SOAR Teen & Young Adult Christian Magazine

Life’s not about you, it’s about something way bigger than you, you just get to be apart of it…

Check out the official music video for Brandon Heath’s song, “The Light In Me,” from his album ‘Leaving Eden,’ available on iTunes and in stores. Keep up with Brandon and his tour on http://brandonheath.net.

“I believe the most necessary thing in order to share God’s love, is to first truly receive God’s love… to spend time in His presence where He can remind us of who we are and how He sees us. That’s where I find my strength to share. We can’t pour out anything unless we’ve first been poured in to.” – Beckah Shae

Check out Beckah Shae’s video for her song #putyourloveglasseson from her album Destiny, which debuted in August…

“There is a blessedness that comes through waiting on the Lord. There’s an intimacy that comes in our walk with the Lord through walking through that valley. There’s a reliance on His word that we only know when everything else fades away…”
– Laura Story

This is the kind of song that can makes you think, and relate to how the trials in life may be blessings that grow us closer to God, from Laura Story’s album Blessings…

I love the new video from Flame, “Move” – it’s like he packed about 12 sermons topics in one song, love the energy and messages:

“So what if my nail polish always chips? So what if I prefer to where my kicks? You know, models aren’t really models when they’re not modeling…

‘Not So Average’ from V. Rose talks about how we don’t have to measure up to society’s standards of worth, but God’s. I love the freshness and upbeat-ness of the song and video…

“As Christians we have this tendency to want to draw that line down the middle of life and go, ‘okay there’s my spiritual life and then there’s just life– a job, work and that kind of thing,’ but God is in the details. He’s interested in all of it. Every moment matters and everything we do really should be done as an act of worship.” – Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman recently released a new album entitled re:creation. Check out the story behind the album and the music video “Do Everything” below…

All creation cried out with longing with groans only You could comprehend, and with wisdom, You always answer and give the words of life so unfailing…” – From “The Way” on Jeremy Camp’s album “We Cry Out: The Worship Project”…

Days; they force you back under those covers, lazy mornings; they multiply, glory’s waiting outside your windows. Wake on up from your slumber, baby open up your eyes… -NeedToBreathe from the song Slumber

NeedToBreathe’s new album “The Reckoning” will be out on September 20th. Check out two of the songs from the upcoming album, “Drive All Night” and “Slumber” below…