After 15 years, 12 albums, and five record labels, classically-trained pianist/singer-songwriter Fernando Ortega continues to make beautiful, inspirational music that follows his family’s long tradition of artistic talent. His ancestors were artisans and weavers and helped shape him into the articulate and creative musician that he is today.At the heart of his appeal is a […]
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Ernie Haase + Signature Sound
From its formation in 2003, Ernie Haase has built Signature Sound into one of the most popular and beloved quartets in all of Southern Gospel music. The group has traveled all over the world, offering energy, excitement and encouragement through its powerful brand of gospel music. EHSS continues to gain fans all around the globe […]
Michael Card | Singer, Songwriter, Performer
In a career that spans 34 years, Michael Card has recorded over 37 albums, authored over 25 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. While he has penned such favorites as “El Shaddai”, “Love Crucified Arose”, and “Emmanuel,” He never imagined selling more than 4 million albums or writing […]
Sandra McCracken | Singer, Songwriter, Performer
“Why are you so full of heaviness? Why are you disquieted within? O my soul, O my soul As the deer longs for the water brooks So my soul it longs, it thirsts for you O my God, O my God”-My Help My God (Psalm 42) Sandra McCracken is a singer and songwriter who specializes […]
Matt Papa | Singer, Songwriter & Author of the book “Look & Live”
“…our lives follow what our hearts focus on, whether the glory of God or ourselves and our desires.” Matt Papa is a recording artist, songwriter, worship leader, teacher and author whose heart longs to see people from every corner of the world set ablaze by the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. It […]
Kevin Twit | Indelible Grace Music
“Our hope is to help the church recover the tradition of putting old hymns to new music for each generation, and to enrich our worship with a huge view of God and His indelible grace.” Indelible Grace Music grew out of ministering to college students, primarily through Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). As these students began […]
The Story of Semse Aydin | “The Gift of Forgiveness”
Offering forgiveness to a persecutor can be a powerful witness for Christ. For Semse Aydin, the God-given ability to forgive those who brutally tortured and killed her husband spoke more loudly to the people of Turkey than years of quiet outreach.In April 2007, Tilman Geske, Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel were murdered in the offices […]
Larry Ford | Tenor, Singer
Larry Ford is a Grammy award winning tenor whose music career first took root at the age of five, when he climbed up on a chair at his home church in Levelland, Texas. His first solo was “How Great Thou Art,” and now (fifty years later) Larry is still singing “How Great Thou Art” – […]
Christa Wells | Singer, Songwriter, Performer
Award-winning singer-songwriter Christa Wells writes deep-reaching, piano-driven songs about family, home, grief, and hope. Feed Your Soul, released in 2013, was recorded at Zodlounge Music in Nashville and represents a departure from her past records. From the title track’s horn lines to the driving kick drum and rhythmic hits on “The Way That You Love […]
Jeff Vanderstelt | Author of the book “Saturate”
“Many Christians have unwittingly embraced the idea that “church” is a once-a-week event rather than a community of Spirit-empowered people; that “ministry” is what pastors do on Sundays rather than the 24/7 calling of all believers; and that “discipleship” is a program rather than the normal state of every follower of Jesus.Drawing on his experience […]
Six Themes of an I Am N Christian
What does it mean to be an I Am N Christian in the Middle East right now? How should their stories inspire us as Western Christians? I have had the privilege of meeting and hearing the incredible stories of some of these sisters and brothers during recent visits to Iraq and neighboring countries where The […]
Bob Kauflin | Sovereign Grace Music
“What kinds of songs should we use to praise a God who has revealed himself to us in Scripture as one God in three persons? At the very least, they should inspire gratefulness and amazement that God the Father has joined us to himself through the substitutionary sacrifice of his Son and sent his Spirit to […]