Bryan Duncan - Lies Upon Lies

From the Strong Medicine CD, one of my favorites.

Bryan Duncan - Strollin' on the Water

Strollin' on the water
High over every care
Strollin' on the water
Sinking no longer
Let me rise above the high tide
I can do it, I'll do it, yeah
I know where my strength comes from

Bryan Duncan - Step By Step

Another one of my favorite Bryan Duncan songs...

Good advice...

Bryan Duncan - Love Takes Time

There are many great Contemporary Christian artists and many more great songs being written today. However, I have always been partial to "old school" CCM (Contemporary Christian Music). I particularly have a fondness for Bryan Duncan. His website is here and his wikipedia page is here.

Bryan is a Dove Award and Grammy Award-winning singer who started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music group the Sweet Comfort Band. After the band split-up in 1984, Bryan started his solo career. Since then he has released numerous solo albums and sold over a million records.

What sets his music apart for me is its soulful sound. Some of his music is borne out of the struggles he has had in his life for which he has been very transparent. On his website in the behind the songs section, Duncan tells of how he found himself depressed and disillusioned with his life.

He writes:

I was sincere in my proclamation of the Gospel in song, though tainted with my own self-centeredness, my faith was genuine. But I forgot that from the beginning God saw that it was not good for man to be alone.

This song opens with “have you ever been lied to?” I was referring to the way I was flattered into believing that I was somehow immune to human frailties because I was doing “Gods work.”

The best lies lie in flattery! You believe it because you want to...I bought the idea that my work was enough. The sacrifice of time with those you love has additional requirements in truly seeing each other.

Here's the video of that song, one of my favorites.