J A R S O F C L A Y

JARS OF CLAY was awesome. They minister to me with their music. There is something about their songs that when I listen to them they get inside my soul. I listen to them and they capture my imagination. I begin thinking about making music videos, or sermons I could preach with their music as part of the service. Certain songs just stir up all sorts of emotions within me. I loved their concert. They were supposed to be second opening act leading to Steven Curtis Chapman but they were the high light for me. Steven's music is nice but Jars has depth of spirit that is intense and moving — no disrespect to SCC. Interesting: one of the guitar players played a twelve string that had no pick-guard and had a hole worn into body — a literal hole as if it had been damaged! Another one of the band members played an electric guitar that was all chipped up and worn also. My friend Mike, who was with us, said, "You know you love a guitar when ..."