I Lived "My Church" This Past Sunday (#BOTB Results)

       I'm going to make this BOTB Results post short and to the point, though first I'd like to tell you about my Sunday.    I started out early from Marion Virginia which is in the southwest part of that state.  I spent hours driving through the mountain back routes, passing through Boone NC before heading back to Interstate 75 to Chattanooga TN and finally landing in Bessemer Alabama where I am as I write this post.

       Talk about worship and praising God from the seat of my van.  It was just like the song "My Church" talked about.  I saw some beautiful aspects of God's creation and got to my destination safely.   I felt like shouting "Hallelujah!" many times with a few "Amens!" now and then.  Sundays don't get much better than that one.

        Heading home soon.  It's been a great trip so far.

My Vote

         My previous battle was a showdown between Maren Morris and Home Free performing renditions of Maren's song "My Church".    My person favorite was Home Free because of the harmonizing.  A few agreed with me, but Maren handily ran away with the win.  Not what I expected, but often those outcomes aren't.

Final Vote Tally

Maren Morris      15 votes

Home Free              5 votes

Next Battle will be on Sunday July 15th

       I should be able to do this.  My plan is to stay with the "church" theme.  Kind of.  Maybe I should say "spiritual"--yeah, I guess that's what I'll say.

My Church (#BOTB)

          I guess it might be better to not be in church and be thinking about God than to be sitting in church thinking about where you want to go for lunch...

       


Battle of the Bands

       Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some blogs there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle on the 1st of the month.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.



Maren Morris  "My Church"  (2016)

           When our church worship leader first sang this in Sunday service it was a bit of a jolt to most of the congregation I'd guess.  After a few Sundays, most of us seemed to have gotten used to it and were getting more into it.  My wife still doesn't care much for the song, but I guess it's a popular song that a lot of people enjoy.  I'm going to go ahead and use this original version by Maren Morris as the first on the BOTB stage...





Home Free  "My Church"  (2016)

         I figured this group's version is worthy of going up against Maren's original version.  But you get to decide which version is best by your estimation.  Give Home Free a listen...






Time to Vote!
        What d'ya think?  What's your favorite between these two choices? Which song version do you like best? You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

         Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

  'MIKE'S RAMBLINGS'

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Angel's Bark  

Debbie Doglady's Den

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Cherdo on the Flipside 


Winner of this Battle Announced on Monday July 9th
    
           Yes, that post is my intent.  I'll be in transit at the time so hopefully I'll swing this okay.