*Chad Jarnagin

Featuring the Rend Collective Experiment.

“God shine Your light on the most gifted areas of our lives… Give us understanding of how to utilize these gifts effectively so that we can fulfill our callings and destines. It is our joy and satisfaction to be helpers of humanity, exuding all kindness and humility to lift and improve the lives of others for the betterment of people. Lord, we ask You to release in us in Your Creative Spirit, including clever and witty inventions along with significant, life changing ideas… Release all the creativity You put in us, so that people might be drawn to You through our lives.”

Rad video from the gents of The Temper Trap.

I love fun music videos.

This is a REpost.

Worship leaders, musician, writers know what I talking about here…

The line in “How He Loves” (John Mark McMillan) that says “Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss” is this point of conversation. David Crowder came out w/ his cover of the song with his edit that says “Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss”.

I’m not going to talk about my opinion on the lyric change. I just wanted to express my take on why I sing “sloppy wet kiss”.

There is something beautiful and intimate in the line. Our Creator meeting us in an intimate exchange. When my son Elijah sometimes leans in to me and kisses me w/ the most joyful playful affection, it could be described as a sloppy wet kiss. Personally, the simple idea that God leaned down and allowed us (the earth) to be met w/ on such an intimate level brings a smile to my face and worship up in my soul.

So, for those that wonder, discuss, and converse on this type of approach of thought provoking lyrics, please dream and compose on. Part of my philosophy is to teach people within the Church through songs that not only encourage and cultivate a spirit of unity and volume in singing uplifting songs to our God, as well as to learn, think, and even contemplate the layers to the lyrics that we sing every Sunday. Conversation over lunch afterwards, in community group, or even at home w/ the family is a good thing. Especially if it is honest.