What an awesome week it has been! A song I wrote right at the beginning of the pandemic has become No. 1 on the RadioMusicDJ charts, hard to believe. I remember early on during the pandemic, might have late March or early April I couldn't sleep one night. I was being inundated like everyone elseContinue reading "The Story Behind the Song (Episode 4) – Live to Fight Another Day"
The Story Behind the Song – Episode 3 “An Invitation”
Sometimes God brings people along your path at just the right time. We have had the privilege to be influenced by so many people and their impact on our life has been profound. Once of those people is our dear friend, Patricia Long - she is a wonderful Christian, published author, and gifted writer. HerContinue reading "The Story Behind the Song – Episode 3 “An Invitation”"
The Story Behind the Song – Episode 2 “Beautiful Mess”
March 29, 2018 went much differently than I had expected... Bec and I were at the hospital expecting our daughter Anna, everything was going as planned, until it wasn't. The first time I saw my daughter her face was completely blue, the umbilical cord was around her neck and had cut off her oxygen supplyContinue reading "The Story Behind the Song – Episode 2 “Beautiful Mess”"
The Story Behind the Song: Episode 1 – Walk in Love
As a worship leader I've always found learning the story behind a song provides it with so much meaning. I have been given volumes of hymn story collections that provide wonderful insight into the songs the church loves to sing. This has inspired me to give some short background on different songs Bec and IContinue reading "The Story Behind the Song: Episode 1 – Walk in Love"
My Five Rules for Songwriting
Staring at a blank page might be one of the most overwhelming experiences in life. Maybe because it is a metaphor for life itself, a blank page waiting to be filled out line by line. Here are five steps anyone can implement into their creative work to help breakthrough "the inspiration block". Begin with aContinue reading "My Five Rules for Songwriting"
