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If I’m being completely honest, I’ll admit that having children is, more often than not, the only reason I’m in church.

When we - like Buttercup - find ourselves in the Fire Swamp (and we will), we ask question after question: How did this happen? How did I get here? How do I get out of this scary place? Does anyone know I’m in this pit? Who will be my hero?

In an unprecedented approach for his sixth full-length album, Brian Doerksen placed the musicians among the worshippers in an intimate setting, producing 13 tracks that epitomize a worshipful aura.

Some Christians think music supersedes the Word. Others think that music undermines the Word. But God Himself wants them together. Why does God command us not only to praise Him, but to sing praises to Him?

God wants to answer prayers of faith for the impossible. Are we willing to step out into this dimension in our prayer lives?

There's something duly fresh about Josh White's Achor, which consists of substantive folkie songs, a mix of transparent originals and some creative public domain reinterpretations that dabble in styles ranging from unplugged rockabilly to bluegrass.

During a quick Black Friday errand, I heard four Christmas songs about the mother of Jesus. Having returned from another trip to Israel, I reflected upon what I knew of her and her land.

What's so PC about "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name?" Nothing. And that's the point.

There are a couple of things I would ask you to consider this Christmas season as you sing (or hear) O Holy Night...

In her song, More Precious than Silver, Lynn DeShazo explores a number of elements created by God and considered of great value—silver, gold, diamonds. But did you know the song came to be because of a French fry?

Whenever you give thanks to God, despite the most difficult circumstances, the enemy loses a big battle in your life.

Singer/Songwriter Matthew Smith takes classic hymns and gives them a contemporary twist. In this video interview, Matthew sits down with Crosswalk.com to talk about his take on worship in the church and his latest album "Watch the Rising Day."

Never shying away from the more complicated nuances of faith in a fallen world, Charlie Hall serves up a hope-fueled conversation through song on his next sixstepsrecords release, The Rising.

Have you really savored our Savior lately? Have you paused to adore Jesus today? What about yesterday? This week?

In stark contrast to the mountaintop faith experiences often written about in modern worship's most popular choruses, Lincoln Brewster offers insight into God's intervention in life's more mundane moments on Real Life, a superb, 10-song collection with all weary souls in mind.

"I started noticing how a lot of my praise, worship, and thanks to God had to do with things He'd done, as opposed to simply who He is, so I wanted to write a song that was simply about who He is."

The 91st Psalm carries with it a tremendous promise for those who choose to make God their dwelling place and choose to put their entire trust in Him.

As their name suggests, Rend Collective Experiment is a fun yet deep group of twenty or so twentysomethings that is up to something different—presenting itself as a fluid community of musicians held together by a few steady, albeit intentionally anonymous members.