A few months ago, the kind folks at the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) offered me (and others) an opportunity to record select passages of scripture for their ongoing podcast "One Minute With the Bible". If podcasts are your thing, I invite you ...

Last week, with the encouragement of my wife and the incredible generosity and sponsorship from a faithful friend, I took a huge step towards a new season of writing theologically rich, musically beautiful and timeless songs and hymns for the church to sing together.

International Hymn ...

Two years ago I officially became the music & media pastor at Calvary Chapel Austin; a position I had initially voiced no intention of filling when I was asked to consider it. We had recently moved from Seattle where I was blessed to serve as an elder/pastor ...

Shown below is the first verse to the song Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love.
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee , Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of ...

It was the evening of August 29, 1993 -- 9495 days ago. I was 16 years old and standing on a dock at the entrance to the magnificent Princess Louisa Inlet in British Columbia, Canada with a few of my closest friends who had come to Young Life's Malibu ...

I am profoundly reminded this morning (via my 4 year old) about the kind of intimately close relationship I desire to have with Jesus. Lately Levi has been struggling any time there is a separation from me, his mom or his brother. He’s beginning to understand what it feels like when one of us isn’t ...

I've been doing a lot of pondering and thinking about my life and how I spend my time. We have this one life to live. How are we spending it? More importantly as a follower of Jesus, how well am I pointing people to Jesus?

As I was reading through some articles, two questions popped out ...

I’ve been looking for a new 88 Key master controller for the studio for some time. I have had a Roland Fantom G8 for many years, but am finding that I can’t justify owning it when I only use a fraction of it’s potential. As a composer/songwriter, the keys are the most important thing for me. The Roland ...