Way to See in the Dark "has a title that could almost double as the name of a self-help or spiritual how-to book. The music has all the solemnity and seriousness that might entail; Gray writes catchy pop songs, but they aren't breezy, summery jams so much as the soundtrack for introspection. These songs are encouraging reflections for dark times, but they come up just short of being straight worship music". [ 4 ] Lennie of Cross Rhythms wrote that the "main strengths of the album are the radio-friendly production, Jason's fine vocals and, most notable of all, the original, thoughtful lyrics that attend every one of these dozen tracks." [ 5 ] However, Lennie also said it was unoriginal and like Steven Curtis Chapman 's works, but did go onto say "this is still a fine album." [ 5 ] Caldwell of Jesus Freak Hideout says A Way to See in the Dark that it "delivers on all those levels, and then some," and notes the similarities to Chapman. [ 7 ] Davies of Louder Than the Music gave his journey with respect to A Way to See in the Dark that "It took a while for this album to grow on me, not because they are bad songs or 'growers', but it took me a good few listens to get what the message and themes of the album were trying to convey. Once I got that, and sat back and took in the songs as they were, I