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Upcoming show at Echo Park in Burlington on 09/19/10

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Upcoming show at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Racine on 09/19/10

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We all worship something.

This sermon by Mark Driscoll was deeply convicting. I pray that it reaches your heart and helps evoke change in your life. The sermon is called “The Truth and Lie in Marriage” but it speaks about worship and religion as it relates to culture. Listen to “The Truth and Lie in Marriage” now »
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A growing concern.

As I embark on this journey to write songs that are truly worshipful I have been running into more and more songs that end up about myself or what I’m dealing with. I feel that a lot of modern worship is headed more in this direction and it kind of scares me.  Maybe it comes from [...]
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Recording frustrations.

The hardest part about recording for me is letting go.  I have this insane thing stuck in my mind like a sliver that makes me never satisfied with anything I do.  In a way I believe this is good because it pushes me to be better but a lot of times its just dang annoying. Tonight [...]
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Music that matters

I want to make music that matters. I want to mean every word I say in my songs. It’s not going to be easy but I know in the end that’s the only way to make writing worth the effort. I’m thankful for the songs I’ve written and I’m excited to push past those songs [...]
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Show this Sunday at Chocolatefest

I will playing at Chocolatefest this Sunday at 7pm at the Diamond Stage. Dom and Josh will be joining me for part of the set and the rest I will be doing solo. Hope to see you there! Map to Chocolatefest View Larger Map
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This guy makes me want to quit.

Gabe Dixon makes me want to quit music altogether. He’s too good. Please look him up and buy his music so he can keep writing it. Please. Gabe Dixon Band from mbgriffi on Vimeo.
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Back to Indiana

When God placed this project on my heart I reached out to some producers in Nashville. I had e-mail conversations with a few producers who I really respect but now I feel God calling me back to Indiana. This summer I will be heading back to Indiana for some writing and recording. [...]
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The Like Button

I recently implemented the Facebook “Like” button on my site. This just means you can “like” various articles and things on the site and they will show up in your Facebook newsfeed. If you would like to become a fan/like my music on Facebook click here. I update my Facebook page a fair [...]
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