so looking to the sky ¡ will sing and from my heart to YOU ¡ bring…
…….👥👥→🧓😔→🏃♂️🏃♀️🌅→🚧❌→💧🥃→😶🌫️→🙈🧠→🌊😔→🚫🌅→😂😞→💭⚰️→😶🌫️💬→↻↻↻→🌀🌍→🧒⏳→🎂🙂→🪑👂→🏫😰→👤❌→👋👩🏫→🫥→😂😞→💭⚰️→😶🌫️💬→↻↻↻→🌀🌍
Sierra is incredible… stick around for her solo…
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Barlowgirl 🎶 Enough 🎶 Grey
“Enough” and “Grey,” both from Another Journal Entry (2005), show two different sides of BarlowGirl’s heart. “Enough” is actually a cover of the worship song made well-known by Chris Tomlin, and BarlowGirl’s version leans into rich harmonies and a more rock-leaning sound while keeping the focus on God being all we truly need. “Grey” is an original that wrestles with living in the in-between — not fully cold, not fully on fire — calling out compromise and the pull toward lukewarm faith. Together, they capture both worshipful surrender and honest self-examination in the same breath…
Hope you enjoy the music and hope you have a blessed Sunday…
Bonus track 👇 BDW feat. Barlowgirl
Psalm 73:26 (KJV)
“My flesh and my heart faileth… but God is the strength of my heart… and my portion for ever…”
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Matthew Sweet 🎶 We’re the Same 🎶 I Almost Forgot…
As I was putting this piece together, I got raptured back to 1995 — on the edge of my bed by the window… that little apartment in Riverdale, GA… guitar in hand… as was always the case… learning these next two songs. The story behind this album’s title is heavier than the sound.
Matthew Sweet’s 100% Fun — the 1995 album that includes both “We’re the Same” and “I Almost Forgot” — gets its title from a surprisingly heavy rock history footnote. Sweet lifted the phrase “100% fun” from Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide note, where Cobain wrote: *“The worst crime I can think of would be to rip people off by faking it and pretending as if I’m having 100% fun.”*
That ironic origin gives the album title a bittersweet edge — a record full of bright hooks and jangly guitars, but named after a line born out of real emotional struggle. 100% Fun stands as one of Sweet’s most loved power-pop records — catchy, melodic, and quietly reflective beneath the shine.
So yeah — without further ado… here’s the music.
🎵 “We’re the Same” — 100% Fun (1995)
🎵 “I Almost Forgot” — 100% Fun (1995)
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BarlowGirl 🎶 I Need You To Love Me 🎶 No One Like You…
BarlowGirl got their start playing together in the late 1990s as their father’s backup band — their dad, Vince Barlow, was a children’s worship musician, and the sisters performed with him at events across the U.S., eventually writing their own material during that time.
They became known not just for their music, but for their public commitment to sexual purity, modesty, and waiting on God for a future spouse — a stance that shaped their message and deeply connected with a lot of fans walking similar faith paths.
They were active in the Christian music scene from around 1999 until they retired in 2012, closing out more than a decade of ministry through music.
Over the course of their career, the band sold over a million albums and passed a million digital downloads, making them one of the more impactful female-led groups in 2000s CCM.
I have two songs for you today..
🎵 I Need You to Love Me — Another Journal Entry (2005)
🎵 No One Like You — Another Journal Entry (2005) David Crowder Band cover
Hope you enjoy and have a blessed Sunday
Isaiah 58:14 (KJV)
“Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD… I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth… feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father… for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it…”
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Matthew Sweet — “Girlfriend” 🎵 “Sick of Myself” 🎶
Athens, Georgia is home to the University of Georgia… Go Dawgs! 🐾 — and it’s also one of the great music cities in America, birthing many iconic bands like R.E.M., The B-52’s, and Widespread Panic, just to name a few.. And this next guy… Matthew Sweet.
