In my devotions this morning, Brennan Manning has written, “You are going to leave people feeling a little better or a little worse. You’re going to affirm them or deprive them, but there’ll be no neutral exchange. If we as a Christian community took seriously that the sign of our
“People may say I couldn’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing.” ~ Florence Foster Jenkins Writers write. No matter who praises them or thinks their songs are commercial or recordable or useful in any way, writers just write. They write because they want to. They write
In this episode, John Chisum interviews the inimitable Dr. Mike Harland, Director of LifeWay Worship. LifeWay has reach into millions of believers and is one of the world’s largest Christian resource ministries offering a full range of music, Bible studies, research, events, and much more. Mike Harland has been at
How many times have you wanted to write a song, only to come up empty? Do you ever get tired of playing the same chords over and over and writing the same hackneyed phrases again and again? Do you wonder how professional songwriters seem to come up with fresh, powerful
From the outside, it may look like Jason Gray has the perfect life. Now in his 10th year as a commercial Christian recording artist with a string of successful collaborations with some of the biggest names in Christian music, number one hit radio songs, touring with the likes of Natalie
Are you stuck in your songwriting? Have you suddenly realized that weeks, maybe months, have gone by since you even finished a song, much less felt happy about it? Does the phrase “writer’s block” instill fear in your heart? What would it look like if you had a way to
How do you manage to stand out in a sea of songs? How do you rise above the tide and make a mark with your songs? In this episode, John Chisum pulls back the curtain on how you can do what famous songwriters and singers have done for years by
Do you wonder how songs really get on records and the radio? Do you wonder what it’s like to co-write or to have your songs heard by successful artists and how the song process works? Want some amazing insights into what it takes to really be heard by top music
Jordy Searcy was on The Voice, Season 7, and was able to experience the limelight of a massive audience until he was bounced off in the battle rounds. But what’s life like after major exposure like that? What was it like to be up close and personal with stars like
Every songwriter has a story. We all bring all we are to the songwriting process. If we’re depressed, we write sad songs. If we’re still processing a lot of pain, we bring all that pain to the process of songwriting and it’s expressed in the song itself one way or
