ChristianDance

What if the very thing you’re most ashamed of is already gone?  “I’m Not Who I Was (Psalm 103)” by Stephen M. Miller is a celebration that God’s mercy doesn’t just forgive; it really transforms lives! Steve was visiting his family in Downtown Akron, Ohio (more than 1000 miles away from his home). During this visit, Steve wanted to go with his brother (who was in AA) to one of the AA-meetings to see what he was having to deal with. During this meeting, a woman stood up and said, “This is my first time here. And this is my first time to say I’m an alcoholic.” The room went silent. That’s when something beautiful happened — people lined up to embrace her! Steve also stood in that line, a stranger, in the middle of a scene that scared him. But suddenly, he stood face to face with her. He reached out his arms, and she hugged him tight, resting her head on his shoulder. Steve walked away with her tears on his neck and his shirt. No baptism could have moved him more. That moment became t...

Gratitude doesn’t wait for a perfect life.  Scroll through any feed today, and you’ll find anger, comparison, and noise. It’s exhausting. The artist behind the name “Faithfield Road” felt that same exhaustion, and it triggered him to write a song that shifts that perspective. He grew up on a farm, surrounded by open sky and simple faith, then moved to a big city where that peace got harder to find. That contrast left him nostalgic for the simplicity I grew up with: faith, open skies, good people, and gratitude for the everyday.  Listen to “Blessed and Country” and you’ll hear a life built on small, steady things. A “Faith Over Fear” mug. A dashboard Jesus. A truck bed ready “for whatever’s ahead.” None of that requires wealth or perfect circumstances. All we need is to keep our eyes and hearts open enough to notice what’s already there. Gratitude doesn’t require a perfect life. The blessings are there if we choose to see them.  The apostle Paul understood this same change...

Every promise of God is within reach. (by Jasper Tan) “In My Reach” by Island Tribe Collective ft. Jonathan Nelson & Sherwin Gardner is a joyful, high-energy gospel anthem that celebrates our Faith, persistence, and our joyful declaration of worship and Faithfulness to our God. It encourages us to a call to action if we are in our seasons of doubt and uncertainty. The central theme of the song is our belief that God’s faithfulness is actively setting the stage for “something bigger” and “something greater” (0:15–0:30, 0:59–1:14) for us. It reminds us that the challenges that we face are part of God’s larger plan for us, suggesting that even if it feels like our prayers are not immediately granted, God is just preparing us for a breakthrough, for God always keeps his promises. “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6, ESV).  Our Faith in God is not just a passive state, but with phras...

Grace found you. Now, what will you do with it?   A man watches his wife kneel at the altar, arms open, hands lifted. She grew up practicing Buddhism in Thailand. She’s carried more struggle than most people will ever see. And on her birthday last July, she surrendered it all to Jesus. The next day, her husband picked up his bass and wrote this song. He calls it more than music. He calls it a commitment.  That’s where “Make The Price He Paid Worth The Cost” by Verity Reign comes from. “I am one of His sheep who is no longer lost.” Simple words. Heavy truth. Christ didn’t save us because we earned it. He saved us because He wanted to. “He found me worthy and was willing to save this imperfect person with the life that He gave.” He gave His life willingly. He gave His life for you.  So, what do you do with that? Here is what Romans 12:1 says about it: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and accepta...

Stop Fearing Deception. Start Testing Spirits. Gold-dressed promises move fast. They sound urgent, sincere, even holy. “Test Every Spirit” by whispering HOPE names that urgency — the voices that pull at us from every direction, the panic that is dressed up as peace. The song points out that real peace never feels restless. Real truth always carries love. These are the first two parts of the test that we can use to discern the truth. Last, but not least… Does this voice sound like Jesus? If the answer is “no” to any part of the test, it fails, no matter how convincing the delivery was. There’s good news in the chorus: you were never meant to sort this out alone. “Now I weigh each thought with freedom, not by striving, not by shame,” the lyrics say — because the cross already tore the veil down. Discernment isn’t a skill you have to earn. It’s a gift already given. Read 1 John 4:1, “do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophe...