CD Review
All That's Left of Us - Jeff Berry Band

            Here's something you don't see everyday.  All That's Left of Us is an entire CD of very well done contemporary Christian music.  Listening to it you forget that it's Christian music.  Any of these songs could be a hit on a pop radio station.  They're catchy, well played, and well sung.  I was dancing to it.  On second pass you realize how well written and powerful the lyrics are.  For example, Berry explains "The title comes from the lyrics of  "Fade" (track 8).  There's a verse that says,  ' let the darkness fade away/ let the night return to day/ till all that's left of us is You.'  True worship happens when everything else fades away.  When we get out of the way, and replace 'us' with God."
          Jeff Berry is the contemporary worship leader at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas.  After teaching economics and management for four years at Baylor University, Berry went on to found CrossWind Ministries in 1995; comprised of Jeff Berry Worship Ministry, Curiously Strong Music Publishing, and Reality Weekends, an intensive discipleship weekend for youth.  All That's Left of Us is the sixth album of the Jeff Berry Band under the CrossWind label.  The Jeff Berry Band has also played at several youth camps, a Youth Evangelism Conference at Reunion Arena and gone as far as Turkey to spread the word through their music.
          If you were a Jars of Clay fan, or if you're just needing a pick me up in your life go now to www.jeffberry.org and buy a copy of All That's Left of Us.

Gin-E
dallasmusic.com
staff writer