"Kingdom" Music

Here's another entry in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a theme. This time up, the songs are about the kingdom of God. Inspiration for the post came from my recently hearing and loving the first song in this collection. But I enjoyed discovering (or hearing again) all the other songs in this set as well. Hope you will, too!  ~  JH

1)  Rend Collective  ~  "Build Your Kingdom Here"

2)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"

3)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Kingdom Come"

4)  Jason Gray  ~  "With Every Act Of Love"

5)  Covenant Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"

6)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Keys To The Kingdom"

7)  Jesus Culture  ~  "Kingdom"

8)  Starfield  ~  "The Kingdom"

9)  Laura Story  ~  "There Is A Kingdom"

10)  Canton Jones ft. Mouthpi3ce  ~  "Kingdom Business"

11)  My Dirty Silver  ~  "Kingdom Come"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Yours Is The Kingdom"

13)  Matt Maher  ~  "As It Is In Heaven"

14)  Dwayne Tryumf ft. A Star, Tru2DaName, & Matthew Allen  ~  "Thy Kingdom Come"

15)  Jesus Culture  ~  "My Romance"

16)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us"

17)  Kutless  ~  "In The City"

18)  Keith & Kristyn Getty  ~  "Hear The Call Of The Kingdom"

19)  Matty Mullins  ~  "Glory"

20)  Paul Baloche  ~  "King Of Heaven"

21)  The Silver Pages ft. Mona Reeves  ~  "When Your Kingdom Comes"

22)  Brandon Grissom  ~  "Kingdom Come"

23)  Sanctus Real  ~  "You Are God"

24)  Cindy Cruse Ratcliff  ~  "Kingdom Come"

25)  Worship Central NZ  ~  "Kingdom Come"

"Flight" Songs

Here's the other half of that kinda-sorta "Opposites" post I started yesterday. First there were "Fight" songs. And now there are "Flight" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Flight Of Icarus"

2)  Jake Miller  ~  "First Flight Home"

3)  Lifehouse  ~  "Flight"

4)  Lindsey Stirling  ~  "Take Flight"

5)  Rush  ~  "Headlong Flight"

6)  Radney Foster  ~  "Angel Flight"

7)  The 5 Browns  ~  "Flight Of The Bumble Bee"

8)  Norah Jones  ~  "One Flight Down"

9)  Damien Jurado  ~  "Museum Of Flight"

10)  Josh Rouse  ~  "Flight Attendant"

11)  Wooden Shjips  ~  "Flight"

12)  Blondie  ~  "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)"

13)  Grant Olsen  ~  "Flight Simulator"

14)  Boy & Bear  ~  "Arrow Flight"

15)  Jayson Aultman  ~  "Pilot My Flight"

16)  Nanci Griffith  ~  "Three Flights Up"

17)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Twenty Flight Rock"

18)  Wye Oak  ~  "Sight, Flight"

19)  Chris de Burgh  ~  "I Love The Night (Ecstasy Of Flight)"

20)  Protoje ft. Jesse Royal & Sevana  ~  "Sudden Flight"

21)  David Bowie  ~  "Nite Flights"

22)  ShyBoy  ~  "Bird In Flight"

23)  Emily Ewing  ~  "Flight Or Fight"

24)  Kinky Friedman  ~  "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight"

25)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Love Light In Flight"

"Fight" Songs

This is part 1 of 2 of a kinda-sorta "Opposites" music post. I say kinda-sorta because the 2nd part will be "Flight" songs. While "Fight" and "Flight" aren't technically opposites, they are the main two choices you have when you are confronted by someone who wishes to do you harm. Choose wisely...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  REO Speedwagon  ~   "Can't Fight This Feeling"

2)  Elliott Yamin  ~  "Fight For Love"

3)  Rachel Platten  ~  "Fight Song"

4)  Turisas  ~  "Stand Up And Fight"

5)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  "The Last Fight"

6)  Cheryl Cole  ~  "Fight For This Love"

7)  Cloud Control  ~  "There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight"

8)  Velvet Revolver  ~  "The Last Fight"

9)  Morgan Page ft. Lissie  ~  "Fight For You"

10)  Decyfer Down  ~  "Fight Like This"

11)  Switchfoot  ~  "Love Alone Is Worth The Fight"

12)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  "Can't Fight The Moonlight"

13)  Warren Barfield  ~  "Love Is Not A Fight"

14)  Racoon  ~  "Don't Give Up The Fight"

15)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Don't Wanna Fight"

16)  Nada Surf  ~  "Let The Fight Do The Fighting"

17)  For Today  ~  "Fight The Silence"

18)  Sia  ~  "The Fight"

19)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Fight Test"

20)  Lee DeWyze  ~  "Fight"

21)  Thompson Square  ~  "Let's Fight"

22)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  "Fight For Your Mind"

23)  Anthem Lights  ~  "Fight Forever"

24)  Tina Turner  ~  "I Don't Wanna Fight"

25)  Fishbone  ~  "Fight The Youth"

Songs About Forgiveness

Here's a one-off in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a specific theme – this one a collection of tunes about "Forgiveness." While forgiveness is not a doctrine or virtue exclusive to Christianity, forgiving and being forgiven are major elements of the Christian faith. Some good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Matthew West  ~  "Forgiveness"

2)  TobyMac ft. Lecrae  ~  "Forgiveness"

3)  Bob Carlisle  ~  "Forgiveness"

4)  Jason Gray  ~  "Forgiveness Is A Miracle"

5)  Aaron Gillespie  ~  "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape"

6)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Forgiven"

7)  Bethel Music ft. Brian Johnson  ~  "Forgiven"

8)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Forgiven And Loved"

9)  Gordon Mote & Jason Crabb  ~  "Please Forgive Me"

10)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Forgive Me"

11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Forgive Me"

12)  Superchick  ~  "We Live"

13)  Kevin LeVar  ~  "A Heart That Forgives"

14)  Shane & Shane   ~ "That's How You Forgive"

15)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Forgive Me"

16)  Rebecca St. James  ~  "Forgive Me"

17)  Russ Taff  ~  "I'm Forgiven"

18)  VeggieTales  ~  "The Forgiveness Song"

19)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Forgive Me"

20)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "You Are My King (Amazing Love)"

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!)