Big Daddy Weave

Learning to "simply trust and obey" is a lot harder than it sounds, as the guys from Fervent Records, band Big Daddy Weave can tell you. Sure, it may be easy enough when things are going great-just witness the last few years of the band's career.

"Over the past few years and the other two Big Daddy Weave records (One and Only and Fields of Grace), all of the subject matter is based on our relationship with God. We write about all aspects of relationship with God," says Mike Weaver, lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the band. "We were created- from Adam, in the beginning-to know and have a relationship with God. It was Creator and the created. That's what we were made for. The reason why we're walking and breathing and living on this earth is because of Him. We were made, not just to go do our own thing, but we were made for Him."

Their sold-out, committed relationship with God has carried them far, as has their bond with each other. The five guys from Big Daddy Weave have formed a family of their own, extending past the blood brotherhood of Mike and bassist Jay Weaver, who are the basis for the band's name. With Jeff Jones on drums, Joe Shirk on sax and keyboards and Jeremy Redmon on guitar, Big Daddy Weave has found nearly seven years of touring and recording that have bonded them in a way that is just as close as brothers can be.