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Family Man

In honor of Father’s Day, here is a song I heard for the first time this afternoon.  The song is Andrew Peterson and is called “Family Man.”  I can’t think of a more fitting tribute for Father’s Day:

Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there, and Happy Father’s Day to my Dad – one of the greatest men I have ever known.  After the death of my mother when I was six, he raised four boys by himself in a day when Dad’s just didn’t do that sort of thing.  As a father of four myself now, I know how tired I get, and I have a wife to share parenting responsibilities with.  I cannot imagine how he did, and the older I get, the more I respect what he did.  I love you Dad!

American Idol – I Like it When the Good Guys Win!

No disrespect intended to Adam Lambert, but I was delighted this past Wednesday when Kris Allen won American Idol.  I know there is a lot of controversy within Christian circles even over the name of the show, but I think it’s proof that God can work through whatever means he wants to share the good news of Christ.

I saw another blog post with the following video of Kris Allen worshiping God with the song “God of this City.”  It’s a great song, and I love this rendition.  I’m sure he’s bound contractually to American Idol for a while after winning the how, but I hope at some point he puts out a worship album.  As Christians, we should pray that God will work through Kris to reach younger American’s who overwhelmingly reject the Christian religion.  Enjoy!

Somewhere in the middle…

One of my favorite groups is Casting Crowns.  When they released their third studio album “The Alter and the Door,” the song “East to West” became an instant classic.  There is another song on that CD though that ranks as my favorite.  It speaks to my heart, but at the same time I find it to be one of the more convicting songs I hear as well.  Maybe that’s why I like it so much.  The song reminds me every time I hear it that my Christian journey is not complete, and it is only by the grace of God and for his glory that I continue to run the race.

The name of the song is “Somewhere in the Middle,” and I think the lyrics provide a valuable insight into how we, as American Christians, do live and how we should live our lives as devoted followers of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  Let’s have a look at the first couple of verses:

Somewhere between the hot and the cold
Somewhere between the new and the old
Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me

Somewhere between the wrong and the right
Somewhere between the darkness and the light
Somewhere between who I was and who You’re making me
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me

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