I had a beautiful example for being faithful to God and living a Godly life in my dad. Having been raised in a pastor's home, I saw the benefits of my dad's faithfulness to God
It seems like a time of new and beautiful beginnings. With this in mind I believe that it is a good time for each of us who minister in music to others to take a fresh look at our mission and abilities to carry out that mission
e are constantly trying to improve our craft and make the next song we write be the best song we have ever written. A lot of times, we can tell pretty quick if our new song is our best work or not. But sometimes it is not so easy to tell.
It has now been one year since I moved to Nashville. I am indeed having a wonderful life out here. There are enough musical activities going on around town every night to make a person’s head spin
Snakes! Just the word can strike fear in the heart of even the bravest. Nearly everyone has heard a snake story at some time. Snake stories always seem to have a bad ending
I got a call last week from a very discouraged and unhappy group. The recording they had saved up for turned out mediocre at best. Their company paid little attention to them and their career was going nowhere
There have been more than one case when a song was deemed worthy of very little consideration, by the author, and yet the Lord in His infinite wisdom overruled human rationale and exalted songs of His own choosing. Such was the subject of this story
It’s no secret that relationships between pastors and worship leaders are unique. I think pastors and worship leaders alike would agree that this relationship dynamic takes a huge amount of effort and communication
When I stop, and look at how the world is revolving and evolving, it makes me wonder how long before God says those words, "It's enough." The culture we live in has evolved way beyond anyone's imagination.
There is so much for us to be distracted by and so many things that we can focus our attention on, worry about and become anxious about. There are many circumstances that are out of our control and the more information we receive, the more intense our fear may become
All of us who travel while ministering in our services and concerts understand that we are in a time of unparalleled prices at the pump. It is a situation that demands our attention, concern and appropriate actions
Seems like this year is really flying by, but I am happy to report that most promoters seem to be having a good year. I am getting more and more positive reports even though the economy is low, concert attendance is up, which means financial losses are down
