Music Anchor

I’ve always loved a good worship anthem. You know the ones. Big chorus, hands up, everyone singing at the top of their lungs. But let’s be real, a lot of them feel like they were written by a hymn-writing robot. Polished, predictable, and a little too perfect. I’ll still sing along on a Sunday morning, but lately, those aren’t the songs I keep going back to.

I keep coming back to the ones that feel human. Songs that admit doubt. Songs that sound like they were written by someone who’s actually lived a little. Songs that breathe, stumble, wrestle, and don’t pretend faith is always clean and easy.

And honestly, this is where Christian music is headed, and it’s about time.

Artists are finally writing about real life. Anxiety. Heartbreak. Grief. Perseverance. The messy, complicated faith walk that doesn’t always come with clear answers. It’s not about having it all figured out anymore. It’s about showing up honestly.

You hear this same honesty in artists like Madison Ryann Ward, CèJae, and so many emerging Christian voices right now. They’re stripping away perfection, leaning into authenticity.

That’s why I keep listening. Because they get it. Someone is being honest. Someone is reminding me that faith isn’t always neat or pretty, but it’s alive.