Michael Erhardt's story is one of two roads ultimately coming together in perfect harmony: one of music, and one of spirit. Michael's musical journey began when he was just a boy. With a father who played accordion and a mother who sang, it was no surprise when their youngest of nine children started to show a gift for musical expression. From The Beatles to Boston, Michael's musical style was influenced early on by the varied tastes of his many siblings. By high school, Michael was playing music with his father and honing his skills on guitar. "My father was a really good musician. Watching and listening to him all those years really inspired me," he recalls.
Around that same time, his spirituality moved into what he calls "more of a search mode." Raised Catholic, Michael had always been a believer, but after high school God placed Christians -- and Christian music -- in his path, and it was as if suddenly someone had turned the lights on. As Michael himself puts it, "Eventually I came to realize that true salvation comes by faith, not by deeds."
While Michael began writing music in his early twenties, it wasn't until his father's death in 2003 that his two roads of music and faith finally merged. "After my dad died, I wrote the song "You're the Only One" -- and I found that it freed me from some unpeaceful thoughts and cleared my head." Michael's newly found peace made way for more songs of worship, like "Unending Grace," which speaks of how God keeps showing His love for us and how we need to trust Him in that.
Michael's simple, straightforward worship style carries a message within anyone's grasp: a relationship with God is available to you, by Grace, through Faith in Christ Jesus. |
