Today we join the Christian music community in mourning the passing of Bob Farrell, one-half of the groundbreaking duo Farrell & Farrell and a songwriter, producer, and creative visionary whose influence reached generations of believers. Long before Christian music became the thriving industry it is today, Bob Farrell was helping define what it could become. Alongside his wife, Jayne, Bob formed Farrell & Farrell, releasing their self-titled debut in 1978. Their first single, “Earthmaker,” became a Top 5 Christian radio hit, launching a career marked by musical innovation and lyrical depth. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, albums like A Portrait of Us All, Make Me Ready, Choices, Jump to Conclusions, Manifesto, and Superpower showcased a band unafraid to…

For years, the conversation around social media has sounded the same. It’s too toxic. It’s too addictive. It’s making us anxious. It’s dividing us. Most people agree there’s a problem. Few believe there’s a real solution. Then I sat down with Shawn Whitson, founder and CEO of ActsSocial, and I realized he isn’t simply trying to build another social network, he’s trying to rethink what social media rewards in the first place.   His pitch isn’t, “Come to our Christian version of Facebook.” It’s much bigger than that. As Whitson told me, “A lot of people call us a Christian social media app. We’re really a social media app for…

By the time Michael Cochren walked into our studio, I’d already spent a week with, Cochren & Co’s new release, Runs In The Blood on repeat. This is Cochren & Co.’s third album, but it feels like a creative leap. It’s soulful without losing its country roots, nostalgic without sounding dated, and full of the kind of hooks that stick with you.   Michael laughed as he explained that none of it happened overnight. “It’s been a long process… almost three years. When an album comes out, I immediately start working on the next one.” Instead of trying to recreate what had worked before, he picked the song “The Lows”…