This is my new favorite song. I've loved the Newsboys for as long as I've loved contemporary Christian music. "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)" is the title cut from their new worship album.
When Peter Furler left Newsboys two years ago, I was skeptical because his voice was the Newsboys sound, to me. dcTalk's Michael Tait came in to take lead singer duties, but I was still skeptical. I love dcTalk as one of the giants of contemporary Christian music, and was blessed to see them perform at the 2001 Billy Graham Crusade in Louisville, but never thought Newsboys would be as relevant. "Born Again", their first post-Furler album, was a hit but not great, in my opinion. I'm really glad to say that my son liked the title song more than any Newsboys song he'd heard, since it's so urban and modern-sounding. To me, though, something was missing a little. That changed with this song.
I hear the trademark Newsboys sound, except for Peter Furler's voice. I really like Michael Tait's singing on this one, and the addition of dcTalk member Kevin Max really gives the song a Newsboys meets dcTalk feel. That's a huge compliment from me.
More than anything, though, I love the sentiment of this song. "God's Not Dead" is quite a blunt title, as well as lyric. The world around us acts like God is either dead, or at the very least irrelevant. The video they present here underscores that feeling, with individuals having to change things up and remind us that our "God's not dead, He's truly alive. He's living on the inside, roaring like a lion." I hope Newsboys continues on in this same vein in their future projects, and I'd love to hear more Kevin Max cameos, and maybe even a TobyMac or Peter Furler cameo as well...
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