{"id":13070,"date":"2021-09-30T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T12:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=13070"},"modified":"2021-09-30T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T12:30:43","slug":"charl-folschers-new-single-celebrates-gods-love-and-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/09\/30\/charl-folschers-new-single-celebrates-gods-love-and-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Charl Folscher\u2019s New Single Celebrates God\u2019s Love And Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CharlFolscher.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CharlFolscher.jpg?resize=450%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CharlFolscher.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CharlFolscher.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>photo: Shaun Bennets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered whether we are deserving of the fullness of God\u2019s love? Whether we have earned it? Or even whether we are good enough to receive such a gift?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his latest single, <strong><em>CRAZY LOVE<\/em><\/strong>, singer-songwriter <strong>Charl Folscher<\/strong> addresses this question \u2013 and concludes that despite deserving the opposite, God unconditionally bestows His unfathomable and extravagant love on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI sat down at the piano one day and came up with the words \u2018I am broken, you will heal, you were broken, God\u2019s love revealed\u2019,\u201d<\/em> says Charl. <em>\u201cThose first lines cemented the concept of Christ\u2019s love for us and from there the rest just flowed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track, produced by Franco Gagiano of Upper Room Studios, underlines the fact that God\u2019s love is always available. It is for this reason that Charl believes that the song will truly resonate with listeners. <em>\u201c<strong>CRAZY LOVE<\/strong> expresses the concept of God\u2019s undeserved love, which we receive by His grace alone. We don\u2019t have to do anything to earn it \u2013 we receive it unconditionally.\u201d<\/em> In addition to its powerful message, the single is melodic with a strong dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A music video of this moving song can also now be seen on TV. It was shot by Josh Farrer in Die Strand and is based on Mutemath\u2019s \u201c<em>one take<\/em>\u201d video concepts. After much deliberation, they decided on a slow action video at the sea. <em>\u201cThe ocean is a constant reminder of God\u2019s glory and of the abundance of His love and grace,\u201d<\/em> he shares. <em>\u201cThe message is that God\u2019s love is powerful. But just like you have to jump into the water to get wet, you have to run to God\u2019s love and have faith in its power. His love will never leave you. The video begins with me, soaking wet (and cold on the day), walking deeper and deeper into the ocean.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crazy Love (performed and written by Charl Folscher\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_TalnB-JCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>CRAZY LOVE<\/em><\/strong> is Charl\u2019s third solo recording project. He released his first solo album, <em>Day by Day<\/em>, in 2005. This was followed by an album with Surrender Band, as well as two albums with Wholehearted Worship, which earned him a SAMA nomination in 2011. In 2017 he released an EP titled <em>Humble King<\/em>, which was recorded in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Charl, the highlight of his musical journey has been leading worship at Cape Town Stadium, at an Angus Buchan event, with 43 000 people in attendance. <em>\u201cThis event stands out because it is perfectly aligned with what I want to achieve with my music \u2013 to glorify God and gather the church.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist \u2013 who is the son of a prison warden and a nurse \u2013 describes himself as a dreamer, borderline bohemian, and eternal optimist. <em>\u201cIn addition, I am married to the most amazing person, father to an incredible boy, and most importantly, very fortunately known by a God whose grace finds me always.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a multitalented artist \u2013 he is also a photographer and filmmaker \u2013 Charl has lived in several countries and done various jobs. However, his true passion is music, and it is what he always returns to. And although he enjoys listening to a variety of genres, Charl is inspired particularly by Coldplay, John Mayer, Mat Kearney and Need To Breathe. He\u2019d also love to collaborate with songwriter Jonas Myrin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to working on his music, Charl is currently busy doing research for a documentary, which he plans to shoot in Iraq next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cites his greatest life lesson as accepting that nothing is certain, except, as <strong><em>CRAZY LOVE<\/em><\/strong> affirms, that <em>\u201cwe can always count on the grace and unconditional love of God\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The single is available for download from:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple Music: <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/za\/album\/crazy-love\/1586333278?i=1586333279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/music.apple.com\/za\/album\/crazy-love\/1586333278?i=1586333279<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/35i0MBLUwSiqZrtSTAyO0K?si=4tb38y_WTJ20eB3njlj_eQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/35i0MBLUwSiqZrtSTAyO0K?si=4tb38y_WTJ20eB3njlj_eQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered whether we are deserving of the fullness of God\u2019s love? Whether we have earned it? Or even whether we are good enough to receive such a gift? In his latest single, CRAZY LOVE, singer-songwriter Charl Folscher addresses this question \u2013 and concludes that despite deserving the opposite, God unconditionally bestows His&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/09\/30\/charl-folschers-new-single-celebrates-gods-love-and-grace\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Charl Folscher\u2019s New Single Celebrates God\u2019s Love And Grace<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}