I am typing this out while watching The Prince of Egypt, with tears in my eyes. It hits home. The past few years of my life have been wild. The Father has been shifting everything in my life, from jobs, cars, living situations, and houses, to friends I have run […]
Category: Guest Writers
“Persevering with Courage” by Justin Gambino
While standing in the courtroom, the weight of all my mistakes on my shoulders, a man to my left is speaking on my behalf and bargaining with the judge. “Your Honor, my client is prepared to join the military and complete any type of community service to lower the charges.” […]
“Torn Asunder: Finding Freedom In The Father’s Loving Restraint” by Caitelen
Torn Asunder Finding Freedom In The Father’s Loving Restraint “I’m not gonna miss the way you tore me asunder.” I was at my lowest. In a desert, physically and spiritually. I had been striving for years to be a successful musician, pastor’s wife, worship leader, and mom. I couldn’t see […]
“Let Us Gather” by Royal Diadem
Behind the song “Let Us Gather” 1st Corinthians 1:10 (NLT) “Now, dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop arguing among yourselves. Let there be real harmony so there won’t be divisions in the church. I plead with you to […]
“The Importance of Wrestling with God in Christian Music” by Sophie Keye
“If life has no meaning, I might as well be Sleeping in on Sunday.” Sleeping in on Sunday came out of a painful time in my life when I was questioning my faith in Jesus and the cost of following him. By God’s grace, I honestly can’t remember a time […]
“Counting God’s People: Why is There A Census in Our Christmas Story?” by Graham Jones
The king we meet in the second chapter of Luke was no surprise to the reader. He came from a humble yet distinguished lineage of military leaders. His name literally meant “great” and his rule was majestic, ushering in a time of peace. This king, of course…was Caesar Augustus. You […]
“Small Surrender” by Jeremy Lopez
“Maybe this is where God is leading us right now, in this moment, not to some grand gesture of submission… but to a small surrender”. This is what I said to my three friends who had gathered together with me to write music. We had come together for a writing […]
“Part Your Heavens” by Sjoerd
Hi there! I am Sjoerd. I am a songwriter, worship leader and CCM-artist from the Netherlands. Two months ago, me and my band released our first album: Part Your Heavens. After recording and releasing a few singles, we felt like it was time for our very first album. So exciting! […]
“Offend” by Jodi Essex
“Offend” is about standing up boldly & speaking out for your deepest beliefs, even at the risk of being unliked or offending others; in this case, a call out to accountability for the truth of the gospel. Things like religion, the bible, Christianity – inherently are offensive to some people. […]
“What Burns Down Doesn’t Burn Out” by Sam Bowman
Hello there! My name is Sam Bowman. I’m a singer, songwriter, and producer from Dallas, Texas. My album Children of the Burning Heart just released last July, and the first song of the record is a tune called “Smoke.” The song sets up the whole heart behind the album, and […]