He and I are connected on the social media channel, X. The “he,” of which I speak, is Bryan Duncan. And, for those of you who aren’t aware (or just don’t care) X is the platform that used to be called Twitter. But Elon Musk bought the platform. And he likes to add the X label to his businesses, so there you go. X.
But let’s get back to Bryan Duncan for a sec.
He started out his music career back in 1973 during what was called “the Jesus movement.” Then, he covered a lot of ground during the “Contemporary Christian Music” era. And here are a few of his milestones/achievements from all those years. This is according to Wikipedia.
~ He has received four Dove Awards and has been nominated six times for male vocalist of the year. He is also a winner of a Grammy Award for his Andraé Crouch tribute, as well as receiving multiple Grammy nominations. Bryan is also the host of the popular podcast “Nutshell Sermons”. ~
And he has 18 solo albums and 16 number 1 radio hits under his belt.
Since we’re connected on X I see his posts, there, pretty much every day. And I get a kick out of his sense of humor and his down-to-earth info about his daily life. For example, in the past day or so he posted a picture of him and his granddaughter. She looks proud of her work. And he said, “had my nails done.”
Real stuff.
I like real stuff. So, I’m glad I was able to connect with Bryan. We had similar musical lives. His path was much more commercially successful than mine. And I had some opportunities at “bigger” stuff. But I opted to go a more independent route. And my Christian words and music took a more John the Baptist course. You know how John’s course ended. So, yeah. There I went. And there you go.
I’m glad to be connected to Bryan Duncan. And I’m even more glad that we’ll get to know each other a lot better when we’re both in that…
Real Paradise
I don’t believe
In magic; hocus pocus.
I do believe
My treasure’s where I focus.
Jesus, Redeemer, Creator of Heaven
Tells every dear Christian who dies…
We will be with him forever and ever.
Now I call that real paradise.
You can receive
A blessing you can’t pay for.
What would you waste
Another single day for?
Jesus, the Savior, and Great Overcomer
Will love you and open your eyes.
There is no sin that His blood will not cover.
Now, I call that real paradise.
Instrumental…
I love the way
His promise won’t forsake me.
And there’s no end
To where His Grace will take me.
Jesus, the Lamb, without spot without blemish,
The Truth who the world still denies.
The world is against me, but Jesus is for me.
Now I call that real paradise.
© Tony Funderburk 2001-2009
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