It’s a disquieting time in a lot of ways. That’s okay. You can’t find lasting security in that which was never designed to last forever. I heard this first on Iris Dement’s sublime Lifeline. The lyrics: Verse 1. In this world we have our troubles sometimes lonesome, sometimes blue but the hope of life eternal …

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Rain For Roots is a group of talented folk creating songs that impart Christian truth to younger people. They’ve posted this video for a song called Good Fruit (Apples Don’t Grow On Pear Trees). (Although someone points out on the comment thread that botanically they could be grafted.) If you’re on the lookout for music …

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I was happy to see that Slugs And Bugs have begun a Kickstarter campaign to fund a second volume of Sing The Bible scripture based songs. Volume 1 was a real hoot, continuing the inventive fun and musical excellence of earlier releases, but focussing on making selections from the Bible memorable. Volume 2 promises more …

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Well, it’s been an unexpected couple of weeks, without a lot of certainty about timing ahead. I don’t know when I’ll be home, but that’s not really where I expect to be forever anyway. This song by CityAlight is called Home, and expresses a lot of what I’m feeling presently. The lyrics: Verse 1 Jesus …

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