Finding God at the Crux: Michael Farren on Stillness, Surrender, and the Kingdom We Build

About this episode

Michael Farren discusses the importance of stillness and authenticity in his creative journey and faith.

In this episode of Project Red, we sit with Michael Farren—Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and storyteller—whose life and craft orbit around a singular truth: if he had one “dying breath” left in him, he’d use it to write a song. Not for charts. Not for applause. But because creating is the place where his soul exhales, where obedience rises, and where God meets him in the quiet. Across decades of writing, Michael has known seasons when the climb felt brutal—where the crux of his journey nearly broke him. He speaks honestly about those moments, the ones that rattled his confidence and stripped things down to bone. And yet, it was in those valleys that God’s kindness gave him the courage to keep ascending. Not through spectacle, but through stillness. Not through noise, but through clarity. In this conversation, Michael unpacks the power of authenticity—why it wins every time, and why pretending never builds anything that lasts. He reflects on Peter, on the ways we all attempt to build kingdoms of our own making until God, in mercy, sets us straight. He reveals how that hard truth reshaped his prayer life and reminded him that God is writing a story for each of us—one far…

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Farren

Topics covered

• stillness
• surrender
• authenticity
• faith
• creativity

Keywords

• Grammy-nominated
• songwriter
• Bourbon Gospel

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bourbon Gospel

Books & works: Finding God at the Crux, Stillness, Surrender, Grammy, Michael Farin: An Epic Journey, Dying Breath Purpose, Listening to Serve Artists, Writing 250 Songs a Year, Graceful Presence of Believers, Musical Journey Began

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