When Ben Fuller sings, “Making my Father proud looks a whole lot different now” in his new song “Proud,” he is ripping pages out of my story and laying them bare. I spent a lot of energy trying to please earthly men. What I...
The rule and reign of Christ will never end. Local Sound sings about this when they declare the faithfulness of our “King through all the ages” in their song “Time And Time Again.” Explore Scripture with me this week as learn...
I think it’s an excellent problem to have. The problem that Zach Bolen, lead singer of Citizens, shared with me as the foundation for the song “Everything And More” by Citizens. The problem is that words don’t seem to express...
There are truths in Scripture that make us feel uncomfortable. Sometimes we don’t think they make sense. Other times they bump up against a belief we hold that doesn’t align with Scripture itself. Riley Clemmons’ song...
When Brandon Heath sings of days getting dark and life getting hard in his song “See Me Through It,” I immediately thought of Habakkuk and the national crisis during his time. The darkness and injustice of his time can be seen in our...
Today has not caught God off-guard. No matter the circumstance you find yourself in, He’s already there, and He already knows what will happen next. JJ Heller’s song, “You Already Know,” reminds us of God’s omniscience...
We are the workmanship of a creative God. Our new lives in Christ are supposed to mean something. We are called to walk in a manner worthy of the calling on our lives, and God planned out the good works for us to walk in. Taylor Leonhardt’s...
There’s a shortage of truth in the world today. Of course, the definition of truth seems to be up for grabs for some, but today we’re talking about sincerity in action without pretense. Matthew West sings about this in his song...
What does Scripture say about the house of the Lord? That’s what I set out to discover with Phil Wickham’s new song, “House Of The Lord,” playing in the background. The answer weaves through the Old and New Testaments. We...
It doesn’t matter how thick the walls are to us; it only matters how thick the walls are to God. When Andrew Ripp sings of our fears coming down like Jericho walls in his song “Jericho,” I was inspired to study the story leading up...
