Before the charts and the stages, there were just three sisters, a living room, and a faith that needed a voice — growing up in Elgin, Illinois.
BarlowGirl — Rebecca, Alyssa, and Lauren — grew up making music the way most people learn conversation: naturally, together. They started in churches and youth events, not chasing careers, just serving with what they had.
What set them apart was unity — three voices, one heart — and the fact that they’re great musicians who truly rock. Drums, bass, guitars, keys, harmonies… real grit, real skill, real sound — not just message.
When they stepped onto bigger stages, they never lost that core. No image games. No shortcuts. Just faith, honesty, and rock-solid music.
If you’re new to BarlowGirl, you’re not discovering a band — you’re meeting a family who turned worship into rock and conviction into legacy.
I’ve got two live acoustic studio versions of these songs for you today…
🎵 Never Alone (2004) — BarlowGirl
🎵 Beautiful Ending (2009) — Love & War
I hope you have a blessed Sunday.
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The blonde girl is Lauren… she plays drums… but not today lol
The song begins at 1:33 mark 👇
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Deuteronomy 33:27 (NIV)
“The eternal God is your refuge… and underneath are the everlasting arms…”
Sidewalk Prophets 🎶 You Love Me Anyway 🎶 Keep Making Me…
Some bands don’t start on stages… they start in small rooms… borrowed amps… quiet prayers… and long drives…
Sidewalk Prophets began in 2003 on a college campus in Indiana… just a few friends writing songs about faith doubt and grace while playing worship nights and whatever doors opened… They toured in vans… played churches and coffee shops… and learned how to carry songs into real lives before anyone was listening…
That slow road mattered… because when their music finally reached the wider world… it already knew how to sit with people…
Two songs from that journey still hit me deep… and honestly… I think these are two of the greatest Christian songs ever… I know… that’s saying a lot… hey… it’s just my opinion… 😁
🎶 You Love Me Anyway (These Simple Truths 2009 — single 2011)
🎶 Keep Making Me (Live Like That 2012)
I hope yall enjoy… thank you for your time… have a blessed Sunday…
Big Daddy Weave 🎶 I’ve Just Seen Too Much 🎶 Redeemed…
Hey yall… happy happy Sunday… So I’m sticking with Big Daddy Weave a little longer — I’ve got two more good ones for you today…
🎵 I’ve Just Seen Too Much Album: Let It Begin Release Year: 2o25
🎵 Redeemed Album: Love Come to Life Release Year: 2o12
As a former worship leader I’ve performed many of their songs over the years… so I’ve been blessed to see firsthand how different songs affect people in different seasons of life…
One of the most powerful songs I’ve ever witnessed in that way… is Redeemed… There’s just something about it…
I used to perform it often for the residents at a psychiatric hospital — people at rock bottom… battling depression… anxiety… addiction… lost and hurting…
And every time… it brought tears… It brought healing…
It’s powerful… It meets you exactly where you are…
I hope you enjoy… thank you for listening…
John 3:16 (AMP) For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave His One and only begotten Son so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish but have eternal life…
John 3:17 (AMP) For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world that is to initiate the final judgment of the world but that the world might be saved through Him…
Hey yall… happy Sunday… I have two more for you from Big Daddy Weave…
My Story… released 2o15… from the album Beautiful Offerings….
Overwhelmed… released 2o12… from the album Love Come to Life…
I found this out about them and thought it was so cool…
Pre-show ritual Before every concert.. the band has a quiet devotional time together.. then they literally walk through the venue and touch every seat.. praying for the specific person who will sit there that night After shows.. instead of disappearing backstage.. they routinely stay for an hour or more to pray individually with people.. making them some of the last to leave the building
Press play and enjoy… 😎 `.°~
I see the work of Your hands… Galaxies spin… in a Heavenly dance… oh God… All that You are… is so overwhelming…
If I told you my story… you would hear Love… that never gave up…
Big Daddy Weave 🎶 Revive Us Again 🎶 What Life Would Be Like…
Hey y’all… happy Sunday… it’s good to be here with you… it’s good to be alive…
Today’s Hidden Gems come from Big Daddy Weave… both songs off the album What Life Would Be Like 2o08…
First is “Revive Us Again.” An old hymn… a living prayer… and one that holds a special place in my story… I used to play this one on my guitar at a nursing home… surrounded by friends… surrounded by voices… surrounded by hope… those were good times..
Second is the title track “What Would Life Be Like…”All the songs on this album are special to me… they are from my ministry days… with my friends… with Beavis… with myself… I spent much time learning this album on my guitar… praising… worshipping… my King…
I also included a bonus video of Mike Weaver sharing a short story about his friend being healed of cancer… it’s beautiful and worth the watch…
So press play… take it in… life is short… and oh so beautiful… 😎’
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All our hearts… they burn within us… All our lives… we’ve longed for more…
“You make known to me the path of life… in Your presence… there is fullness of joy…” Psalm 16:11 💥
Hey yall… Happy Sunday.. These next guys are one of my all-time favorites.. So many great songs.. So much depth.. They can rock hard or be gentle on the ears—and they do both beautifully…
They’re from Portland.. Oregon.. formed in 1999.. and started as a campus worship band..
They’re known as Kutless… and yeah—they’re bad#ss for Jesus 😎😁
I’ve got two songs for you today.. “All The Words” and “Shut Me Out..”
