The Afters – Lightning

Labels:Fair Trade Services
Number of Tracks:5
Total Time:00:12:39
From the Album:Lightning
Formats:Christian,Christian AC,Christian CHR,Christian Hot AC
Available Date & Time: May 08 2020 15:30:00 EDT
Impact Date: Jun 19 2020 00:00:00

Fair Trade and The Afters are excited to present “Lightning” – impacting AC & Hot AC/CHR on June 19!  Co-penned by Bart Millard of MercyMe – a close friend of the band – “Lightning” is a song that “people like to dance to,” says guitarist Matt Fuqua.  “Our songs don’t usually make people dance, but on this one… they’re dancing.”

“‘Lightning’ is a song about salvation, and the spark that God puts inside of us when we put our faith in Him.  One of my favorite salvation stories comes from my older sister.  I saw God use scripture in the most incredible way to change her heart and lead her to Him!  She studied archaeology in college and always wanted to be the next Indiana Jones.  She moved to Israel and became a Biblical archaeologist, but lost her faith in the process.  Before my dad passed away, he gave my sister his personal Bible and told her he hoped it meant something to her someday.  That Bible sat on her bookshelf for years.  Seven years ago, she started having these dreams where Jesus came to her and said, ‘follow me.’  She called me up to talk about it and I told her it sounded like Jesus was calling out to her.  Later on, she woke up after a similar dream, and saw the Bible from our dad on her bookshelf.  She opened it up and immediately read a passage that he had highlighted years earlier that spoke directly to her soul.  She called me up again, said she wanted to give her life to Jesus, and has been on fire for the Lord ever since!  I baptized her 3 months later.  She went from being a skeptic of the Bible to being an advocate of it.  She’s moving to Israel this year and has become a voice to the science community about the truth of Scripture and how you can be a scientist and have still faith in Jesus.  The Word of the Lord never returns void!” -Josh Havens (The Afters)

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After five albums, numerous GMA Dove award wins, more than 135 million streams and song placements on shows like “Dancing With The Stars,” “American Ninja Warrior,” “Fox Sports,” “American Idol” and a host of others, it’s The Afters ability to write the right blend of positive, hopeful lyrics with a catchy melody that keeps listeners engaged album after album.  With their latest release Fear No More, they’ve achieved the perfect balance of joyful energy mixed with painful longing, all tying together to create a moving picture of a life fully lived.  In an effort to look inward and be present in life’s biggest moments, The Afters have created an album that pulls you in like a warm hug from an old friend.  “What we’re feeling most with this album is gratitude,” lead singer Josh Havens says, “after all these years together, if there’s one thing we have, it’s gratitude.”

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