When I'm With You JJ Heller • 2010 ~ Travis Stewart and Laura Stewart JJ Heller's new albumn, "When I'm With You" is quickly adding to a fan base that was built on the success of her song "Your Hands" and the exposure it received on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance." One critic called it "one of those “gourmet” albums that only comes along every once in awhile" while Stephen Lamb at The Rabbit Room writes, "J’s music has always been notable for her ...

Hope and the Great Restoration ~Travis Stewart Fourteen years ago my wife held our newborn child in our arms as his heart stopped beating after on 30 minutes of life. That experience changed everything; how we viewed the preciousness of life, how we expressed grief and even career choices. It also challenged how we understood the meaning of redemption and the core of the Gospel message. What I present here, in this audio presentation preached at Open Door Fellowship in ...

Andrew Peterson's music has constantly been in my iTunes rotation since I first heard him about 4 years ago. His lyrics resonate deeply with my experience of faith and his sense of hope bring hope to me. Recently, on his website www.rabbitroom.com he wrote of a love that surprises him with it's constancy. He has graciously allowed me to re-post it here. ~Travis The Pit of Despair, or, A New Lament by Andrew Peterson The oldest song on my new album is also the ...

Painted Red JJ Heller ©2008 JJ Heller ~ I first met singer/songwriter JJ Heller and her husband Dave about two years ago when they performed a chapel service at Remuda Ranch. I was immediately drawn to their unpretentious songwriting and honest lyrical sense. They also generously donated the song "True Things" to the True Campaign, a non-profit I co-founded with the goal of challenging cultural standards of beauty and helping those struggling with disordered eating ...

Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue Jason Gray ©2009 Centricity Music Publishing~ As I grow older (hit the big 40 this year) I'm finding that I want more from the music I listen to. I want more texture. I want more layers. I want more depth. And I want these in both the instrumentation and in the lyrics. In no way am I a musician and I can't tell you the difference between a harmony and a melody but I can tell you when I hear music that is creative and honest. That's ...