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‘Jesus Is Still the Good News’: Bryan and Katie Torwalt Encourage Listeners in Newest Album

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‘Jesus Is Still the Good News’: Bryan and Katie Torwalt Encourage Listeners in Newest Album

By Movieguide® Contributor

Worship leaders Bryan and Katie Torwalt released their first live recorded album, Good News, to remind listeners that Jesus will always be good news no matter what they face.

“For me, I think the hope and the prayer would be as they listen to the music or experience it on YouTube or on their TV, they would experience a joy, a relief, and a hope that there is truly good news in 2022 just like it was good news 2,000 years ago. Jesus died and rose again. Our hope is that people would experience that same relief, that same joy, that same reminder of ‘Oh, I still have good news. Jesus is still the good news even now at this moment,’” Bryan explained in a recent interview with CBN News.

The Torwalts’ passion for worship stems from their mission to write “songs for the church, as they live to see the earth transformed to Heavens likeness,” and their newest album demonstrates that desire.

Katie shared how Jesus and the Gospel inspired this album, explaining, “We dove into the red-letter words in the Bible. What would Jesus say? What would it look like when Jesus came and encountered people?

“What we have to offer people is bringing them to the presence of God…bringing them to Jesus. Getting to do that is such a privilege that we don’t take lightly at all. It’s something that we love to do. We absolutely love it and find so much joy in it when we’re out,” Katie added.

While the pandemic prevented them from on-stage performances and touring, leading worship again with their new album has been “a breath of fresh air.”

The pandemic also sparked the Torwalts’ decision to live record this album, a first for the duo.

Katie said that their family turned to YouTube during the pandemic to create the “feeling like you were in the room worshipping with people,” something that “just felt so precious during that time.”

Then, when it came time to record Good News, the couple “knew that it had to be live. We wanted it to be captured as live as absolutely possible to hopefully create that same experience for people.”

Ultimately, though, this album will remind listeners that “Jesus is with us…the Holy Spirit is with us and comforts us in our mourning. We don’t have to go through that alone,” Katie explains. “There will be trials and there will be hardships in this life. But, we’re not alone in these things.”

 

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.