Your new album, Morning Rises, took a different sonic route. Tell us about the origins of this new record.

Morning Rises is an album that praises God for the hope we have through Christ, despite our circumstances.  Like Job, when he dropped to his knees in worship and proclaimed that the Name of the Lord was to be praised even though he had just lost all his wealth and all his children, I desire to continue praising our worthy Lord even when things don’t go the way I’d like them to go.

How has God’s Word encouraged and motivated you while writing and making this record?

There were many scriptures that drove my creativity, and I notate each of them next to every lyric in the jacket of the album. The one I think of most is Luke 1:78-79. Here Zachariah looks forward to the coming of the Messiah saying “the Rising Sun will come to us from Heaven to shine on those living in darkness.”  We need that picture for the assurance of the fullness of God’s characteristics.  His love, joy, peace, etc, will shine into the darkness of our world and hearts as surely as the sun rises.

 

How do you balance work, touring, and family life?

Doing what I do when it comes to traveling is definitely a calling. The down side is leaving loved ones behind.  If this ministry weren’t a calling on my life, there’s no way I could leave them as often as I do. So while I enjoy traveling and seeing more of this amazing world God created and while I certainly enjoy singing His praises with His children wherever I go, it is certainly difficult leaving my wife and three children.

 

What encouragement could you give other worship leaders? 

I believe that God has given everyone the gifts, talents, abilities, and platform that they have. He expects us to do our best with what we’ve been given.  I may struggle with pitch, technical ability, or songwriting, yet I believe the onus is on me to develop those skills.  Excel in what God has given you, and equip yourself to the best of your ability to be a good steward.

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