For years now it has been my dream to go into music production full time,

specifically as a songwriter. As a Christian songwriter it is my job to steward

the gifts that God has given me with an experts craftsmanship. I have studied,

learned and honed my graft to the best of my abilities thus far. As a songwriter, it’s

my job to tell stories. Those stories ultimately leading my audience to see things

from a different perspective. My hope is, that my songwriting and craftsmanship

will open doors for me to be able to build relationships with others, that I wouldn’t

have been able to have relationships with otherwise.

 

It is within the confines of those relationships where true discipleship and God talk can begin. As a songwriter, I have played on street corners, and in various bars and clubs. I have

been approached by people after shows, who loved the songs I wrote. I have had

many gospel centered conversations that have steamed from those people first

enjoying my songs. I believe that if I steward my craft well, God will be

faithful to continue to provide those types of interactions.

 

This makes me think of the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30. In this parable a master entrusts a certain amount of talents to each of his three servants. The first two servants

invested what they had been given and they gave the master double in return. The third servant buried his one talent and gave the master no more than he had gone away with. We are called as Christian creators, to take the talents that God has given us, steward those gifts well, in order to share those things with others, with the intention of edifying one another and worshipping the creator by giving those gifts back to him. If I could do anything, I would wake up and sit in front of apiano and use my day to craft a beautiful piece of art. I despise the thought of sitting behind a desk, in utter monotony for the rest of my life. As long as my

career provides me the opportunity to make music and love and bless others

through it, I can imagine I would be quite satisfied.