate:
February 3, 1950
Birthplace:
Lincoln, Ill.
Home Town:
Mt. Pulaski, Ill.
Family:
Wife:
Name:
Dorla (Froelich)
Birthdate:
January 10,
1951
Anniversary:
August 28, 1971
Kids:
Kari
-
December
2, 1974
John
Kyle -
January
28, 1979
Kris
-
December
7, 1983
Krey
-
May
31, 1989
Pets:
Pookie
-
Shih
Tzu dog
Education:
High
School:
Mt.
Pulaski High School -
Mt. Pulaski, Ill.
- Class of 1968
College:
University
of Illinois - degree
in Civil Engineering
- Class of 1973
Hobbies:
Woodworking/Carpentry
Favorite Scripture:
Rev.
12:11 - "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by
the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the
death."
Favorite Book of the
Bible:
James
Band Experience:
1963 -Vinegar Hill's Hometown
Band - Something Different
1973-1980 - Head
East - 6 Albums
1980 - Johnny
Band
1986-2005 -Petra - 16 Albums
1995-Present
- John
Schlitt (solo career) - 2 Albums and counting
Favorite
Solo Song:
"Inside
of You" -
"Shake"
Album
Because:
"It's one of the songs I'm most proud of in all my career -
secular or Christian. I wrote just a little part of this song,
but it hit so well what I wanted to say: that is, we as the body
of Christ - we human beings - were given a plan before the beginning
of time. God had each one of us designed to be winners - not losers,
not perhaps maybes, hoping we're gonna make it - but winners, if we
have the guts to follow God's plan. We're already built to be
winners - we follow that plan - we win. We have everything we
need already inside of us."
Favorite Petra Song:
"No
Doubt" - "No
Doubt" Album
Because:
"This song has probably become an underground classic for Petra;
it's the title cut off of one of our albums. It's just a statement
that says, 'Hey!' When fear starts getting to you - you just let it
go, because with Jesus Christ there is no doubt about His love, there's
no doubt about His promise, there's no doubt about His existence with
you."
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