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Is the valley you’re in really permanent? Chad Chaney spent years as an actor in Hollywood, building his own kingdom. Then God called him to build a different one. In a quiet moment, one line landed: “Even when I’m in the valley, I won’t stay for long.” He wrote an entire song around it, “Thank God I’m Saved”. You may know that valley. Loneliness. Worry about next year. A voice that whispers that you’re worthless. Chad names those feelings in his lyrics: “Even when I’m feeling broken, You will make me whole.” He never pretends the valley isn’t real. He just refuses to unpack his bags there. Scripture sounds the same note. “Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Psalm 30:5). David wrote those words after God lifted him out of a dark season. The night was real. So was the morning, and David turned that into a song. What are you carrying around today that is blocking your joy? Hand it over to God. Chad says that God has brought him and his family out of seemi...

What if smaller means more fruitful? Jesus never said “hustle.” Not once. When He described a fruitful life in John 15, He chose different words, like “remain”, “rely”, “surrender”, “pruning”, and “becoming smaller” so that we can become fruitful. Lisa noticed that He didn’t use any of the words we see today when we talk about an impactful life: hustle, drive, independence, productivity, … The song “Abide” came out of her journey of learning to surrender and trust Him with the outcome. It is poetic, ambient, and comforting to the soul. Listen to Lisa’s confession. “I was blind, thought I could do this on my own.” She tried so hard to make the very best of herself. Does that sound familiar? Many of us run on plans, pride, and a packed calendar, and then we’re surprised that we feel empty. Lisa shares what changed in her life. “I will let your loving hand prune my life, trusting you to cut back all that has run wild.” Pruning hurts. Up close, a gardener’s shears will look like loss. Bu...

What if heaven’s joy could break out here? Joel Lane and Lara Lyne wrote “Build Your Kingdom” as a prayer that God would move in power in our time. Produced by Nigerian artist and producer Era the dude Nigerian artist and producer Era the Dude blends together modern worship, gospel, and Afrobeat styles. It is a song of joy and energy. You can’t sit still through it. Neither should your faith. Listen to how it begins. “Nothing compares or even comes close to following where your spirit flows.” From there the verses move fast: hearts made whole, sleepers rising, strongholds falling. The song turns the prayer toward us. “Teach us to be your hands and your feet, sharing your love with those in need.” Did you think you could pray for revival and stay in your seat? God’s Kingdom arrives through ordinary people who say “Yes” . Jesus taught His followers to pray the same way: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10, ESV) Heaven’s will gets done on ...

(Video animation made with AI)  Why quit when the harvest is promised? Have you ever planted something and waited weeks for a green shoot that never came? Gresha Schuilling knows that feeling, and reflects on this in her song “Harvest in Due Season.” Drawing on Galatians 6, she reminds us that every action has meaning. “What I do will shape my way.” The lyrics draw a clear line. Sowing to the flesh brings ruin, because “what is passing will decay.” Sowing where God leads will bring forth life that lasts. Pause for a moment and ask yourself, in which field are you planting today? After planting comes maybe the hardest part: waiting. Schuilling sings of a “proper time” that God has set, and she insists that “nothing changes what You have said.” The harvest has a date, even if you can’t see it yet. The apostle Paul gave the churches in Galatia the same promise: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Notice that he used the ...

What fortress stands when everything else shakes? Martin Luther wrote “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” in a time of upheaval. Now Robby Robinson and Andrea Hammond have given this hymn a fresh voice, released just in time for Reformation Week. The arrangement begins softly with piano and a single violin. Then Andrea sings, and it builds into a joyful, uplifting orchestral arrangement with layered strings, piano, and Andrea’s soaring violin. That journey mirrors the faith that we all may find in the lyrics. “A mighty fortress is our God, a sword and shield victorious.” The song doesn’t start loud. It starts with trust, and trust in God is where strength begins. Where do you run when the pressure rises? Many of us reach for busyness, control, or even worry. They crumble. The hymn points to something much more sturdy: “He breaks the cruel oppressor’s rod and wins salvation glorious.” Whatever is binding you has already met its match… in God. Psalm 46:1 says it plainly: “God is our refuge ...

Joy is a choice you can make today. “I Will Rejoice” by Maria Segerholm is a song of joy and praise, and her message is that joy is a choice despite the challenges we face. Maria has been called a happy person since she was a little girl. The unexpected happened, the trials came. Seasons arrived when her joy faded, and she says the enemy worked hard to steal her joy. Does that sound familiar? Those seasons didn’t last. Over the past few years, God has taught Maria what it means to rejoice in Him at all times, and this song, “I Will Rejoice”, grew from that lesson. Listen to how she sings it. Clouds try to block her light, yet she won’t stay down. Pain tries to break her praise, so she sings His Name. Fear shakes her soul, and she gives thanks “cause I know You’re good.” Notice the words that Maria uses: Clouds, pain, fear, and noise… They all “try,” but none of them win. Joy here is a choice that she makes again and again, long before her feelings catch up. The bridge pushes further....

Darkness grips hard, but one name holds harder. Where do you turn when your strength runs out? Josef Tingbratt and Joakim Arenius wrote “No Other Name” for that moment. Their song follows a man who is “Restless weary and alone,” “So many miles from home.” Inner voices that treat him unkindly. Then a night raid brings brutal violence: “They tried to break his body down, but they could not break his crown.” Notice what he does when “darkness gets its grip.” He calls Jesus: “Jesus, Jesus hear my cry.” No fancy words, just a cry. The song grew where two struggles meet. Some believers face ridicule or violence for following Jesus. Others fight a quieter battle with loneliness and doubt. Both struggles need the same answer. Peter answered the rulers who questioned him in Acts 4:12: “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” He spoke with threats hanging over him. His confidence never rested on comfortable c...