Christian Music
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9 songs that inspire my christian faith
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” These are some insightful words from Plato.
three musicians you should know
I'm trying to come down from a Frio River high after four days at Laity Lodge in the Hill Country of Texas with members of The High Calling. On second thought, I don't want to come down. I want to immerse myself in the sounds of running water and a crackling fire,...
it’s a francesca battistelli christmas [an interview]
I've officially awakened from my tryptophan coma, which means it's officially time for the Christmas season to begin! The passing of Thanksgiving means that many of us are probably getting the Christmas decorations down from the attic, and the children are working...
under the new sun with @smalltownpoets [part two]
We're talking with the Smalltown Poets again today focusing on creativity and how/where they see God. Part One of the interview is here. BibleDude: Tell us a little about your group's beginnings. Danny: Three of us (Michael, Danny, and Byron) grew up in a small...
under the new sun with @smalltownpoets [part one]
Smalltown Poets is a band that's new to me but not new to the music scene. I got to talk with them a little through email in anticipation of their new album, Under the New Sun, that releases today. This is part one of that interview. BibleDude: You say you feel...
crystal blue persuasion
Grace has brought a blue-topped spiral notebook as well as two big containers—one of markers, one of crayons. She’s drawn a yellow sun in the left corner, and I smile because the prelude was called “Sun of my Soul.” We missed the prelude. “Be sure to put the top...
on trusting God and being fearless: an interview with @group1crew
This interview couldn't have come at a better time for me. I'm experiencing major life changes at an unprecedented pace, and the uncertainty can be kind of scary. But it can also be exciting! As I chat with Blanca Callahan and Manwell Reyes of Group 1 Crew, I find...
music + hope = water [#starboarders release]
Every once in a while I come across a band that knocks my socks off. You know the one ... great music, incredible lyrics, and just all around good people. Recently, I came in contact with a band that does more than just knock my socks off. They aren’t just a band...
[video] christmas wishes, memories, and treats with @smalltownpoets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v717EQ27mPc In part one of my two-part interview with Smalltown Poets, we talked about how their Christmas album came together and what Christmas means to them. In part two, we talk about what they would wish for this Christmas,...
[video] @smalltownpoets christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMeorqEeO_g My wife LOVES Christmas music. I do to, but she would listen to it year-round if I let her. So when I got the chance to talk to Smalltown Poets about their new Christmas album, she wouldn't let me pass it up! In part one...
storydwelling [artist interview]
We all love a good story, don't we? I can remember sitting on my grandma's lap as a very young child, listening to the words and looking at the pictures as she read me story after story. As an older child, I would frequently say, "Mommie, tell me a story." And then...
the worship setting and the congregational voice
[vimeo 14429217 nolink] I came across this video in the latest issue of @NeueMag, and it stirred some pretty powerful questions in my mind. And I'm sure you have some thoughts after watching the video and hearing statements like this... More and more it seems like...
rocked by abandon for God [an interview with @aaronrgillespie]
Aaron Gillespie is rock and roll to the core. He's the former drummer for Underoath, and the current front man for The Almost. And now he has a new solo project out called Anthem Song. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Aaron and talk with him about...