If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City.

I've been stuck on John Eldredge lately. He's all about being a warrior outside of the church. I hate to think about this kind of stuff - I just like to do it.

Every three or four shows, we have somebody that will come up onstage and propose marriage.

After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.

I call it the Etch A Sketch life. Every few years, you should shake that thing up.

Those worship songs on the Christmas project will air on PBS television. That's highly unusual.

A great moment of clarity when I realized I'm dying. There's no reason to wait to do the things we want to do.