Troubadour

“I Saw God Today” was released on George Strait’s 2008 certified platinum album Troubadour, winning a Grammy for Best Country Album. It was the first Grammy Award win of his career. Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, and Wade Kirby are the songwriters who show all the simple ways we witness God in everyday life.

In discussing the positive response to his song, Strait says, “Sometimes we take a lot of things for granted, especially anybody that’s had a child. When they first see that child — if they’re in the delivery room or not — it truly is a miracle. And you realize that all of these things that God has given us, sometimes you take it for granted. But if you just step back and take a look around, you’ll see what beauty we have around us in the things that He has created for us.”

In the end, our time on this planet is short. With a spirit of thankfulness, I sincerely hope you won't miss out on the everyday good stuff while you’re here.

Sources: Wide Open Country + Wikipedia + Johathan Borba + Tara Winstead

Stuart Townend & Keith Getty

This popular Christian song was written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty in 2001. Both men are well-known songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music.

In Christ Alone was their first collaboration together. The two men initially meet at a Worship Together Conference in Dearborn, MI. After the meeting, Getty offered to send Townend some of his work.

The CD Townend later received had three melodies on it. After hearing the first one, Townend realized how brilliant is sounded, giving him an impression of an eternal, enduring quality. The same impression which became Townend’s inspiration for his credal lyrics. They tell the story of Christ Jesus and what He’s done for believers. That by God’s grace, our hope is not dependent upon what we’ve accomplished in this world. It stands on what Christ alone has accomplished for all of us.

Praise God!

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Sources: Wikipedia + Mission:Worship