While living in Delaware, one of my former responsibilities was working with customers and vendors to confirm if certain products were truly defective or not. One of the last videos I tested was the Tom Petty Documentary. As I listened and watched for specific issues, I was able to learn the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Runnin’ Down a Dream.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours. 25 Now every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in all things. They do it to win a wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither. 26 Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.
As I’m trying to narrow down my final 12 Christian artists that I want to feature in 2023, Lifehouse came to my mind. After spending 30 minutes listening to one of their Greatest Hits compilations, several of the songs struck me as a mellow version of Tom Petty. While their isn’t a Free Fallin’ like Petty, Lifehouse does offer Everything, Hanging by a Moment and Somewhere in Between. I hope you enjoy listening to Lifehouse songs this week.
by Jay Mankus
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