Foolish Things

A few weeks ago I requested a review copy of Sovereign Grace Music’s Christmas CD Savior. They were kind enough to send one out to this lowly blogger who barely even registers on the blogosphere radar. I have to say that I am a great fan of all of their music and do not hesitate to recommend any of their CDs for those who love modern worship music with some meat and who don’t mind a little updating to some of their favorite hymns.

It was with much anticipation that I first listened to Savior, and I was not disappointed. This is a solid effort from beginning to end. Professionally written and performed and, even more importantly, filled with God-honoring music. One of the things that I really love about this CD is that it is Christmas music that you can listen to year-round.

“Hope Has Come” is one of the highlights of the CD with its chorus.

Alleluia, Hope has come
Alleluia, Christ has come
We once were slaves to misery
Till You appeared and set us free
Alleluia, Hope has come.

“Wonderful Counselor” recounts the promise of Isaiah 9:6.

And His name shall be Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God, Prince of Peace
His name shall be Wonderful Counselor Mighty God, Prince of Peace
Savior of the World

The CD closes out with a lullaby that serves to remind us in the same breath of Jesus’ divine and human natures.

Sleep, Jesus, sleep
We’ve come to see
You who never closed Your eyes
Watching over earth and skies
Now in frail humanity
Must sleep

If you are a fan of God-honoring music and want a Christmas CD that you can listen to all year-round, pick this one up. As I said, another solid offering from Sovereign Grace Music and one that will inspire you and remind you exactly what Christmas (and every day) is all about.

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Complete track listing:
1. Christ the Lord is Born Today
2. Hope Has Come
3. Emmanuel, Emmanuel
4. How Sweet the Day
5. Salvation is Born
6. Glory Be to God
7. Rejoice
8. We Will Seek You
9. Glory to God in the Highest
10. Wonderful Counselor
11. The Son of God Came Down
12. Sleep, Jesus, Sleep

Listen to samples of all the tracks and buy it here.

Just some random stuff I came across:

• From the director responsible for Fast Food Nation comes a touching tale of saving Christmas. Saving it from what? Why, greedy corporations, of course. Check out What Would Jesus Buy? Based on the real life story of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.

• What’s better than the Bible? Why, the Bible rewritten in LOLCat, of course. I have been trying to think of how to describe ever since I came across the news of this “project.” Blasphemous is the first thing that comes to mind, followed quickly by disturbing and very sad. I first heard about it from a post on A Little Leaven. Check out the post and comments for some good insights. (For those of you not familiar with the LOLCat “phenomenon”, count yourselves lucky. For the insatiably curious, spend a minute or two here for the lowdown.)

• On a related note, Tim Challies has a review of The Death of the Grown-up. This sounds like a really good book that I will put on my (long, long) list of books to be read. It is incredible how much adolescence has been put up on a pedestal and adulthood is shunned.