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Christian Band Influences David Letterman

A Christian musical group, Sixpence None the Richer, had the opportunity to perform on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Leigh Nash, the lead singer of Sixpence, was given the rare chance to be interviewed by Letterman after the band performed.

Letterman's first question was why they chose Sixpence None the Richer as their band's name.

This gave Nash the opportunity to share C.S. Lewis' story of a father giving his son a sixpence to buy him a present. "When the father received the present, he was none the richer because he originally gave the sixpence to his son. The analogy is to God who gives gifts for us to glorify him. He is not richer because of our presentation since he originally gave the gift."

Letterman responded, "That's a beautiful story. If people could stop being so stupid and actually hear that, and live by that sort of thing, then our world would be a better place. God bless you, thank you for playing, and thank you for being here."

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