Blessing Offor Pain and Joy Into Art

  “Nashville is really community oriented,” Blessing Offor told me, leaning back with the kind of unhurried confidence you only get from someone who’s lived in a lot of places but knows where they...

Lydia Laird: Finding Worship in the Wounds

From the moment Lydia Laird sat down with me for our CCM Magazine conversation, I knew this wasn’t going to be a surface-level interview. I’ve always admired her vulnerability, the way she doesn’t just wr...

The Rocky Valentines’ Royal Bloodline

Sorting through new releases can be exhausting. The CCM Magazine inbox fills up daily with press releases and pitches. But if it says Velvet Blue Music, I stop and listen. I trust the label. They know how to d...

Nicole C. Mullen Inspires with New Book

Millions have been blessed by the powerful voice of Dove Award–winning, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Nicole C. Mullen. Her prolific career, from background singer to global success as a solo artist, has earned Nicole a spot in the Christian Music Hall of Fame.

Chuck Girard Enters Heaven at 81

Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Bryan Duncan and More Share Tributes “In my weakness, You always make me strong. All I wanna do now is praise You all day long.” In these soul-stirring lines, Chuck Girard c...