I spent this morning listening to Andrew Peterson's new album, Counting Stars. First, I want to say that it is a great album to listen to on a quiet, sunny morning!
Peterson is always a big favorite of mine because I just love creative word plays and Mr. Peterson is a genius wordsmith. His style is an acoustic mix of easy country rock and bluegrass that's sprinkled with a healthy dose of Narnia and wanderlust. I also like his theology that is so evident in all of his songs, not just on this album, but in each song in each album.
To me, it's like he's saying that a glorious sunrise or the wonder in a child's face are moments of tremendous worship to our Lord, and in the same breath, the redemption of a soul or the spontaneous healing of a terminal patient are fabulously ordinary moments for those of us who follow Christ. For Christians the ordinary is miraculous and the miraculous is ordinary.
At the same time he sings these themes, he has an overwhelming urge to leave this miraculous life to spend eternity with the Savior. It's no wonder that my favorite song on this album is The Reckoning (How Long), where Peterson sings about that strong desire to be in everlasting worship. (I can't wait, either!)
It's another tremendous album; Congratulations, Andrew!
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Neat post, G. We'll have to listen to the album on the way to Idaho!
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