May 3, 2009, Posted by Mela at 6:59 PM
This song is another great thing that came from collaborating with Carl & Dan. The chorus came together and I set out to finish the verses, while the guys laid down tracks for “I Pray.” Dan plays hammer dulcimer on this one, which was both unexpected to me and really cool. The beginning is like [...]
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May 2, 2009, Posted by Mela at 6:57 PM
One of the best Christian speakers I’ve seen, Ellie Lofaro, said, “We need to stop telling God how big our storms are, and start telling our storms how big our God is.” WOW! That stuck with me – I wrote it down, I underlined it and, of course, I thought it would make a great [...]
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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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