JoAnna Illingworth

For GRAMMY®-winning hitmaker Zach Williams, making a Christmas album was about more than picking which holiday favorites to record. From the start, Zach knew he needed the right sound, a specific vibe, songs that could celebrate the season in his signature down home rock and roll style. I Don’t Want Christmas To End goes beyond […]

Oftentimes it’s the simplest messages that dig the deepest, melodies and lyrics written for and sung back to the Lord, carving a space into the collective heart of the church. Paul Baloche, songwriter and artist behind many church standards including “Open The Eyes of My Heart,” “Your Name,” and “Our God Saves,” has penned over […]

Without breath, life is not possible. Without air, the body cannot function. For Martin Smith, the vital importance of breath came into sharp focus as a young child when he was diagnosed with a severe case of bronchial pneumonia. Doctors put him into an oxygen tent, similar to the early 19th century iron lung device. […]

For pop worship band I Am They, believing in God’s faithfulness is an active exercise in trust. After years of member transition and internal uncertainty with how or even why to move forward, they are leaning on Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who is promised is […]

Hope Darst’s debut album, Peace Be Still, came about quite accidentally while also being entirely God ordained. When Hope believed her life’s direction was laid out in a straight line, God spun her in a circle. When she planned for the circle, God showed up in a straight line, always pointing her down a different, […]