Tasha Layton’s Incredible Journey to Jesus

Ever wonder what it’s like to tour with Katy Perry, then turn down fame and fortune to follow your faith? Tasha Layton did just that, and her story will leave you inspired. At 41, this “late bloomer” is making waves in Christian music, but her path was anything but straight.…

Mandisa’s Cause of Death Revealed: Complications of Class III Obesity

On June 3 the official cause of death for Grammy-winning singer Mandisa Lynn Hundley was released, nearly seven weeks after she was found dead in her home on April 18 at the age of 47. According to Dr. Feng Li, a medical examiner, Mandisa died from complications of class III…

Redman: Tips for Cowriting and Recording

Matt McCoy interviews worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman about his journey in worship leading, songwriting and thoughts on his new album ‘Lamb of God.’ Matt shares his early inspiration from Vineyard music and how encountering intimate worship changed his perspective. He discusses the importance of learning from others, collaborating…

Rekindling Faith through the Beautiful Tradition of Palm Sunday Celebrations

We’re all familiar with Palm Sunday and most have celebrated it, but do you know why churches observe this occasion? Let’s take a journey through history and uncover the reasons behind this special Sunday. First things first, what is Palm Sunday? It’s an annual Christian feast that takes place on…

Where Did All These Calvinists Come From?

Matt Smethurst says young people are discovering Reformed theology. Seven years ago this fall, a young journalist named Collin Hansen wrote a cover story for Christianity Today titled “Young, Restless, Reformed: Calvinism Is Making a Comeback—and Shaking Up the Church.” In it he remarked: Partly institutional and partly anecdotal, [the…

How Should Christians Respond to Vicky Beeching?

Michael Brown offers excellent insights into the Vicky Beeching bombshell. Believers throughout the English-speaking world were shocked and saddened to hear that Vicky Beeching, a greatly loved songwriter and worship leader, has announced that she is gay. How should we respond? 1. This should not be about your own feelings.…

The Worship Bully

Lift it up! Sing it out! Raise your hands! Get your praise on! Sometime worship leading can sound less like encouragement and more like jazzercise. Worship leaders, I get it. I completely understand. You want nothing more than for your congregation to revel in and drink deeply of the blessings God…

Ideas for Speaking Between Songs

Brad Loser offers helpful tips for being more than a musician: The music stops. The sound of the congregation lifting their voices in a corporate confession of faith through music has ended. The feeling evoked from the text that was just sung has united the hearts of the people as…

Hillsong NYC Draws 5,500

Along with his half shaved head and slicked back Mohawk, he’s dressed in his usual Sunday attire: black jeans and an unbuttoned denim shirt with a tank top underneath. His tattooed arms, including one with two guns crossed, peek out from under his rolled-up sleeves. His Hillsong Church NYC holds…

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