165: On Tour at Christmastime - A Calling Story (with Danny Plett)

From playing music with his family to his calling into missions work to touring through Germany, musician Danny Plett traces the story of God’s provision and faithfulness in his life. Danny pulls back the curtain on dark seasons of his life and gives a behind-the-scenes look at his Christmas tour in Germany.

• Learn more about Danny Plett here!
• “My prayer had always been: ‘I want to be able to provide for my family, I want my ministry to affect people for Jesus Christ, and I want to be able to not burn my family out.’”
• “God’s economy is just so different. What we consider big and what we consider successful is maybe great for some people, but it’s a bit of a misnomer in the economy of God’s Kingdom. I began to see things very differently. I began to see success and see what was significant, what was important, in a completely different way.”
• “In those seasons of vulnerability, the enemy comes and he really tries to ramp up, turn the volume up on fears.”
• “There’s a lot of material that I can choose from to write songs from – songs of hope, songs of lament, songs of joy because the dark days are over, songs of praise and worship, songs that talk about my doubts and my fears, and many, many people can relate to that.”
• “There’s a handwork aspect of songwriting that many people can learn, but then you have to put soul into that container. You have to put authenticity and a kind of realness that impacts people on a deeper level.”
• “Christmas is really just my favorite time of the year. It’s when the Savior of the universe entered my world, and there’s so much material there that can be written in countless songs.”
• “I want to write songs with depth. I want to write songs that go to the true spiritual meaning of Christmas - and for that, for the unplumbable depth of what took place at Christmas, for that reason, I love Christmas.”

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Starting a new journal
• Heather: Hobby nights with friends resuming
• Danny: Going slower and being in shape

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