This last season of my life was the most difficult year I’ve ever faced. After just tearing my meniscus and moving, I thought things were finally getting back to “normal”. That’s when I received the worst phone call in my life. It was my mom, and I could tell by the […]
Author: JFH
“More Than Survival,” by Sanctus Real’s Dustin Lolli
What does it mean to live life to the fullest? To seize the day? Most of us are really just trying to get through each one of our days feeling like we’ve accomplished something that has some meaning, some purpose. A few years back the band had a writing getaway and […]
“The God of Redemption Is the God of the Average,” by Chris Sligh
If you’ve grown up in the past 40 years, you’re hard-wired to believe that the payoff of one’s journey is the Rocky moment… it’s the climbing of the stairs, out of breath, sweating and raising your arms in triumph, and the world cheers; it’s beating the Russian who is better […]
“Is It A Lie,” by Ravenhill
There is a possibility that the reason I continue to write music (and this very blog) is a lie. Maybe I believe this lie because a handful of people either believe it too or are too nice (or don’t care enough) to tell me the truth. At least that’s what […]
“A Different Light,” by Mark Bishop
It must be amazing to win an Oscar or a Grammy. Imagine being an actor or actress or singer or musician, beloved by so many adoring fans already, and to be in a room with all of your peers who love the same craft that you do and to hear […]
“Here” by Michael Hughes Watson
I wrote the song Here because of my cell phone. Strange, I know. Here’s how it happened: I have a pretty casual morning routine. Making coffee, tidying up. These are rituals which prepare me to think, read scripture, pray and write. I sit down in my beloved chair, Bible and coffee within […]
“What Will You Spend Your Life On?” by Remedy Drive’s David Zach
I’ve been writing songs for 20 years now. I’ve spent most of my life putting one note in front of another note – trying to console an age old ache that echoes in the deepest chambers of my heart. These songs, at least at this point in my life, have […]
David Craft’s Top Ten Songs and Albums of 2017
While many staff members are breaking down their top year-end album picks, I was far more impressed with many of 2017’s individual songs as opposed to albums. (This is evidenced by the abnormally high amount of extended plays on my album list.) It is no secret that I was disappointed […]
Scott Fryberger’s Top Ten Albums of 2017
One of the best things about our top ten lists is that we never know what it’s going to look like. While a lot of us on staff have favorites that we know we can count on to make the list, 2017 also dealt us quite a few wild cards, and I […]
“Christian Life Lessons from ‘Star Wars – The Last Jedi'” (Spoiler Warning) by John DiBiase
After seeing the latest Star Wars film, I had a lot of thoughts about how it relates to the Christian faith, but to discuss it, I have to reveal a ton of spoilers from the plot. So be warned, I discuss the movie and its plot here as if you’ve already seen it – […]