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“Art is the accomplice of love.”

—Remy de Gourmont

“For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life ” Ephesians 2:10
Forever listening for the movement of the creative Spirit (Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis)

One of my favorite times of the week: serving gourmet coffees to weary neighborhood parents who bring their littles to our Open Playground each Saturday morning. Being the Minister of Community Engagement is all kinds of JOY:)

In January 18th, 2025—with flames still visible on the hills of nearby Pacific Palisades—First Lutheran Venice launched CHANDELIER, a new neighborhood arts salon. Over the past two years we’ve lifted up visual artists, poets, filmmakers, comics, singer-songwriters, fabric designers, screenwriters, muralists and more. This year we staged a one-woman show and saw a whole new world of possibilities open up for the communal space I call the Living Room.

For all who believe in theophanies, a new song written and composed by Heather Choate Davis, performed by Rachel Pollack, released through HCD’s artist name: Sophia Streams on 8/6, The Feast of the Transfiguration.
One of my songwriting collaborations. “Escape the noise to hear His voice….” Now live on all streaming platforms
Angels Everywhere was written with frequent collaborator, Adam Edward. This haunting, hopeful indie effort has developed something of a cult following since its Fall ’26 release.

Heather, Zoe, & Noah met in May 2025 and wrote the song Come Save Me, a fresh take on Palm Sunday. We recorded it in an upper room in St. Paul, MN along with the timeless protest anthem The Times They Are A-Changin’—a perfect pairing.

In this keynote, I had the chance to gather a lot of pieces together under the grand narrative of The Creative Vocation.
9 artists. 5 genres. An EP for anyone who spends way too much time there. Grateful for the reviewers who appreciated it’s out-of-box-ness:)
Enter Here, 2020, my very first single release and music video. The title ended up revealing a whole new vocation.
Fiery new anthem co-written and performed by break-out artist Zoe Helena Rose: a Sophia Sings Production.

This is the only song I’ve ever written and performed in my own voice.

The Stories Behind Three Beloved Songs

The Lion Came Down

Every song has a backstory, some more important than others. To me, the lead up to the events chronicled in The Lion Came Down are essential. It was 10 years ago this summer. At the time, I was on the Board of Directors of the church body where Christ called me to himself at the…

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A Legacy of Thanks

When my son Graham was in college he started his own quiet Thanksgiving tradition, writing a little thank-you note—or rather, a thank-you email—to a teacher or coach or mentor who had made a lasting impact on his life. I didn’t know about this tradition until many years later but the beauty and simplicity of it…

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Don’t Go There Child

My mom was a concert-level pianist as a child but gave up practice for boys & fun in her teens. In her 50s she returned to the piano with a vengeance, taking endless music theory and composition classes determined to unleash her own creativity. She was convinced that if she just knew a little more…

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No matter who you are or what you believe, if you’re in a big city and pass by a Cathedral, you’ll go inside….
Why Can’t You Be More Like Me?
Put That Gavel Down, Boy

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