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.

To understand this Christmas record, you have to understand our ministry.

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.

The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The difference between the people who make it across the finish line and everyone else is one simple thing: an action plan.

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

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.

The real advantage for me is that I have the opportunity to lead worship every Sunday.