Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: September 14, 1980
Faith comes from listening to the right stories..
Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story..
If leading worship is just about bringing a group of people into a room so we can get goosebumps and sing songs together, there's not much value in t….
Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long..
Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability..
You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust.
The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise….
To me, God is the basic Reality of the universe. God is what is. That's how Moses wrote that God introduced Himself, isn't it? "I am that I am." God ….
To me music is music. A person of faith, a person that calls themselves a Christian, they are the Christian and they make music. Some music has more ….
I don't want everybody to try to sound like something; I think that God has given us each unique talents and passions. The things that come out of me….
We are all creators. Whether or not we create is not up to us. We are human, and creating is what we do. Every interaction, movement, and decision is….
Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea that th….
Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul..
Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for the world. The work of t….
I used to flirt with fundamentalism, and I had this idea that creation was something that happened. Now I see creation as something that is happening….
I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like..
When I think of Spirit, I think of that mysterious force that pulls us into being, into becoming, into love. That can get political rather quickly..
Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator..
To me genres were always an imaginary things, they're just marketing channels..
Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken.
The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make somethin….