Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 2)

Here's some more songs that tell you what the singers/bands are, in fact, NOT. Indeed, you'll find artists here who are not strong enough, not okay, not the doctor, not gonna take it, and so much more! Oh yeah, and commentary is included for each song here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  "Not Strong Enough"  (Maybe you're just not trying hard enough...?)

2)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "I Am Not A Robot"  (Well, of course, you're not, Marina. You're a singer. And a darn good one!)

3)  Doris Day  ~  "I'm Not At All In Love"  (Sure, sure, sure. Nobody's buying that.)

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"  (In light of Campbell's Alzheimer's diagnosis a couple of years ago, this haunting ballad – his final single – is heartbreaking yet beautiful.)

5)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I'm Not Giving Up Yet"  (Hang in there, Newton. Perseverance is key.)

6)  Bryan White  ~  "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore"  (Well, what are you gonna do if you still love somebody? There's no "on/off" button when it comes to love.)

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"  (I'm not, either. I promise. I wouldn't lie to you.)

8)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"  (He's not. Believe me. He talks about you all the time. You guys should really get back together. You were meant for each other.)

9)  Carolina Liar  ~  "I'm Not Over"  (Sheesh, what is it with people who just can't – or won't – let go! Oh yeah, I forgot about that "on/off" button thing…)

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"  (Nope. Not tonight, at least.)

11)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"  (As well you shouldn't, Sophie. You're still young. Your prince will come. Just give it time.)

12)  Victoria Beckham  ~  "Not Such An Innocent Girl"  (Is that really something to be bragging about?)

13)  The King's Son ft. Blacko  ~  "I'm Not Rich"  (I'm not either, but I don't live like a millionaire…)

14)  Calvin Harris  ~  "I'm Not Alone"  (He's definitely not alone. There's a bunch of people in cages in his underground dungeon.)

15)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"  (ANYMORE!!!)

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "I Am Not The Bad Guy"  (The bad guy she may not be, but a unique powerhouse of a voice she does possess.)

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not The Doctor"  (She's not the nurse, either. Don't be fooled!)

18)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"  (My eyes must be playing tricks with me. I could've sworn he was what I saw.)

19)  SOJA  ~  "Not Done Yet"  (Keep calm and carry on then…)

20)  Kari Jobe  ~  "I Am Not Alone"  (No, you're not. And neither am I. None of us are. Praise God!)

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Humility"

This entry in my "Fruits of the Spirit" series was one of the hardest of all of them. Various Bible translations use the words "gentleness," "meekness," or "humility" to describe this "fruit." Well, there almost no songs that directly speak of gentleness and very few that cover meekness – shocking, I know. But I found that there are quite a few songs that – in their lyrics or merely in their themes – deal with the subject of "Humility." So that was the tack I took with this one. And a fine set of songs it is, too! I truly hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Graham Kendrick  ~  "Meekness & Majesty"

2)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Audience Of One"

3)  Colton Dixon  ~  "More Of You"

4)  Jennifer Knapp  ~   "Martyrs & Thieves"  (BLOGGER'S NOTE: Yes, I DO know she identifies as a lesbian now. But that fact does not lessen the truth or the message of this song, which Jennifer wrote several years ago when she was then identifying as a Christian musician.)

5)  Kutless  ~  "Give Us Clean Hands"

6)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Unending Love"

7)  Christafari  ~  "Here I Am To Worship"

8)  Israel Houghton  ~  "I Surrender All"

9)  Austin Chamberlin & Lauren Zielenski  ~  "All I Am"  (This is a lovely cover version of a Phil Wickham song, for which I couldn't find a music video.)

10)  Hillsong Live  ~  "To Be Like You"

11)  Planetshakers  ~  "Surrender"

12)  Flame ft. J.R.  ~  "Tonight (All Of Me)"

13)  Hillsong United  ~  "Like An Avalanche"

14)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Being Small"

15)  Chris Sligh  ~  "Empty Me"

16)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Narrow Road"

17)  Leeland  ~  "Holy Spirit, Have Your Way"

18)  Flame ft. V. Rose  ~  "Surrender"

19)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "Lay Me Down"

20)  Hillsong Live  ~  "You"

21)  Deitrick Haddon  ~  "Have Your Way"

22)  FFH  ~  "Wholly To You"

23)  Seventh Day Slumber  ~  "Surrender"

