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Ok, not really.  You actually are going to hear me almost whisper singing a song.  Some people have asked to hear a clip of me singing.  And then I found a new song by Casting Crowns that I absolutely love and can halfway sing.  It’s called Somewhere In the Middle.

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

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle

Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves
Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You’ll find me

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Lord, I feel You in this place and I know You’re by my side
Loving me even on these nights when I’m caught in the middle

Be kind.  I know I need to sing out more.  And you only get the first verse.  Try to think Alison Krauss when I’m singing.  hahaha.

Amy’s clip of Somewhere In The Middle

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Chris Daughtry with an Aussie accent.  Let me faint now.

Thank you, that is all.

Our youth group is part of this thing where we get everyone’s new CDs to use as ministry tools.  I brought a couple home to check out.  One was Hip Hope 2007 with KJ-52’s song “Do Yo Thang”.  KJ-52 is sort of like a Christian Eminem.  I just found some of these lyrics funny so I’ll share:

You know you don’t fit in
When your own myspace only got 3 friends
It’s Tom your mom and a dude named Ben
And I don’t even know how I added him

And then:

I go to McDonalds aint got no cash
I just order hot sauce then I walk out fast

And lastly:

I don’t think the kid is well
He sends viruses to his own email
He got 5 text messages all from myself
Saying your wack dude LOL
I really used to keep it real
In my little mini van with the 10 inch wheels
Driving up to side just get my meal
Can I get fries, “sir this is Taco Bell”

They have no great meaning and aren’t hilarious, but it was funny at the moment.

Todd Agnew has some really great songs on his new album.  I especially like these lyrics from his song “Funny”:

It’s funny how the bright ol’ sun can hear Your voice along its way
Stop in the middle of the sky for an entire day
Because You said so
It’s funny how a donkey can hear Your voice
And talk instead of bray to set Your child on His way
Because You said so

And You speak to me all the time
Lighting my path with Your words of life
But I can’t obey You no matter how hard I try

Well, I can but I don’t, and I want to but I won’t
And I don’t do what I want to
I do what I don’t mean to
And I’m confused
It’s funny how a fish can obey You but I can’t

And then his song “If You Wanted Me” is filled with the questions I think a lot of people have asked God at one point:

I’ll admit I’m glad we’re not disciples
Out on a lake paralyzed with fright
‘Cause I’m afraid I might have laughed at Peter
Until he stepped into that stormy night

If you wanted me to walk on water
Why’d You make the solid ground seem so right?

I’ll admit I’m glad I’m not King David
Ruling over everything I see
‘Cause I think I’ve fallen for more than Bathsheba
Your creation’s a temptation for me

If you wanted me to love you only
Why’d you make the moonlight sparkle in her eyes?

I’ll admit I’m glad I’m not John the Baptist
In a jail cell waiting for my day to die
‘Cause at least down here I know what we’re chasing
And it’s hard to trust Your dreams are so much better than mine

If you wanted me to die to myself
Why’d you make me fall so deeply in love with life?

If You wanted me to surrender
Why’d You make these hands able to hold on so tight?

And if You wanted me to be like You
Why’d You make me like me?