From Rodeo Dreams to Preacher Cowboy

A wild ride to redemption autobiography describes how Santa Barbara-based author and minister, Monty Rieck’s life transformed after chasing all the world has to offer as a rodeo cowboy growing up in Lompoc, California. The book, I Am Eli, is the first of three planned...

Singer Says Pandemic Has Changed How He Leads Worship, Writes Music

For David Leonard, a worship leader and recording artist in Nashville, the coronavirus pandemic has revealed to him just how much he relied on a room full of people when he performed. “That has been extremely convicting,” he told Faithwire earlier this week. “Because...

Cancer Survivor Encourages Others to Fight Fear with Faith

With over a million cancer diagnoses in 2020,* one lung cancer survivor asks this crucial question: When your daily rhythm comes to an abrupt halt, how do you make a meaningful life in slow motion? When Pastor Mary Holder Naegeli was told she had lung cancer, her...