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Members
  • Jeromy Deibler (Vocals, Guitar)
  • Jennifer Deibler (Vocals)
  • Brian Smith (Vocals, Bass)
  • Michael Boggs (Vocals, Guitar)
Genre
  • Pop, Contemporary
Label
  • Essential Records
Status
  • Active

Bio

Voices are everywhere; they're all around us offering perspective. There are the voices that  insist we're not good enough no matter how hard we try. Others remind us again and again of  past failures. Despite the chaos and confusion that comes with everyday life, theres only  one voice that really matters: Gods. His voice is unlike any other, one of encouragement,  hope and love a voice from home.
Its that reassuring message, the words that God sings over His children through the  scriptures in a world full of fear and self doubt, that fuels the songs on FFHs sixth  studio project, Voice From Home. These are Gods words to you, FFH vocalist Jennifer  Deibler says.
With seven No. 1 radio singles to their credit and an additional seven Dove Award  nominations, FFH stepped away from their usual worship style and took inspiration from  pastor and author, Rich Stevenson. Through his relationship as a mentor to frontman Jeromy  Deibler and road pastor to the close-knit band, Stevenson shared with FFH the concept of his  2006 book Voice From Home.
Voice From Home the book centers around the three times that God the Father spoke audibly  to His Son, Jesus, Stevenson explains. I realized that at crucial points in Christ's  ministry the Father spoke words that made all the difference in the world.
He adds,At Christ's baptism, the Father established Christ's identity as the beloved son.  In Luke 9, the Father challenged His Son with His life consuming purpose. And in John 12,  while Christ was anticipating the agony of His crucifixion, the Father promised that He  would glorify His name through Him. These are the same words God is saying to all of His  children.
The record enhances that message with songs based in the heart of God through scripture. The  albums first track, The Only Hand You Need, has God asking His child, Why do you keep on  holding on to everything but me Its kind of the spine of the album, Jeromy says of the  song. The rest of the album begins to weave in God bringing us back to him.
The up-beat pop track Well Pleased was taken straight from scripture when God spoke the  same words to His Son Jesus. The piano-driven ballad Grand Canyon uses the imagery of God  reaching across the vast Grand Canyon for His child to express how passionately God desires  a relationship with each of His children.
All of this stuff we're saying has been written in scripture, we're just trying to say it a  different way and personalize it because we feel like God spoke that to us, guitarist  Michael Boggs says.
FFH penned songs for the album with the motivation that God still speaks, there is a voice  we all long to hear, and these are His words. The band also deliberately chose to write in  common everyday language, staying away from words only used in the church, to make the album  more accessible to listeners.
Lyrics float along a sound that is more uniquely FFH than previous albums as the band took  production into their own hands for the first time. The result is an exciting pop sound  laden with signature piano and guitars reminiscent of everything listeners loved from  pervious albums matched with a modern production only the members themselves could have  envisioned.
With growing families, a relentless tour schedule and the kind of accolades that might lead  other acts to rest on their laurels, members of FFH are still passionate about spreading the  message of Jesus.I love what we do, even after all this time, bassist Brian Smith says. Even if its just one person, telling people about Jesus is really the highlight of what we  do and what inspires me. And a branch off that is the new project [Voice From Home] has  probably ministered to me personally more than any other album.
There are times when Im singing one of the songs from this album and I realize that I  really needed to hear God say those words to me today, Jennifer says.
This is an album for those who cant let go, those with issues of trust. Its for those who  dont think theyre worth it, for people whove gone through having divorced parents like I  did. This album reminds people that God still speaks to us, the Church, today He hasnt  stopped, Jeromy says.
Encouragement, love, grace, hope, purpose; what youve always longed to hear from your  Heavenly Father; these are Gods words to you.

Official Artist Site: http://ffh.net/

Discography

Worship In The Waiting(2007)
Far From Home: The FFH Collection(2007)
Voice from Home (2005)
Still the Cross (2004)
Ready to Fly (2003)
Have I Ever Told You (2001)
Found a Place (2000)
I Want to Be Like You (1999)
One of these Days (1998 - indie)
Called a Christian (1996 - indie)


 
 
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