Chris Burkmenn's Blog

So excited to announce that next week you will begin to see some changes at chrisburkmenn.com, twitter, and the official Chris Burkmenn facebook page. I am so excited and looking forward to what is next. I hope that you all are ready for a new season because I am praying over everyone reading this that your next season is coming. I claim it! I ask the Lord to bring forth what he wills. I am very thankful for everyone who has subscribed, read, followed, and like my site. Things are just getting started, bigger and better things are on the way! God Bless you all!! It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. -Galatians 5:1

Today the song of the day is Restless Heart by Matt Hires, one of the best songs coming into 2013. It's refreshing catchy positive message is unescapable. With an amazing instrumental featured on the CD.  Matt has been on the music scene for quite sometime, but is gaining some attention from mainstream.  Today I bring attention to this amazing young man who is bound to be music's next big thing. So please join me in supporting Matt Hires. His song Restless Heart is on Itunes.com as well as Spotify. Back story on Matt: As a cabinet store worker by day and a musician by night, Hires always had a heroic passion for music. Matt’s father, also a musician, introduced him to music at a young age, giving him the handmade guitar that Matt continues to play. Initially drawn to the punk, Post-hardcore, and Emo scenes, Matt later developed an interest in artists like Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, which explains the uniqueness of his vocal and ...

After a fantastic year, I look back thankful and grateful to every opportunity that has come my way. I have made many mistakes, but I have also had many successes. I have done things this year that I would never have thought I would ever have the opportunity to do. As I reflect on my amazing year of growth, and blessings. I remain grateful to all the people who played a part of that in my life. Jesus thank you for loving through it all! To my father Michael Menn I say you have been such a great blessing to me in this life especially this year I appreciate you more than ever. To my mother Stacy I thank you for being such a wonderful ear and for the encouragement you have provided me. To Emily my (step)Mom which is not even the case you have been such an amazing Mother to me. Everything a mother is you are to me and I am so grateful that the Lord blessed me with you in my life!! To my sisters I miss you everyday!! To my wonderful friends who have challenged and encouraged me, Chris, Ni...