I don’t know about you, but this whole season of dealing with COVID-19 has been pretty wild for me. Even as I sit down to write this, I have an undeniable feeling that I will be learning from this season for many years to come. There is something deeply unsettling […]
Category: Guest Writers
“Giving Grief a Voice with the Stages of Grief EP” by Frankie Orella
I was 17 when my mom died after a 5-year battle with breast cancer. It was one of those “expected but not expected” scenarios. One day she was at work, and the next her doctor told us the stage 4 metastatic breast cancer had consumed her liver and she had […]
“The Songs of Shaping Season, Pt. 1: He Reaches to the Depths of Us” by Benjamin Daniel
Shaping Season is a two-volume project of songs that I wrote roughly between mid-2016 to mid-2018. The first volume was released April 17, 2020. The second volume is set to be released toward the end of 2020 or by the beginning of 2021. What follows is a track-by-track breakdown of […]
“Daily Communion” Song Story by Nathan Vincent
Daily Communion was a song written out of a critical heart towards the ritual of communion. A little bit of background about me…. my father was a Baptist minister and church planter from 2003 to 2015. I was raised in the church and grew up pretty critical of it. And […]
“Make This Right” Song Story by Lynn
All of my life I have loved the Lord. I have always walked with him, worshiped him, and relied on him. Even when I would start to wander, nothing compared to who he is for me. But you know those times, within our humanity, that we can’t seem to get […]
Elevation Worship Interview with Chris Brown and Jenna Barrientes
Check out a new Q&A below with Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown and Jenna Barrientes as they discuss their new album, Graves Into Gardens. You all are such gifted writers. Talk about the process of what that looked like for creating GRAVES INTO GARDENS album and what was one of your personal discoveries in […]
“The Paradox Of Finding Life Within A Loved One’s Death” by Alex Henry Foster
I’ve always needed some time to muse about the nature of what I want to commune and share with people every single time I have the privilege to be invited to expose myself as I’ve generously been by Jesus Freak Hideout, who recently offered me this “carte blanche” opportunity. It’s […]
“Co-Creating With God: A Scriptural Approach to Songwriting” by Krissy Nordhoff
I don’t know that I’ve felt a pressure quite like what I experienced during my first few co-writes (songwriting with others.) Sitting in a room with more experienced writers, feeling like I’m being sized up. Feeling insecure about bringing ideas of value to the room and the song. Feeling obligated […]
“Why It Is A Joyful Command To Love The Church” by Kevin King
I once had a pastor give me this advice when dealing with those we serve: “Kevin, the church is a bunch of sheep, and sheep are dumb.” I was 23 at the time, and whether you find this phrase offensive or not, I just took it to heart and tried […]
“Creating From A Place of Thankfulness” by Krissy Nordhoff
It was one of those conversations I didn’t want to have because it was unexpected and hit close to home. My husband had asked how many of my actions are motivated purely by guilt. I had never really thought about that and honestly didn’t want to. But I felt prompted […]