Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith.In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy […]

 Rev. Michael S. Allen and his wife, Annemarie, have been married for 31 years. They met each other as friends in college and found a personal relationship with Jesus at that same time. They both found Christ through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as Mike played college football at East Central Oklahoma University in Ada, […]

 Before pursuing the Lord’s call to the pastoral ministry, Pastor La Belle spent 4 years in the grocery store business and 8 years in the construction business, during part of which, he partnered his own business with his brother as General Contractors.Pastor La Belle was born in Florida, raised in Alabama until he was 15 […]

 We all know it’s important to study God’s Word, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. What’s more, a lack of time, emotionally driven approaches, and past frustrations can erode our resolve to keep growing in our knowledge of Scripture. How can we, as Christian women, keep our focus and sustain our passion […]

Michael Faircloth has been a recording artist, and Christian concert pianist for more than twenty years. He is an accomplished concert pianist who blesses audiences with his original arrangements of classical, traditional, and contemporary music. He currently serves as pianist/accompanist for The National Christian Choir.     Michael will be our guest at the 2016 Cape […]

Keith and Kristyn Getty occupy a unique space in the world of music today as preeminent modern hymn writers. In re-inventing the traditional hymn form, they have created a distinguished catalog of songs teaching Christian doctrine and crossing genres by connecting the world of traditional and classical composition with contemporary and globally-accessible melodies.These modern hymns […]

The son of missionary parents, Steve was raised in South America. “My initial recognition of need for Christ was at age 8 while attending a boarding school in Argentina. On a Sunday afternoon, I knelt by my bed and prayed, trusting Jesus as my Savior. However, that was just the beginning of a grace-filled journey. […]

Bill Dagle has contributed to the Songtime Christmas card for many years and always has interesting stories about the history of hymns and the writing process.    Listen to the full interview with Bill Dagle here. 

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 […]

“…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 […]

“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 […]

 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 […]