Faith can be hard sometimes just by itself, but can feel near impossible when dealing with hurt and trauma. Jason Gray has been making hopeful and encouraging music for over 20 years, but has faced some real hurt and trauma. This is a raw and honest conversation is also relatable, and it carries a lot of hope through it. Jason Gray is a great musician, but also just a great human being.

Be sure to check out Jason's music (including the new acoustic album) as well as concert dates ands ways to connect here.

Consider It Joy is a production of 88.3 Life FM in Bakersfield, CA. Find all the ways to listen and connect here!

Sometimes, the line between being divisive and being truthful is hard to find. Sometimes division is used as an excuse to not be truthful, but on the other side, truth can be misused to needlessly divide. Confused yet? We talk to our long time friend and musician Nate Parrish, who has spent some time on this, especially having gone through some real church hurt. Nate is a rock musician, a worship leader, an artist, and an excellent communicator, and brings fun and depth to the conversation!

Find Nate's latest music, videos and news here. You can also connect with him here on Facebook.

Consider It Joy is a production of 88.3 Life FM in Bakersfield, CA. Find all the ways to connect and listen here!

The Christian music industry was completely shaken be the recent accusations towards Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait, which he confessed to.

This has left a lot of people angry, confused, even resentful. We wanted to have a level headed discussion about when an artist (or pastor or leader) falls, so we invited two important voices on this; Chris Hauser, who is a well established music promoter in the industry, and Jon Engen, who is a pastor and psychologist. We are able to take both an inside look at the situation, and a ministry based approached.

Please note that while this episode does not contain any explicit details, it does reference drug use and sexual abuse, so listener discretion is advised for younger listeners.