A group of songwriters and worship leaders in my hometown have just released a collection of psalms and hymns - When We Call His Name: Songs of Comfort and Grace. All of the songs were written and recorded in the artists bedrooms, basements and attic nooks in holland and then mixed and mastered by Drew... Continue Reading →
Hope College Worship – Psalms EP 2017
Last Fall we invited singer-songwriter and anglican artist-in-residence Wendell Kimbrough to perform a concert of his most recent Psalms album as well as lead a songwriting retreat with my worship teams with Hope College. After a few hard months of edits, arrangements, and pre-production work my students booked one day in Hope's fancy new recording... Continue Reading →
New Worship Songs from Cardiphonia Music
Here are a few new songs we have co-written that were released on friends albums this spring. Also, don't forget to check out resources for Ascension Sunday coming up! Wendell Kimbrough - Wen Reagan
To Heaven Restored: Songs for the Great Litany
To Heaven Restored: Songs for the Great Litany Holy Week has always been filled with the cries and songs of God's people. From the chants of "Hosanna" at Christ's Triumphal Entry to the hymn the disciples sing with Jesus after the upper room passover meal to Jesus' own swan song of Psalm 22 from the... Continue Reading →
Church of the Servant New Psalm Contest
Excited to share that Wendell Kimbrough and I have co-won the Church of the Servants (Grand Rapids, MI) New Psalm Contest for our collaboration on Psalm 113 that was featured on the Hallel Psalms album. The contest is sponsored by and held in memory of Ben Fackler. *update* Listen to a performance of this psalm at... Continue Reading →
Songwriting from Scripture by Caroline Cobb
Here are three very helpful and thoughtful articles from Caroline Cobb on writing songs from scripture that she has recently posted to the Gospel Coalition Worship blog. 1. When the power of scripture meets the power of music. 2. How to write a song from scripture. 3. Six ideas for writing songs from Scripture ...and... Continue Reading →
New song for advent by Matt Boswell and DA Carson
GC just featured a new song for advent written by Matt Boswell and DA Carson called "Exult in the Savior's Birth." Matt and DA Carson teamed up to write a song from Luke 24 "Our Hearts Still Burn" for the Songs for Luke Album and Matt has contributed to a number of our compilations. Check... Continue Reading →
Interviews with Mike Cosper, Sandra McCracken, and Jeremy Casella on the Songs for the Book of Luke
Stumbled upon these cool interviews about the Songs for the Book of Luke album that Naaman and I contributed too. Featuring Mike Cosper, Sandra McCracken, and Jeremy Casella. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgcworship/2013/08/13/songs-for-the-book-of-luke-on-the-exchange/ You can also read the thoughtful posts on each song that Bobby Gilles has been rolling out for the new Gospel Coalition Worship site HERE. Here... Continue Reading →
Cleansing the Songwriting Palate and a new commission
It's always good to be on the lookout for songwriting challenges. Recently, one found me. Some of our good friends at church are expecting their first child and wanted some original songs to sing with their little one. They commissioned me to write one song that they could begin to sing over the womb and... Continue Reading →
