Perhaps best known and appreciated for the tedious research and Biblical scholarship that support the themes running through his songs, Michael tackles the controversial character of Peter, writing several songs from first-person perspective. Card explains the title track: "Simon's new title, 'rock,' was not meant to signify strength, but rather something with which to build. Peter would be the first stone to be laid of the holy house which Jesus had come to build, [and] of which [Jesus] is the foundation."

A Fragile Stone contains music reminiscent of past Card favorites as well as a potpourri of musical styles that include world-renowned banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and some of the most distinguished bluegrass players in the world, as well as Card himself on banjo and members of his local community group.

Songs Include:
1) A Fragile Stone
2) Sea of Souls
3) Living Stones
4) I Left Everything to Follow You
5) I Am Not Supposed to Be Here
6) Not That Kind of King
7) Stranger on the Shore
8) His Gaze
9) Walking on the Water
10) Mourning the Death of a Dream
11) Sea of Solos (Reprise)

FYI**Distributor/manufacturer in its recent reprint, elected to reprint only the audio, therefore it’s back to a regular cd (without the bonus dvd).