Spirit Wing Bios
Ashley Dixon
Position: Vocalist
Major: Marketing and Business Administration Majors
Year: Senior
Hometown: Fenton, MO
Home Church: Twin Rivers Worship Center
Favorite Song/Artist: The Appeal – Kirk Franklin
Favorite food[s]: This is a hard one because I really like to eat...but I'm going to say brownies that aren't cooked all of the way, Mexican, Italian and COFFEE!!
Favorite Restaurant: Maggiano's Little Italy
Favorite Movie[s]: Zoolander and Talladega Nights
Favorite Book[s]: "Lady in Waiting" and "The Memory Keepers Daughter"
Favorite Bible Verse: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
This is the Bible Verse that helped me through losing my Granny. It reminds me to take it one day at a time.
Favorite Bible character: Ruth
After reading "The Lady in Waiting," Ruth became my favorite Bible character. As a young lady we are constantly made to feel like we have to find our husband so that we can be complete. However, when we look at the life of Ruth we can see that we don't need a husband to be complete-we need God. If we put God first instead of trying to find our mate, God will supply our wants and take care of us in His perfect timing.
Jacob Hammack
Position: Bass
Major: Social Sciences (Secondary Certification)
Year: Sophomore (fall) / Junior (spring)
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
Home Church: First Family Church, Overland Park
Favorite Song/Artist: Rescue - Spiritwing
Favorite Group[s]: Live: MuteMath; CD: Mae, Relient K
Favorite Food[s]: REAL Kansas City BBQ, and my favorite potatoes my mom cooks
Favorite Restaurant: Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ
Favorite Movie[s]: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Bourne Trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, Star Wars I-VI, Gladiator, Braveheart, Rocky I-IV, Unbreakable, Die Hard I-IV, Dumb and Dumber
Favorite Book[s]: The Hiding Place , Corrie ten Boom; Confessions: Augustine; Culture Warrior, Bill O'Reilly; Not Even a Hint , Joshua Harris
Favorite Bible Verse: “For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Phil. 2:13
Paul is saying that God works through us, His believers (despite our condition), in order to fulfill His Supreme plan. It gives me confidence that though I am weak and imperfect, God is greater and DOES work through me.
Favorite Bible Character: Melchizedech
His character proves that the Old Testament sacrifice system is completed through Jesus Christ. Christ is our High Priest; Hebrews 7.
Liz Hitt
Position: Vocalist
Major: Worship Arts Minor: Psychology
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Moscow Mills, MO
Home Church: First Baptist Church of Winfield, MO
Favorite Song[s]: Psalm 40 and You Are Good
Favorite Artist: Mariah Carey
Favorite Group[s]: Shane and Shane and Point Of Grace.
Favorite Food: Anything with chocolate will do!
Favorite Restaurant: St.Louis Bread Co.
Favorite Book: God's Word!
Favorite Bible Verse: "If we are faithless, He is faithful. He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13
I like this Bible Verse because it gives me assurance that God will ALWAYS be there when I need Him.
Favorite Bible Character: Abraham
He was always obedient to God's every command; he was even willing to sacrifice his own son to obey God and that's just amazing to me how loyal Abraham was to God.....just like we should be.
Brittany Howard
Position: Vocalist
Major: Worship Arts
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Home Church: Second Baptist Church, Springfield
Favorite Song/Artist: “Be Near” – Shane and Shane
Favorite Group[s]: Shane and Shane; Jars of Clay; Bethany Dillon
Favorite Food: Tortellini
Favorite Restaurant: Cheddar’s
Favorite Movie[s]: The Bourne trilogy
Favorite Book[s]: The Kiss of Heaven and Waking the Dead
Favorite Bible Verse: “My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in your weakness.” 1 Corinthians 12:9
Favorite Bible Character: Peter
Despite his former denials and failures, he carried with him a boldness and passion to share his faith wherever he was led. The first chapter of 1 Peter is crammed with fervent declarations of his new life in Christ. He had the kind of faith that produces real joy, not just temporal happiness. He had been shown grace and it was evident that it compelled him to be different.
Kirsten Johnson
Position: Vocalist
Major: Worship Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Music
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Home Church: Grace Church – St. Louis
Favorite Song: His Eye Is On the Sparrow -Natalie Grant
Favorite Group: Out of Eden
Favorite Food: Cake
Favorite Restaurant: Mongolian BBQ
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans; Madea’s Family Reunion
Favorite Book: anything by Jane Austin
Favorite Bible Verse: “We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. 1 John 4:19-21.
