Lacey Sturm served as co-host on the latest episode of The Trevor Talks Podcast to interview Skillet’s Korey Cooper, creating a once-in-a-lifetime conversation between two of the most influential forces in purpose-driven rock. Throughout the hour-long interview, the two musicians talk about the tensions of living life between home and the road and touring with family. They offer insight into the unique challenges and demands of a call into music and what makes it worth it. Both women approach it from a perspective of deep humility. Korey says, “If I can see people walk in freedom in the kingdom of God, and His glory fills this earth, I want to…

This week on social media, Francesca Battistelli announced that her daughter Annabeth Katherine was born on February 19. She shared the exciting news on Instagram along with a picture of her sixth child. “We’ve taken our time getting to know our sweet girl, but it’s finally time to introduce you to Annabeth Katherine Goodwin, named after both of our amazing mamas,” Francesca posted. “We can tell already that she is strong and joyful, and we are so enamored with our little ‘Pepper’ (what our family has been calling her for months)!” Francesca recently released her latest single, “God Is Good,” in September 2020. The single was released to radio and…

Celebrating the release of her bestselling new recording, Pilgrim Journey, and the premiere of her first-ever television special, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Lynda Randle recently embraced yet another career milestone as she stepped onto the iconic “circle” on the stage of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. Backed by the venerable institution’s house band, Randle made her Grand Ole Opry debut with a stirring rendition of her recent single, “Plenty Good Room,” as well as her signature song, “God On The Mountain.” The Tuesday evening lineup also included performances from Grand Ole Opry member and top ACM Award nominee Chris Young, Opry members John Conlee and Dailey & Vincent, award-winning band Sawyer Brown,…

Author Lori Hatcher is helping readers unlock a powerful prayer life in her latest book, Refresh Your Prayers Uncommon Devotions to Restore Power and Praise (Our Daily Bread Publishing). The book will be available on March 1, 2022, in paperback and eBook formats wherever books are sold. How do I pray? Does God hear me? Are my prayers working? Whether they dare to voice them or not, many longtime Christians are still looking for answers to these questions. Their desperate desire to intimately connect with their heavenly Father is the inspiration for Refresh Your Prayers. This 60-day devotional equips readers to experience powerful moments each time they pray and praise…

Today, platinum-selling artist Tauren Wells released his new single, “Fake It,” featuring Aaron Cole, via Capitol Records/CCMG, marking the 10-time GRAMMY® nominee’s first release on the label. On this upbeat, infectious track, Wells celebrates the joy that comes from being loved as you are, freed from any need to “fake it”. Listen to “Fake It” here. Wells and Cole co-wrote “Fake It” with Chris Stevens, who produced the track with Tedd T. and Emily Weisband. In the official video for “Fake It,” which premiered as an exclusive on Facebook today, Wells gives a high-energy performance alongside Cole and a growing troupe of blazer-clad dancers. They shot the clip in Los…

Nate Parrish released his latest single, “Life in Dissonance,” on February 25, a new installment from his upcoming sophomore album Soul Surgery, due out in April. The song is available here. As fans have come to expect from Nate Parrish, “Life in Dissonance” offers up riffy punk rock attitude and some searing cultural commentary. “‘Life in Dissonance’ is an observation of this phenomenon in our culture where the so-called rebels in society have become mouthpieces for big government, big business, and technology,” Nate offers. “The artists who once fought so hard for the protection of free speech are now defenders of censorship and the silencing of dissenting opinions. The honest,…

Five-time GRAMMY®-nominated, eight-time Dove Award-winning Brandon Heath is set to release his first full-length Centricity Music album, Enough Already, on April 22. Available to pre-buy/pre-save now, the album features the top 25 and climbing NCA Monitored Billboard radio hit, “See Me Through It,” and eight more tracks that find Heath writing and recording for the first time with multiple producers and songwriters. Teaming with GRAMMY-nominated producers Jordan Sapp and Jeff Pardo plus Apollo LTD, Kyle Williams, and Christian Hale, Heath also brought in Doug Weier, Nick Rad, and five-time GRAMMY winner Dave Clauss to mix select Enough Already tracks. He further collaborated with multiple songwriters, co-writing with producers Hale, Williams,…

Recently on social media, Switchfoot announced that their guitarist Drew Shirley would be leaving the band. Drew joined Switchfoot in 2004, shortly after the release of their fourth studio project, The Beautiful Letdown. In 2021, he shared that he would not be joining the band on the Into The Mystery Tour with NEEDTOBREATHE and The New Respects, and this week, the band announced that he would be parting ways with Switchfoot. “After years of sharing the road, Drew and the band have decided to take different paths and will be parting ways,” Switchfoot posted on Facebook. “We love Drew dearly, and we are so thankful for the time and memories…

Have you ever determined that you want something? I have. I have determined that I want a specific recipe for dinner. So, I do everything in my power to make it to the grocery store for the three items I don’t have at home. I have determined that I need a new outfit for an event, so I make it to the clothing store, no matter what. If I don’t find what I need there, I head somewhere else. I have determined that my kids need to be active, so I waste no time and immediately get on the internet to find them sports classes to be in. When we…