When I was in Seminary back in Kansas City, I used to sneak off to a church called Jacob’s Well on Sunday nights.  I eventually became friends with a few of the pastors on staff and have come to think of it as one of my home churches in many ways.  Even out here on the East Coast I still think about Jacob’s Well and pray for them.  I keep in touch with a few of the people involved there so I feel like I’m still connected in some small way.  Well something happened this week that has really reignited that connection for me.

Last week Kara was in Kansas City for the 2008 Emergent Conversation - “Reclaiming Paul.”  The event was hosted at Jacob’s Well and she brought back a gift for me - the newly released album from the worship band.  Songs From Jacob’s Well by Mike Crawford and his Secret Siblings has brightened by week.  One incredibly powerful song in particular (Words to Build a Life On) that has been a part of my journey the past few years has finally found its way onto a recorded format.  So it’s pretty much been on constant repeat in the car lately.  These songs remind me so much of the time I spent at Jacob’s Well, listening to them half way across the country makes me feel like I’m there again… or at least like I’m still connected with that community.  It doesn’t hurt that the music and lyrics are both works of art.  Not cheesy, cranked through the grinder mush that so much Christian music tends to be these days.

You can get the 2-disc album here.  Coming soon to iTunes.