*audrey assad*

JJ Heller/Audrey Assad tour: hitting the West Coast in March and the East Coast in April.  Check out http://jjheller.com/schedule for dates—they’ll be up on my website very soon as well!  Hope to see you there!

JJ Heller/Audrey Assad tour: hitting the West Coast in March and the East Coast in April.  Check out http://jjheller.com/schedule for dates—they’ll be up on my website very soon as well!  Hope to see you there!

New things!

Ladies, fellas, friends of all kinds…

I am going to be a busy bee this spring/summer/fall. Stay tuned for exciting new website happenings, tour dates, a new record, many many art pieces, and much more.  Excited for this new season of my life/career…can’t wait to share it with you all.  Thanks for your support.  It means so much! 

Bethesda, MD. Matt Maher & co.  (Taken with instagram)

Bethesda, MD. Matt Maher & co. (Taken with instagram)

This is @kemindolo, and that’s the sun. *                       *stage light (Taken with instagram)

This is @kemindolo, and that’s the sun. * *stage light (Taken with instagram)

Altoona, PA: Mishler Theater.  (Taken with instagram)

Altoona, PA: Mishler Theater. (Taken with instagram)

I was TRYING to take a nice normal picture of our rehearsal… (Taken with instagram)

I was TRYING to take a nice normal picture of our rehearsal… (Taken with instagram)

Presenting the album today to my label. (Taken with instagram)

Presenting the album today to my label. (Taken with instagram)

Well hello, Nashville! Great evening for a wedding. Congrats to @jeffpardo and Marisa! (Taken with instagram)

Well hello, Nashville! Great evening for a wedding. Congrats to @jeffpardo and Marisa! (Taken with instagram)

a followup.

I feel like I need to make a statement, due to the unforeseen intensity of reaction to my post earlier:

Disagreeing publicly with someone doesn’t mean I hate them, that I don’t consider them my brother, or that I see absolutely nothing good in what they believe. I thought those were givens, but I guess not. So I’ll say that officially here.

Those who are upset by me taking a public stance against the theology in this video, I am sorry you feel that way, but I shall continue to think hard and speak up.

I truly am glad people feel as free to disagree with my disagreement as I feel to disagree in the first place. :)

I shared my opinion about his poetry because I believe a good culture of criticism is essential to the survival of any art form.  I encourage gladly the free sharing of opinions about my music as well, whether negative or positive.  My songs are not who I am, they are what I write—and if I put them out in the world, I gladly welcome criticism.