Most songs come from being attentive. Attentive to life, attentive to scripture, attentive to your heart. Pay attention!

An old pop music producer once said that there are really only four kinds of song a person can write: "I love you/I hate you/go away/come back!" That's a funny observation.

In heaven we will sing free of all the shame, sickness and sorrow that we encounter in the here and now.

In the end, worship can never be a performance, something you're pretending or putting on. It's got to be an overflow of your heart...Worship is about getting personal with God, drawing close to God.

I think it's so important that the church displays what it can look like to be "one." Our society can be so fragmented, and there's an opportunity for the worshipping church to give some leadership into that area.

I thought a lot about how the way we perceive Jesus affects the way we live, and how expectantly we face our daily lives. If we have a huge and uncompromising view of Him, it'll lead to adventurous and exciting lives of faith.

Praise is a contradiction of pride. Pride says 'looks at me,' but praise longs for people to see Jesus.