I love this Bible Verse because it talks about how perfect love casts out all fear. When you believe that God loved you so much that He sent His son to save you and that God is for you, you don’t need to fear anyone.
Favorite Bible Character: Esther
She was a woman that had enough courage to save her people and made a difference in so many people lives. I have always wanted to make a difference like that in at least one person’s life.
Kaleb Krueger
Position: Vocalist/Acoustic Guitar
Major: Worship Arts
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Haven, MO
Home Church: Memorial Baptist Church, New Haven
Favorite Song: Live the Life - Michael W. Smith
Favorite Group: MercyMe
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Restaurant: Chevy’s
Favorite Movie: Facing the Giants
Favorite Book: “The Treasure of the Incas” by G.A. Henty.
Favorite Bible Verse: “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galatians 6:14
The cross is the pivotal point of all time and creation. Through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection we obtain salvation and ultimately bring glory to God.
Favorite Bible character: Paul
He knew the weakness of man, yet also the power that comes through the cross, and ultimately understood what it means to live the life.
Jason Magers
Position: Vocalist
Major: Business Administration
Year: Senior
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Home Church: Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Kansas CIty
Favorite Song: Search My Heart
Favorite Artist: Shane and Shane
Favorite Food: Pizza and hamburgers
Favorite Restaurant: Pizza Hut
Favorite Movie: Dumb and Dumber
Favorite Bible Verse: "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," Isaiah 54:10
This is my favorite Bible Verse because I have been there. I have been to the point where the very foundations of my life were shaken and all that I relied on had been taken away.
But, as the dust settled I saw that Christ was still with me and he was still carrying me. He can not be moved!
Favorite Bible Character: David
David is my favorite Bible character. David made a lot of mistakes in his day, some of which we could never forgive, yet God called him a man after his own heart. David stood up to fight for truth against all odds. I have also made a lot of mistakes in my life, and God has forgiven me. Even though I don't deserve a single ounce of His love he still loves me. David was a courageous, Godly man which is what I strive to be.
Luke McAnnally
Position: Vocalist
Major: Biblical Studies
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Marion, IL
Home Church: Second Baptist Church, Marion, IL
Favorite Artist[s]: Kirk Franklin and Shawn McDonald
Favorite Song[s]: Rescue (SpiritWing style) and Free Indeed by Ginny Owens
Food[s]: Sodza and Warthog
Favorite Restaurant: KB Barbeque
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite Book: Psalms
Favorite Bible Verse: "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
There have been times when this Bible Verse is all that has gotten me through. This is the truth, a real promise from God Almighty to give you the desires of your heart if you delight in him, and surrender yourself to pursue him wholly.
Favorite Bible Character: Joshua
He was a man of obedience. Even when God asked him to do things that made no sense to any other human on the planet, he carried them out no matter what. I don't know if I would have had the faith to march 2 Million people around a foreign city for 7 days.
Daniel Meyer
Position: Vocalist/Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
Major: Business
Year: Senior
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Home Church: Concord Church, St. Louis
Favorite Artist: Lincoln Brewster
Favorite: Food: Steak
Favorite Restaurant: Brio
Favorite Movie: That Thing You Do!
Book: The Bible
Favorite Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:25
Favorite Bible Character: Peter.
Peter was definitely not perfect and constantly spoke without thinking, but even though he messed up a lot, God still used him to be an example for us.
Evan Pitchers
Position: Drums
Major: Music Performance
Year: Freshman
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Home Church: Tower Grove Baptist Church, St. Louis
Favorite Artist[s]: James Taylor; Jamie Cullum; Huey Lewis and the News
Favorite Food: Ice cream
Favorite Restaurant: Rich and Charlie’s
Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6
Harry Walls
Position: Vocalist/Keys
Major: Worship Arts/Religious Education
Year: Junior
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Home Church: Gateway to Grace Fellowship, St. Louis
Favorite Song: Beauty for Ashes - Shane and Shane
Favorite Artist[s]/Group: Fred Hammond, Bethany Neff, Take 6
Favorite Food: Loaded baked potato
Favorite Restaurant[s]: Q'Doba; The Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Movie[s]: The Bourne trilogy
Favorite Book: “Come Thirsty” by Max Lucado
Favorite Verse: “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Shining as Stars
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Philippians 2:1-12
