Behind the Song with Kevin Davis features “Gift” by Aryn Michelle “In the style of my favorite singer-songwriters Christa Wells, Sara Groves and Ellie Holcomb, I can’t get enough of Aryn’s thought-provoking album Depth, which includes my top “gourmet” song of the year, “Do the Same.” I hear a yearning and longing from Aryn to Read more about “Gift” Devotional Review[…]
This year my new Christmas song is called “Gift.” I know that sometimes “keeping Christ in Christmas” can be a challenge. Perhaps it’s because we’re assaulted with songs, movies and TV shows that talk about how the spirit of Christmas is gushy feelings, decorating trees and throwing snowballs. Perhaps some of the blame can be Read more about The greatest GIFT you’ve ever been given[…]
Last summer my church took a trip to Thailand to host a conference for missionaries in Asia. I haven’t been able to go on many mission trips in the last few years (hello small children!), but I finally had a window where I could go, and I felt like I could uniquely serve. The trip Read more about Trying to follow God’s will[…]
Do The Same – Lyric Video – Aryn Michelle from arynmichelle on GodTube.
I had a friend mention to me that she was considering becoming a pen pal to someone in prison. “Someone you know?” I said. “No,” she said. “I just did a search online and found several Christian-affiliated organizations that will connect you to write letters to prisoners.” Kinda scary, I thought. Sharing your life with Read more about The least of these…[…]
I understand the fascination with how songwriters write their songs. I’m fascinated too! For many years I wrote “song seeds.” My initial idea would come to me as a lyric and a melody already tied together in my brain. These were tiny snippets of songs, some of them just three to four words and notes. Read more about The age-old question: Music or lyrics first?[…]
The last 90 days…have been a whirlwind. It’s been a summer filled with blessings and stress, many friends, many travels and many challenges. In the last 3 months I have been out of town 8 times for family gatherings, songwriting camps and lots of performances. I have gone from mildly pregnant to, well let’s face Read more about The past 90 days[…]
Aryn Michelle’s Superb New Album “Depth” Christian Music Review Aryn’s path to this moment in her career has had an interesting mix of twists and turns, which I’ll share in a moment with her bio below. It’s encouraging to see an artist persevere and finally develop their voice — no easy feat, let me tell Read more about DEPTH Review by Kevin Ott for God’s Rockin’ House Online[…]
BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS NRT Articles & Interviews RSS Feed #643 – “Do the Same” by Aryn Michelle New artist Aryn Michelle challenges both herself and listeners to forsake comfort in order to follow Christ in this song from her debut album. Aryn Michelle‘s powerful voice first found a home in her local Read more about “Do the Same” Kevin Davis Devotional Review[…]
I sit here and try to collect myself and my thoughts and I’m having a hard time being still. It’s officially 30 days until “Depth” releases and 3 months (to the day) before our third child is estimated to be born. There are so many things I want to do and time is running forward Read more about New Things[…]