This song represents another chapter in my further adventures in trying to write a song that might work for radio but that still feels true to me and carries in it the kind of idea that I imagine would be meaningful for a radio listening audience to hear. I like how those two worlds came together in this track. We went back to his studio and wrote this song, which is really acoustic guitar driven, but also has that fun synth part that makes it feel a little like Mumford & Sons meets Owl City. He said, “That’s funny, because I was thinking we should really embrace your acoustic playing on this record and make it all about that.” When I initially met with my producer, Jason Ingram, I proposed that we forego the acoustic guitar completely and make the record more synth and program driven (like Vampire Weekend or Derek Webb’s last record). I am happy to recommend the book here to you, as well ( available at Amazon). I recommended John’s book to her and she wrote back recently about how life-changing it’s been for her. Someone recently wrote to me after watching the video for “Remind Me Who I Am.” about how much she desperately wants to believe that she’s beloved but just can’t. She related sad stories of her parent’s appalling failures. Peace, joy, and the love of God emanate from him. He makes you want what he has, and his book chronicles the journey that brought him to where he is now. Sheasby himself is a walking burst of joy and to be in his presence is to be infected with his delight. Sheasby proposes that your understanding of yourself – either solely as a servant of the Master or a child of the Father – will profoundly shape your life, defined either by performance and insecurity or by love and belonging. He wrote a humble little book called Birthright in which he explores the believer’s identity as either a son or a servant. He draws from that story of stories, the parable of the lost son in Luke. We begin with belovedness.Īs I mentioned in an earlier post, much of this song grew from my conversations with our own Ron Block, master of true identities!īut another source of inspiration came from a South African man named John Sheasby who spoke at an artist retreat that Andrew and I attended last year. It’s meant to set the terms of the conversation that follows throughout the rest of the songs. The record kicks off with a song about identity–where we get it, why it matters. I am always grateful for the Rabbit Room community and am glad I get to share this day with you. The day a record releases is a special day, the culmination of a lot of work over many months–even years. “Beloved, now we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.And so begins the “listening party” for my new record! Thanks for tuning in–I’m grateful for you and for the attention you’re giving my work. And maybe this video is for them … and also for us. Or maybe they never heard it in the first place. My husband is headed to the prison this coming weekend, to minister to some guys who’ve forgotten that they’re the Beloved. He sings about it in his song, “Remind Me Who I Am.” Tie that string around your finger, friend. And He’s telling you, once again, who you are to Him.Īnd maybe, we all need to be reminded from time to time, not because we’re dumb, but because we’re human. Or maybe you knew God loved you, in theory, but you just weren’t feelin’ it anymore, so you picked up some new names. Maybe it was subtle: somebody called you a name, and you started believing it. We really do need reminding, especially if we’ve been fed a load of lies.
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