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 […]
Category: Guest Writers
“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 […]
“Music as Privilege,” by Mark Nicks of Cool Hand Luke
For almost 20 years, I have been making music with a band called Cool Hand Luke. For about 9 of those years, CHL was a more or less full-time pursuit — it was my main priority and source of income. We toured as much as possible, and when we were […]
“Up From The Ashes – A JFH Exclusive Devotional” by Urban Rescue
The heart is sacred. It’s the centerpiece of who we are as human beings and core of everything we do. Scripture tells us that out of the “overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Jesus reminds us that it’s not what goes into a person that makes her unclean, but […]
Gawvi – “We Belong” Track by Track
We Belong Track by Track Rock N Roll feat. Elhae This song is about my experience with the music industry and realizing we are all human at the end of the day. Sometimes all of the glamorous stuff can make people blind to what reality is. God Speed feat. Andy […]