The Deer Are Laughing
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Full song 5:26
He told the fisherman to work 30 years so he could retire and fish. There was just one problem. 😂
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What would you tell your younger self? God’s just gettin’ started.
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My home’s in Illinois, but my heart’s in Alaska.
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Service, conviction, compassion, and standing firm.
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God, You gave it all — let my faith cost me. Two complete recordings to hear.

My dog wants witness protection. The whole grocery aisle needs fresh air. And church will never sound the same.
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Open song & coverOwn the wrong. Keep what God made good. Keep growing—and stay yourself.
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Words by Dennis J. Ackman. Music and vocals produced with Songer AI.
Open song & coverFor the days when pressure gets loud: still loved, still being changed, still held by Jesus.
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Open song & coverRaw humor, a grateful heart, and one message: you mean a lot to me. Contains adult language.
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Open song & coverNeither are you. A song for our town’s working families and the future we can build together. A Galesburg book will follow.
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Open song & coverFearfully and wonderfully made. Known and loved by God before your first breath. A gospel-folk reminder that your worth rests in the hands of your Maker.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Jesus gets the glory. Your worst day doesn’t get to write the final line.
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Can’t never could. We go till the road ends—then we build a road, friends.
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Jesus made a way. Grace changes how we live, speak, and take the next right step.
Open song & coverA tribute to a life that made room for others, and the welcome we can carry forward.
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