Music To Pray By

Version 3 of the LED bar is finished, and it looks really good. I’m already printing version 4, this time in transparent filament, to see if the light looks any better coming through it. Version 5: a light for every key I’ve also started on a completely new design. The current bar uses LED strips, so each key gets a few tiny LEDs and the light travels through a short channel on its way...

I took this past week off from live streaming, mostly because of travel for work, which I mentioned back in the Podcast 93 post . I plan to keep taking one week off after every seven weeks of streaming, and any week I’m traveling for work. The next one is the week of November 9th. I’ll be at XPERTS in Nashville, TN, so there won’t be a live stream that week. Working ahead, and th...

This is the first podcast recorded with version 2 of the LED bar, and I’m not thrilled with how much light is reflecting off the keys. On the live streams it does light up my fingers better, because the light is more focused, but it really shines over the keys rather than down on them. I’ve continued work on version 3, which angles the bar at 45 degrees so the light lands on the keys i...

I finished Podcast 94 right at the beginning of the week. I’m trying to get a little ahead so I can shift my full focus to the Hallowed Be Your Name album. It feels good to have this week’s podcast ready and waiting instead of still working on it at the last minute. A few pictures from the LED bar work I’m hoping to have the final version of the LED bar ready for Podcast 95. The...

Tuesday evening I had a business dinner, which is why I didn’t stream Wednesday morning. I also have a business trip to Denver on the 29th and Dallas on the 1st, so I will not be live streaming the week of the 28th. That week is a good time to announce a change in the streaming schedule. The plan is to stream seven weeks, then take a week off. The week of the 28th happens to land right there...

The biggest change for Podcast 92 is one you’ll be able to see: the podcast videos are now in 4K. That’s four times the pixels of the old 1080p videos. I’m hoping they look four times better too, especially if you’re watching on a bigger screen! Getting the picture right I’ve spent quite a few weeks working on what you see while the piano plays. Podcast 86 was the fir...

Podcast 91 is here with six new Selahs. School officially started this week. The kids are back, and we are trying to settle into the rhythm of another school year. The morning streams have helped keep at least one part of the week steady. In This Episode 0:00 Selah in D — from 6-11-2026 Song 5 3:40 Selah in D — from 6-11-2026 Song 6 8:31 Selah in B — from 6-15-2026 Song 2 14:19 Selah in D — from 6...

Twenty weeks in. Podcast 90 is here. This week was mostly the light bar. In This Episode 0:00 Selah in A — from 6-8-2026 Song 6 6:16 Selah in B — from 6-9-2026 Song 2 10:48 Selah in A — from 6-9-2026 Song 4 15:21 Selah in C — from 6-9-2026 Song 5 24:47 Selah in F — from 6-10-2026 Song 4 27:48 Selah in G — from 6-11-2026 Song 3 A Printer, Printed Mounts, and a Dark Bar I got a 3D printer this week...

Nineteen weeks in. Podcast 89 is here. Six new Selahs this week, along with the first finished look at a project I have been wanting to build for a while. In This Episode 0:00 Selah in F — from 6-4-2026 Song 2 4:36 Selah in E — from 6-4-2026 Song 4 10:49 Selah in B — from 6-4-2026 Song 5 18:21 Selah in D — from 6-5-2026 Song 2 22:48 Selah in E — from 6-5-2026 Song 4 26:03 Selah in A — from 6-8-202...

Eighteen weeks in. Podcast 88 is here. Four Selahs this week, drawn from three morning streams. By the time this posts, we should be home from our family trip, unpacking slowly and recovering from a very full couple of weeks. In This Episode Four spontaneous pieces from June 1 through June 3. The timestamps will match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the full morning the piece came...

Seventeen weeks in. Podcast 87 is up. Seven Selahs this week, pulled from four morning streams — with a new view over the piano and a family vacation beginning in the background. In This Episode Seven spontaneous pieces, drawn from May 28 through June 2. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the full morning the piece came from: 0:00 Selah in D — from th...

Sixteen weeks in. Podcast 86 is up. Seven Selahs this week, pulled from four morning streams — and another busy week of changes behind the scenes. In This Episode Seven spontaneous pieces, drawn from May 25 through May 28. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the full morning the piece came from: 0:00 Selah in C — from the 5-25-2026 stream , Song 6 5:07...

