In the summer after I graduated high school, I worked as an intern for my church. One of my duties was to clean out the youth closet (The interns that we have now still clean out the youth closet every summer. It was such a theological experience, I feel like it should continue).
There was all kinds of stuff in that closet: old t-shirts, old pictures, old food, and other old stuff that got tossed out to the garbage. There was always lots of cool things to get into. There were lots of cassette tapes and CD’s that had been ordered through a company that sent youth pastor’s the latest and greatest CDs. While I was organizing the CDs, I would often have a listen. Some of them were really bad. I still wonder how they ever got a record contract. Others were good and worth keeping. A few were gems – diamonds in the rough. It was during one of these times of cleaning out the closet that I discovered Andrew Peterson. I loved his music immediately. It was around this time that I was also remembering Rich Mullins. I had listened to him as a middle school student, but all I really knew was “Awesome God” and “Step by Step.” I found A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band and I wondered why no one told me to listen to it before. I was reading/had read/was about to read (can’t remember the order) An Arrow Pointing to Heaven by James Bryan Smith, a devotional biography about the life of Rich Mullins.
When I went to college, I found some like-minded Andrew Peterson fans. We discovered that he was playing a concert close to the school. So, we went. I hadn’t really listened to his stuff that much since that first CD. But, seeing him in concert made me realized what I had missed. I was hooked again. Plus, he opened with “Land of my Sojourn” by Rich Mullins.
Needless to say, from that moment, I began to purchase every album that Andrew Peterson put out. He shot straight to the top of my “purchase before preview” artist list (this includes only U2, Coldplay, Andrew Peterson, and new edition Needtobreathe). I have listened to all of his albums again and again. Some of his songs are my all time favorites. A lot of his stuff can be found here.
Recently, Andrew Peterson put out another album called Light for the Lost Boy. I think this could be his best one yet. The lyrics are as good as ever, the music is superb, and there is no song on the album that is not good (I don’t think I have skipped over one song to get to another – that’s saying something considering the way I usually listen to albums).
The album has ten tracks – you will love each one. You can purchase the album here. You can download it, purchase the actual album, or you can purchase a deluxe 2 disc album. If you have $20 I would recommend the deluxe version. The second CD is an acoustic version of Light for the Lost Boy. It also includes a booklet about the making of the album. This adds a little bit more flavor as you are listening through the album.
I hope you enjoy.
mark t. collins 
Is the second disk an acoustic instrumental ?
The second disc is acoustic versions of the songs from the album. I think it is worth the price for the 2-disc volume. Plus you get great liner notes from Andrew Peterson about the making of the album.
But is it instrumental like a track you can sing with in church?
No it is not an instrumental split track.