24)  Rend Collective  ~  "All That I Am"

25)  Hillsong Live  ~  "I Surrender"

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Faithfulness" (Part 2)

Here's the second half of my earlier post, part of my ongoing "Fruits of the Spirit" series featuring songs about "Faithfulness." I would say "enjoy," but I know if you listen to them you will anyway.  ~  JH

1)  Chapelhill Music  ~  "Faithful God"

2)  Skillet  ~  "More Faithful"

3)  Rend Collective  ~  "Faithful"

4)  Steve Green  ~  "The Faithful"

5)  Greg Sykes  ~  "Faithful"

6)  Shawn McDonald  ~  "Faithful"

7)  Jesus Culture ft. Kim Walker  ~  "You Are Faithful"

8)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Faithful"

9)  Brian Doerksen  ~  "Faithful Father"

10)  Beth Jesus ft. Sonnie Badu  ~  "Faithful God"

11)  UMobile Worship  ~  "Our God Is Faithful"

12)  Kutless  ~  "What Faith Can Do"

13)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Give Me Faith"

14)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "Walk By Faith"

15)  Bethel Music ft. Bobby Strand  ~  "He Is Faithful"

16)  Byron Cage  ~  "Faithful To Believe"

17)  Plumb  ~  "Faithful"

18)  Johnny Minick  ~  "Faithful Man"

19)  Tanya Felli  ~  "Faithful"

20)  Newborn Music  ~  "Faithful God"

Songs About The Sea

Apparently, today is National Maritime Day. (Who knew? Except maybe some sailors.) In honor of that, here's a dazzling collection of songs about the sea. Many of these are lovely if lesser-known songs by well-known artists, while others are delightful tunes by not-so-notable artists. All of them are hidden gems – well…hidden no more, I suppose. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coldplay  ~  "Swallowed In The Sea"

2)  Morcheeba  ~  "The Sea"

3)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "Tenerife Sea"

4)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Mountain And The Sea"

5)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Sea Of Sorrow"

6)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Across The Sea"

7)  Thrice  ~  "Digital Sea"

8)  In This Moment  ~  "Lost At Sea"

9)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "Sea Of Air"

10)  Above & Beyond  ~  "Sirens Of The Sea"

11)  The Lumineers  ~  "Dead Sea"

12)  Aqua  ~  "We Belong To The Sea"

13)  Keane  ~  "Sea Fog"

14)  Melanie C  ~  "The Sea"

15)  The Temper Trap  ~  "The Sea Is Calling"

16)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Silent Sea"

17)  Lydia  ~  "I Woke Up Near The Sea"

18)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  "Sea Song"

19)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Lost At Sea"

20)  Corinne Bailey Rae  ~  "The Sea"

21)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Beyond The Sea"

22)  Kutless  ~  "Sea Of Faces"

23)  Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør  ~  "Running To The Sea"

24)  Tyrone Wells  ~  "Sea Breeze"

25)  Celtic Thunder  ~  "Home From The Sea"

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 4: Sight

The only hard part about selecting this group of songs – all of which contain the word "See" in their titles – was deciding which great songs NOT to include. Seriously, this list could've been twice as long as it is. But it isn't, because I like you, and because my time is limited. Incidentally, I had previously done a post of songs with "See" in the title, but vowed not to repeat any of those songs here. And I didn't! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"

2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "See Emily Play"

3)  Fantasia  ~  "When I See U"

4)  Bad English  ~  "When I See You Smile"

5)  Jason Mraz  ~  "The World As I See It"

6)  Tycho  ~  "See"

7)  Bell Biv DeVoe  ~  "When Will I See You Smile Again?"

8)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lovely To See You"

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9)  The Supremes  ~  "Come See About Me"

10)  Yellowcard  ~  "See Me Smiling"

11)  Five Finger Death Punch  ~  "Hard To See"

12)  Reba McEntire ft. Brooks & Dunn  ~  "If You See Him, If You See Her"

13)  Passenger  ~  "I See Love"

14)  The Who  ~  "I Can See For Miles"

15)  Leona Lewis  ~  "I See You"

16)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Gonna See My Friend"

17)  Norah Jones  ~  "I've Got To See You Again"

18)  Jutty Ranx  ~  "I See You"

19)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "All I See"

20)  Uncle Sam  ~  "I Don't Ever Want To See You Again"