Out of those conversations came themes, ideas and beautiful takes on what would otherwise be devastating losses.

Take, for example, the song “Battles.” One of Havens’ best friends learned that his wife had stage four colon cancer.

“I saw a picture they posted of their family,” Havens recalls. “He and his wife and their two kids were going in for the chemo treatments dressed up like superheroes. They wrote that they weren’t afraid because God was with them. Seeing them was just like seeing David going before Goliath. In the midst of painful times, I’m reminded that He fights our battles and is faithful.”

Likewise, the song “Shadows” emerged from the band’s reflection on who God has crafted them to be over the years during the hard times.

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