Matthew Sweet is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who became a key figure in ’90s alternative rock and power pop. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he moved to Athens, Georgia to plug into that legendary scene before breaking through with Girlfriend (1991) — hooky, heartfelt guitar pop — and following it with 100% Fun (1995), featuring the self-aware anthem “Sick of Myself.” Classic melodies, honest emotion, zero filler.
🎵 “Girlfriend” — from the album Girlfriend (1991)
🎶 “Sick of Myself” — from the album 100% Fun (1995)
Hope yall enjoy this little trip back into some seriously good ’90s sound. 🎸
Bonus live acoustic version 👇
In a world that’s ugly and a lie.. it’s hard to even want to try…
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The Spark 🎶 Never Let Go 🎶 With Arms Outstretched 🎶 Jen Ledger 🎶 Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me…
Jen Ledger’s connection to The Spark goes back to her early worship roots in the same church community led by Chris Marvin. Long before she became the drummer and co-vocalist for Skillet, she was serving in worship alongside the people who would later form The Spark.
That shared foundation is why her features on songs like these don’t feel like guest spots — they feel like family coming back together to worship.
Jen Ledger is one of my favorite drummers and singers… i just love her 😁
🎵 Never Let Go — 2022
🎵 With Arms Outstretched — 2025
🎵 Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me — 2023
All 3 of these are great… I wouldn’t skip any 😁
I hope yall have a blessed Sunday… 🙌
👇 that’s Korey from Skillet on the keys.. also in the one above..
This is one my favorites 👇🔥
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.”© 2026 bryanforchrist. All rights reserved.
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Tonic — 3 Songs + 1 Encore (Final Send-Off)
One last ride for Tonic—
a small send-off to a band that carried seasons of my life.
Their songs were companions more than tracks…
Windows down… volume up… thanks for the road…
🎵 If You Could Only See
🎵 Queen
🎵 Let Me Go
Encore (King of the Hill cover) 👇
🎵 East Bound and Down
Encore 👇👏
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BarlowGirl — 🎶 Never Alone 🎶 Beautiful Ending…
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.
…….🗣️❓🏁✨❓✨✨❓🧍♂️➡️🫵❤️✨✨…🏁🤗🫵🤗’…
The blonde girl is Lauren… she plays drums… but not today lol
The song begins at 1:33 mark 👇
Deuteronomy 33:27 (NIV)
“The eternal God is your refuge… and underneath are the everlasting arms…”
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Tonic 🎶 Mean to Me 🎶 Do You Know…
Hey yall… hope all is well… this week I’m sharing two favorites — we’ll finish up Tonic next week before turning the page…
🎵 Mean to Me
• Year: 1999
• Album: Sugar
🎵 Do You Know
• Year: 2o02
• Album: Head on Straight
Mean to Me is good… one of my favorites from them… but it’s hard to pick a favorite with these guys… so press play and enjoy…
Happy Hump Day… 🐫
This one has the F word in it once at the 3:36 mark… 👇
…….📖→💛☀️→📄📄→🌬️→👁️👁️→😌→🚶♂️↔️🏠→🌌’
So open up the book that you keep deep inside…
Let the pages yellow in the sun…
Show them that you’re not afraid to let them see…
How far you can be… from home…© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.
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Sidewalk Prophets 🎶 The Words I Would Say 🎶 Live Like That…
One of the coolest things about Sidewalk Prophets is how much of their story was shaped by other people. Early on, a demo they recorded was submitted to a contest without their knowledge — and they won. That surprise moment opened doors they never planned for. Years later, they kept that same spirit of community by inviting fans to help shape the Live Like That album itself, using fan-submitted photos for the cover and even letting fans sing background vocals. From the start, their music has never been just theirs — it’s always been shared…
Here’s two more great ones from them…
🎵 “The Words I Would Say” — from These Simple Truths (2009)
🎵 “Live Like That” — from Live Like That (2012)
I pray yall have a super blessed Sunday… enjoy the music and the message…
James 1:22 (NIV)
Do not merely listen to the Word… and so deceive yourselves… Do what it says…1 John 3:18 (NIV)
Dear children… let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth…Was I love… when no one else would show up…?
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