I didn’t even realize this until now.. but both of these songs pretty much describe my blog.. Even my tagline comes straight from the lyrics of “All The Words…” And fun fact—that song was featured on an episode of Scrubs back in the day…
Alright… I’m done talking now 😄 Just listen and enjoy… And I truly appreciate yall so much.. tyty… 😎`.°- thinking of yall today…
Shane & Shane🎶Everything Is Different🎶Crucify Him…
Hey yall… it’s Sunday.. and I hope you all are well.. so this will be the last Shane & Shane post.. for a while.. but I have two song gems for you today……
1. “Everything Is Different” — Shane & Shane Album: Everything Is Different Year: 2o09
I made this short earlier today.. check out my channel.. and if you like.. Subscribe.. I pray for all my viewers and subscribers every night.. I just started this channel maybe four or five months ago.. as of now.. it mostly consists of songs/lyrics and scripture messages with some background art.. but in the future.. I may add some different content to it.. for a bit more variety.. right now.. I’m just laying the foundation for it of music/scripture/art…
In 2012.. I was running on spiritual fumes.. living and working down in Florida.. driving an 18-wheeler and hauling orange juice concentrate.. Most days I’d head down to the seaports.. wait for the massive container ships from Brazil.. then hook to a bulk tank and run it to one of the orange juice factories scattered across the state..
One day.. I was rolling down a long.. deserted.. country road in the middle of nowhere when something big.. black.. and winged shot across my path and smacked the front of my truck with violent force..
It happened so fast I couldn’t tell what kind of bird it was.. I just prayed it wasn’t a bald eagle—there were plenty of them in that area.. Whatever it was.. I knew it had to be dead.. No way anything could survive the hit I felt.. My anxiety climbed as I pulled over and walked to the front of the truck.. preparing myself for the worst..
But when I looked down.. lodged in an open section near the bottom of the grille.. was a huge black vulture—one of the largest I’d ever seen.. And it was still alive..
For a few moments.. I just stood there.. trying to process what I was seeing.. The bird was incredibly calm and strangely quiet.. It looked right at me with an expression I can only describe as.. “Please help me…”
There was no way I was going to grab this thing bare-handed.. I was certain it would lash out with its beak.. So I found a big stick on the side of the road and tried to pry it loose.. No luck.. The bird was wedged tight.. and part of it was pressed against the radiator—which was extremely hot.. I knew time wasn’t on its side..
I kept trying with one hand on the stick and one on a wing.. but it wasn’t working.. I was starting to make it worse..
Eventually.. I realized the truth.. I was going to have to pick this thing up with both hands..
Fear hit me hard… But I also knew I didn’t have a choice..
So I took a breath.. Said a small prayer.. Had myself a quiet ellipsis moment haha.. Then reached in..
I put both hands on the bird.. To my surprise.. it stayed gentle—completely calm.. completely trusting.. Its eyes were locked on me.. almost talking.. It knew I was trying to help.. As my fear faded.. a strange confidence grew.. I grabbed all over its body.. trying to find the angle to free it.. At one point.. I even had my hands around its neck and head.. carefully working it loose..
Finally.. with one good pull.. the vulture came free..
I lifted it high in my hands.. expecting it to explode into flight—but it didn’t.. It simply rested there…
It had just survived something that should have killed it.. and it needed a moment to breathe.. The amazing thing was… it wasn’t even injured.. not a broken wing.. not even a wobble.. nothing…
We stood there together for about a minute—me holding it.. it staring at me.. No fear on either side.. Just this strange wild peace…
Then it looked at me one last time.. as if to say thank you.. turned.. and flew…
I climbed back into my truck and drove on.. replaying the moment in my mind.. I still can’t believe it survived the impact.. Not only survived it—walked away completely fine…
And then the old saying hit me.. “Tough as an old buzzard…”
Now I understand where that phrase came from… those birds are built like tanks.. And on that day.. something wild trusted me — enough to rest in my hands… an indelible memory…
Wow… i just googled ‘tough as an old buzzard.’ to see how it came about.. I knew none of this…
(Where it comes from) The phrase “tough as an old buzzard” grew out of american frontier language in the 1800s.. early 1900s.. People on ranches.. homesteads.. and in desert regions watched buzzards (vultures) survive things almost nothing else could survive.. blistering heat.. drought.. storms.. rotten food.. injuries.. and just plain rough living.. Why a buzzard specifically? Because vultures/buzzards are famously hard to kill………… Cowboys and farmers noticed that even old.. beat-up buzzards still lived incredibly long and stayed sharp.. Their survival was legendary…
It all makes sense to me now 😁
And I relate……….. I’m also famously hard to kill 😁.. but that’s another story for another day… 😎`
This is my first faith song post.. I’ve already changed my mind like 5 times this week on what to start off with… I decided to go easy starting out..
Shane & Shane are just incredible.. there music is among my favorites.. they are special.. they’ve been around for like 25 years.. the songs and the lyrics are top shelf.. and not so mainstream…
This first video is a beautiful short instrumental interlude.. followed by the featured song “Holiday” from the album “Pages” 2007… this album is on my all-time best list.. every song on it is awesome…
Also.. a side note.. the way these two guys harmonize together… is magical.. Shane Barnard & Shane Everett are their names.. Barnard is the front man and plays guitar and sings lead.. and Everett.. aka E.. he sings back up.. and he is maybe my favorite singer.. you should hear him hit the highs.. it’s just special..
Reflection
A pause. A song. A feeling.
You decide the rest.
Psalm 98:1 💯💥🎶☝️ “Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things.”
Heart of Loia `'.,°~ 