I was fortunate to get this cd for my birthday, but as a result of a shipping mistake, i had to wait three weeks in order to get my hands actually on the disc. I'm quickly making up for lost time. 40 acres is an  excellent CD; the first four tracks hooked me and i haven't been able to  stop listening to the cd ever since.  There You Go has single written all  over it, and it's immensely appealing, but Thankful, the next track, is  marvelous, a rousingly thankful song to God.  Now I pride myself on often  keeping my emotions under control, but I'm happy to admit that  "Shifing Sand" made me cry.  THe sheer beauty of the lyrics  (which describe the difficulty of the Christian walk with lines such as  "sometimes I believe all the lies/and do all the things I should  despise") and the introspective, powerful singing is highly effective.  Shawn Colvin, an excellent secular artist of a highly similar genre, has  an influence on the track after "Shifting Sand," in which the  singer contemplates his life in his hometown and his family.  Its  simplistic but moving style is highly reminiscent of Colvin's "New  Thing Now" or "Wichita Skyline."  Seeing the Colvin  influence, it's not surprisingly in the least that the band covers the  excellent Colvin song "Climb on (a back that's strong)."  They  avoid the pitfalls of most covers and make the song fresh and vibrant.  It's a true masterpiece.  The other six songs on 40 acres are just as  moving, with the group's country-tinged rock and smooth harmonizing evident  throughout.  Shawn Colvin and Jennifer Knapp fans shouldn't hesitate when  deciding to purchase this disc.  Buy it now!