gonethroughsomething you,God'snotgoingtocomethrough. anewsoundthathopefullyinspires Idon'tthinkGodworkslikethat. peopletoloveGodinadeeperwayto similar? Thesearedeeptheological lovemusicinadeeperway. Ed:Ijustfeelthissostrongly.Ithink discussions.Ithink,ultimately,it's It'sbeencooltoseewhathappens oneofthegreatestdangersistoput justimportanttorememberthatHe's whenyouputfourdecadessitting onthefaceofGodthepastorthat alovingfather.HelovesHiskids. righthere.Sowhathappenswhen hurtusortheparentthathurtusor There'snomysterythatthereare youputallthesedifferentinfluences thefriendortheenemyorwhoever. modern-daymedicalmiraclesthat together?Youhavekindofpop- WeseeversionsofJesusinthese happen.I'veseenthemdocumented modernstuffcombinedwithold Christianswhoarejustbrokenpeople wherepeoplecan'texplainthisstuff. Southernrockelectricguitarriffsor andthenweendupthinkingthat Ultimately,Heavenistheultimate whatever.It'sbeencooltoseethe that'swhatGodlookslike.Godlooks culminationofallhealing,butIdon't outcome.I'msurprisedthat,atleast, nothinglikeanymanthathasever thinkthatmeansthatHe'snotgoing tous,itfeelsrightbecauseyouwould lived,andit'snotevenclose.His tomovehere.There'satensionwith thinkthoseclash. waysarehigherthanourways,and it, andI'djustsay,Ithinkit'sOKfor it's notfairtoGodtoputontoHim ustobewrestlingwithit,and CP�Howdoyouallkeepthat thewoundedpeoplethatliveinthis workingthroughit,andtogive passionandfireforGod world.He'sholy;He'sperfect.AndI ourselvesalotofgraceasweheal.I burning? thinkforourminds,formymind,that wouldsaythatIfeellikeit'samiracle issohardtounderstandsomedays. Scott:IfeellikeIwanttomakesureI thatI'vebeenhealedfromthechurch Eventalkingaboutoursong cansaythishonestly.Itisextremely woundthatIhad.Mygosh,Inever "MiraclePower,"Ithinktheironyis rarethatwegetonstageandhaveto thoughtIwouldgetoverthat,andI thatinthechurchthatwewerein turnontheperformancepartofit. reallydofeellikeI'mfinallyataplace thatyoureferenced,oneofthebig Extremelyrare!CanIsaythatthat wheretheLordhashealedthat.Istill thingstherewasthemiraculous neverhappens?No,itdoeshappen walkwithalimp,andIstillhavethe healingpowerofGod.Alotoftimes, sometimes. scar,butitdoesn'tplaguemelikeit theywouldbringpeopleup,andthere We'vehadareallystressful did. wasthishealingthatwouldhappen. season,lastcoupleofmonthstrying Ifyouhadenoughfaithtobelieve, tomakearecordandtouratthesame andifyoudidn't,thensomethingwas CP�Tellusaboutthenew time.[Ourmanager]said,"Ihopefor wrongwithyourfaith.Thatreally albumthatyouarerecording. youguysthatthe45minuteson messedwithmeandactuallycaused stagecanbejustlikearest.Justlet Yourinitialreleasewassowell metoreallyquestionwell,"Maybe everythinggo,allthestressgoand received.Whatcanweexpect Godisn'tmiraculousafterall." justenjoyplayingmusic." for the nextround? IthinkwhereIgetreally IfeellikeGodhascontinuallykept challengedbythatistosuggestthat Martin:Ithinkasanartist,alotof thattimeonstageasasacredtime Goddoesn'tdomiraclesanymoreis, thetimesyoustrugglewithhow forus.We'vehadourbattlesduring arguably,tosuggestthatHecan'tdo oftendoyoureplicatewhatyouknow it, for sure,butitfeelsreallyspecial, miraclesanymore.AndI'llsaythat isconnecting,butalsoreinvent andIdofeellikeGodcontinuesto Godissovereign,Hiswaysarehigher yourselftooffernotonlynewartto giveusenergyforit.Therearetimes thanourways,andHecoulddoa peoplebuttheGospelinadifferent whenwesleptthreehoursona miracleanytimeHewants.Hedidn't lightthatcouldspeaktosomeone bumpybus,butwegetonstage,and stoptheabilitytodomiracles.So maybeoutsidetheChurch,who atleastforthat45to70minutes, what'sthedeal?Isitalackoffaith? wouldneverinamillionyearssitting whateveritis,wecanlockinandplay IsitjustHissovereigntythatHe inapewbutforsomereasonthey're andencountertheLordand doesn'tseefittodoitrightnow?I opentotheGospel?Andyouwritea encounterpeoplethere.Soit'sbeena leantowardthat.Ithinkthatour songthathaslanguagethatis realgift.Idon'tunderstand;it'sa faithdoesplayanelementinthere, attractive.TheGospelisattractive; mystery.Thiswholethingissowild, butIdon'tthinkit'stheshamingkind Jesusisattractive.SoIthinkwhat it's suchawildmystery.It'sreally ofthingwhereyoubettergetitright, we'vetriedtodoonthealbumisplay hard,butit'sreallybeautiful. andifyoudon'tmusterupenough offofoldschoolWetheKingdom– faith,thensomething'swrongwith sonically,lyrically,butalsointroduce 38 VOLIII AUG2022