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Beauty on the Backroads

Stories of grace for life's unexpected turns

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Anthem Thursday: If I Ever Needed Grace

April 19, 2012

I’m learning a lot about grace right now. Giving it. Receiving it. What it is. What it isn’t. The most profound truth I’ve encountered about grace this week is that I would have needed grace even if I had never sinned. (Source: Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy).

This song says what my heart feels right now while our family is in the throes of transition.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpZPycrWKWk]

I need grace. How ’bout you?

Filed Under: anthem thursdays, faith & spirituality, music Tagged With: divine conspiracy, grace, jimmy needham, songs that speak to me

Anthem Thursday: “Scientists in Japan”

April 12, 2012

This video showed up in my e-mail inbox today. I love Sara Groves’ music and think she’s super talented. I mean really, not just anyone can write a song about bioethics and science fiction and have it be catchy and thought-provoking. Here’s the video.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5RhjnSRF0&feature=relmfu]

And here’s the story behind the song, which helps put it all into perspective.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeYWxRhJwiQ&feature=relmfu]

Filed Under: anthem thursdays, music Tagged With: bioethics, christian music, Christianity, Sara Groves, science fiction

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