It’s the biggest performance of your life, hundreds are watching you – and there’s a power cut on stage. But for Jon Batiste and the year he’s had, the obstacle is relatively minor, and so after a few awkward moments, he keeps calm and carries on, playing a piano piece that has everyone spellbound…
This article appeared on the Premier Christianity blog in January 2024. To read the full piece please click here.
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Occasionally an interview or article in a national newspaper will do the rounds among Christians on social media – perhaps because it says something controversial, provocative or insightful about faith, or because someone famous unexpectedly opens up about their own relationship with God…
This article appeared on the Premier Christianity Blog in March 2023. To read the full piece please click here.
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How do you make a statement? One way is to make a good exit. And no matter what you think of him – or that performance - that’s exactly what Kendrick Lamar did on Sunday night at Glastonbury Festival. And, in doing so, he put Jesus at the centre of many of yesterday’s headlines…
This article appeared on the Premier Christianity Blog in June 2022. To read the full piece please click here.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grab a coffee and chat all things worship with two of the world’s most respected Christian songwriters? Well, imagine no more, because Matt Redman (‘10,000 Reasons’, ‘Blessed be your name’) and Jeremy Riddle (‘This is amazing grace’, ‘One thing remains’) have taken the conversations they were having in a coffee shop to a recording studio for a wider audience to savour – and it works a treat.
This review appears in the January 2022 edition of Premier Christianity Magazine. An online version of it is available to read here.