Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Americana, Pop/Rock
For fans of: Rich Mullins, Tom Petty, Big Tent Revival, Caedmon's Call, Chris Rice
Label: Surrogate Records

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Life is good. Mitch McVicker should be a happy man. And he is. Yet, there abides in this rustic poet a sense that happiness is a fickle mistress that is not to be courted too earnestly, nor embraced too tightly.

"Happiness never seems to live up to what I expect," Mitch muses with that far off glimmer in his eye that is so common to those who tread in two worlds at the same time. "Happiness seems to be rather temporary. Contrarily, it is the gloriousness of the moment that keeps me going and moves me along through life—moments that are imbued with the glory of the Lord, that help me appreciate His work in all things. It is the gloriousness of the moment that points us towards our eventual, one-day-realized glory. I am afraid that sometimes my haphazard pursuit of happiness robs me of that expectancy, and I miss out on how glory impregnates each moment with life."

If these sound like the words of a religious mystic or a world-wary poet … well, perhaps they are. The Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter nearly lost his life in the same tragic accident that claimed his best friend, Rich Mullins, nearly ten years ago. Battered and broken, Mitch's road to recovery was arduous and laced with obstacles both great and small. Victories were often counter-balanced by setbacks, yet it was through this season of wrestling with God that he earned the right to limp.

"At times I've alternately been criticized and complemented for being something of a Lone Ranger," Mitch explains. "That is still a struggle for me. But during this season of my life I've been forced to accept the fact that we all need each other. We are built for community. When Jacob wrestled with the angel he walked away with a limp. That makes perfect sense to me now. We can't walk upright without leaning on someone else."

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