The Journal

Tag: Redemption and Faith

Writing Lyrics First, and Why

Most songs are written music-first. Mine are not, and the reason is not aesthetic: a congregation will sing these lines a hundred…

Independent is a contract, not a genre. What a label actually provides, what independence really costs, and why it changes release timelines.

The phrase appears nine times in Scripture, and every time it follows an act of God. A new song is testimony, not…

August 18, 2026Album Notes

Narrative order, a redemption arc and lyrics that carry the plot: what makes an album a chronological redemption story, and how Redemption…