Fifteen weeks in. Podcast 85 is up. Six Selahs this week, pulled from the morning streams as always — and a behind-the-scenes update I’m genuinely excited about, for the curious among you. In This Episode Six spontaneous pieces, drawn from two mornings — May 21 and May 25. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the full morning the piece came from:...

Fourteen weeks in. Podcast 84 is up. Five Selahs this week, gathered from the morning streams as always. A short note on why this one exists already, and a little about what’s coming. In This Episode Five spontaneous pieces, drawn from two mornings — May 19 and May 20. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the full morning the piece came from: 0:00 Selah...

Thirteen weeks in, and this one lands on the Fourth of July. Podcast 83 is up. The usual gathering of live worship piano from the morning streams — five Selahs this week — and a few things on my heart for this particular weekend. In This Episode Five spontaneous pieces, drawn from three mornings — May 15, 18, and 19. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes b...

Twelve weeks in. Podcast 82 is up. Same as always: live worship piano from the morning streams, cleaned up and gathered into one continuous listen. Six Selahs this week. Not a lot of behind-the-scenes news to report — mostly it’s been a season of life happening off the bench, which I’ll share a little of below. In This Episode Six spontaneous pieces, drawn from four mornings &mda...

Eleven weeks in. Podcast 81 is up. Same idea as Podcast 80 : live worship piano from the morning streams, cleaned up and stitched into one continuous listen. Six Selahs this week, and a couple of honest updates underneath them. In This Episode Six spontaneous pieces, pulled from three mornings — May 11, 12, and 13. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes back to the ful...

Ten weeks in. Podcast 80 is up. Same compile as Podcast 79 : live worship piano from the morning streams, cleaned up and stitched into a single listen. A few real updates this week, including one I’ve wanted to ship for a while. In This Episode Six Selahs , pulled from three mornings of streams — May 6, May 7, and May 8. The timestamps match the YouTube chapters, and each link goes to...

Podcast 79 is up. Same compile as Podcast 78 : live worship piano from the morning streams, stitched into a single listen. A couple of notes worth sharing this week. A Quick Note on Timing Before anything else: I actually recorded this episode last week , and I’m scheduling it to post ahead of time. So when I say “this week,” I’m really writing from a week ago — if a...

Eight weeks in. Podcast 78 is up. Same compile as Podcast 77 : live worship piano from the morning streams, stitched into a single listen. Quick post this week, but a couple of real updates worth sharing. An Update on the Church-Service Clips A quick course-correction worth being honest about. For a few days I experimented with moving the church-service clips — the TCC Sunday and Wednesday-n...

Seven weeks in. Podcast 77 is up. Same compile as Podcast 76 : live worship piano from the morning streams, stitched into a single listen. The weekly cadence is settled now — what I want to talk about this week is the where . There are a few new places to find MTPB content that haven’t made it into a post yet. Three Places You Might Not Know About Telegram Channel: @MusicToPrayBy We la...

Six weeks in. Podcast 76 is up, and I think we can officially call this a routine. Not a lot of new equipment news this week — the pipeline is settling into a real rhythm, which is the goal. The MTPB weekly process from recording to publish to Prayer Shorts is more refined than I’ve ever had it, and I’m starting to feel like I can think about music again instead of about workflow...

Five weeks in. Podcast 75 is up — and this one had to be re-recorded from scratch, which is a story in itself. (More on that below.) Same compile as Podcast 74 : live worship piano from the morning streams, stitched into a single listen. We’re still running about two weeks behind in the release cycle, which is fine. If you’re new here, the launch-week post walks through what Musi...

Four weeks in. Podcast 74 is up, and the cadence I’ve been hoping for is starting to feel like it just is — not something I’m muscling into existence anymore. Same compile as Podcast 73 : live worship piano from the morning streams, stitched into a single listen. This week’s episode is drawn from the streams on April 13–15 — we’re running about two weeks b...

Three weeks in. Podcast 73 is up, and the rhythm I’ve been hoping for is starting to feel real. The 6 AM streams are still rolling every weekday, and I’m more convinced than ever that this morning hour belongs to prayer. Podcast 73 is compiled the same way Podcast 72 was — the past week of live worship sessions stitched into a single listen. If you’re new here, the launch-w...