April 26, 2009, Posted by Mela at 4:49 PM
What a great night of gospel and contemporary Christian music. It was entertaining, inspiring and exciting. Our favorite performances were by MercyMe (“Finally Home”), Chris Tomlin (“I Will Rise”), Brandon Heath (“Give Me Your Eyes”) and Steven Curtis Chapman (“Cinderella”). It was fascinating to watch the set changes, during the commercial breaks and see how [...]
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April 22, 2009, Posted by Mela at 4:47 PM
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This is easily, hands-down, the best thing that came out of my first trip to Nashville. Sitting down with Carl & Dan, we were in between two other songs, trying to figure out what to tackle next.
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Dan started strumming this very mesmerizing, contemplative sound. Carl hopped on the keyboard and put his special touch on [...]
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April 21, 2009, Posted by Mela at 4:39 PM
JOY
I wrote this on New Year’s Day. I sat down in the shadow of our Christmas tree, thinking of and praying for two friends from church. One was going through a very difficult relationship, yet every time I talked with her, she had words of hope, peace and joy. She was trusting in God’s faithfulness [...]
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