My Favorite Musical Things From 2007
FAVORITE SINGLES FROM 2007
ANYWAY Martina McBride
HOW YOU LIVE (TURN UP THE MUSIC) Point Of Grace
LONG TRIP ALONE Dierks Bentley
UNDO ME Rush Of Fools
I’M NOT WHO I WAS Brandon Heath
CHASING CARS Snow Patrol
HOME Daughtry
LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles
GRACE KELLY/LOVE TODAY Mika
UNDER THE INFLUENCE/WONDERFUL WORLD James Morrison
YOUNG FOLKS Peter Bjorn And John Featuring Victoria Bergsman
CLOSER Travis
CAN’T STOP THE BEAT Hairspray
WHAT TIME IS IT? High School Musical 2
SOULMATE Natasha Bedingfield
HOT STUFF Craig David
CLOSE CALLS
WAIT FOR YOU Elliott Yamin
IT ENDS TONIGHT The All-American Rejects
THNKS FR TH MMRS Fall Out Boy
BOSTON Augustana
YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD/REHAB Amy Winehouse
APOLOGIZE Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic
BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT Mat Kearney
BEAUTIFUL DISASTER Jon McLaughlin
GIMME MORE Britney Spears
AIN’T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT Robert Randolph & The Family Band
TIME WON’T LET ME GO The Bravery
TYPICAL Mutemath
LOST WITHOUT U Robin Thicke
FAVORITE CDS
UNDISCOVERED James Morrison
LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika
SONGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Annie Lennox
ELLIOTT YAMIN Elliott Yamin
HOW YOU LIVE Point of Grace
VERSION Mark Ronson
INDIANA Jon McLaughlin
LITTLE VOICE Sara Bareilles
NEW FAVS IN 2008
FALLING IN LOVE AT A COFFEE SHOP Landon Pigg
SAY John Mayer
FEEDBACK Janet Jackson
Why?
A lady yesterday told me that she wished that she could stop wanting to do things that were really, really bad for her. This is coming from one of the most loving and compassionate people I know. I felt her sadness and frustration. And I couldn’t help but wonder if the two were connected—her struggle and her compassion. While she cries out to God to have Him take away her frustrated desires, He lets them remain because he knows what the struggle does to her. It keeps her humble, it keeps her in check, it keeps her on her knees. She’s learning she can’t be her own savior. And she’s learning the value of showing love and compassion to other people who are also struggling. If she was preaching a message of complete healing and sanctification here on earth, she would leave in her wake scores of frustrated unhealed others. But instead, she is learning and teaching the value of leaning on God and each other for hope and strength to make it through another day. Sounds like it’s all going according to Plan.
Pilgrim Man
This is collection of songs I’ve written through the years I hope will be an encouragement to the church, just like Lars in “The Secret Meeting Place,” who was instructed to awaken the slumbering souls in the village down below. This is one of the ways I hope to do that. The title track sums it up for me. Here are the lyrics:
Verse One: Thirsty soul tired feel empty hands heavy heart, This is not all you have, you have been given more Chorus: Pilgrim man don’t give up though the road be long and the journey hard. You are not alone and God will carry you. Hold on pilgrim man, you’re almost home Verse Two: Faithful friends by your side. burning heart, hope in sight. He’s been down this road before, He’s walking with you now Repeat Chorus: Bridge: You might think you’ve had enough, but the best is yet to come Repeat Chorus: Benediction: May the Lord grant you peace (On your journey home), May the Lord grant you grace (On your journey home), May the Lord grant you joy (On your journey home), May the Lord grant you faith (On your journey home)
