When Claudia Marie sat down with her writer/producer to discuss her debut solo project, he asked, "What is it you're wanting to say with this project? What message do you want to convey?"

With a distant vision in her eyes, determination in her voice, she expressed herself with wisdom and faith beyond what you'd expect to hear from someone so young. "It seems that church has become a routine - a rut almost, a sense of duty, obligation or guilt for so many people. The message I feel God wants me to deliver to the church is to stop going through the motions. It's not about our religion, it's about our relationship with Him."

Barely into this meeting, this petite young lady started revealing a passion much larger than herself. Having been told by peers that everything is too black and white with her she continued, "There are too many gray areas in our society. There are still absolutes - things that are right and things that are wrong."

Sadly in America today, the only thing deemed worse than evil itself is when someone dares to call it for what it is. Boldly taking a stand is just what this singer is about. Our society screams "tolerance" in an attempt to legitimize every imaginable indulgence. Claudia Marie is saying, "Everything is not okay. If everything in this world were okay, there would be no need for the cross of Jesus!"

A meeting of minds had begun. Within moments, they had outlined what she shares with anyone who will listen. "But I want people to know just how much God loves them and that no matter what they've done or where they've been, they're never too far from His grace." With deep compassion she shared how much she wanted people to know just how big God's love is and how much He wants to have relationship with them.

And so it began. "Now what kind of music should express this?" she was asked.

"Good music, cool music, fun music." You can hear the musical influences that inspired that statement; influences that make for a perfect partnership of style and expression. The music is everything she had hoped for and the lyrics poetic, solid and without compromise.

Got to The Music section for a sample.