Welcome to Michael's Musings

H-Hold Us Together-Matt Maher “And love will hold us together Make us a shelter to weather the storm And I'll be my brother's keeper So...

H-Heirlooms-Amy Grant This song is a precious one to me because it focuses on two precious things to me: Jesus and family. Grant begins...

H-Heaven in the Real World-Steven Curtis Chapman In 2011, I had the awesome privilege of serving with Christian Missionary Fellowship...

G-Glorious Unfolding-Steven Curtis Chapman I have felt during different times throughout my life that my life wasn’t turning out the...

G-Good, Good Father-Chris Tomlin It is so easy for me to be defined by so many things. A worker, a father, a husband, a son, a brother, a...

I have had a tendency almost my whole life in not really seeing and embracing the beauty of creation. Seeing the great color of flowers,...

G-The Great Adventure-Steven Curtis Chapman I first heard this song when I was five years old. At the time, I just thought it was a...

The more I live life, I am convinced that that following Christ comes with bumps and bruises. It is so easy for me to get discouraged...

F-First Love-Chris Tomlin I remember right where I was when I start following Jesus. I was a 11 year old boy, in a church in New York...

F-Faithful -Steven Curtis Chapman This song, just as Beauty will Rise, is on Steven Curtis Chapman’s album of the same name. Yet this song...

This song has been played at my church as a call to response to particular messages that called for some action from the congregation....

E-Every Mile Mattered- Nichole Nordeman This song came out during the time I was sending letters to Jennifer during her time of home...

( This is written in part due to my wife’s birthday today!!) Happy birthday love! This song was I skipped often, or just plain ignored,...

Everything-Lifehouse Certain songs have a strong emotional impact from a certain time in your life. You can remember where you are when...

E-Every move I make -Dave Crowder Band I remember first hearing this song in my youth group. I was drawn to it’s melody, and not...

D-Dancing with the dinosaur-Steven Curtis Chapman I honestly was thinking about going with another song in this spot. But the song has...

Many of you were probably introduced to this song by the band Journey. I didn’t hear of the song until I hear it on the tv show Glee’s...

D-Do everything-Steven Curtis Chapman This song is a huge encouragement to me whenever I am facing discouragement over work. It is...

C-Creed-Rich Mullins I was introduced to this artist by my dad. Rich Mullins died tragically in a car accident at the age of 41. Amy...

C-Close to Your Heart-Steven Curtis Chapman/ Matt Redman (This is written in in part, in light of the recent death of Donna Stengel, a...