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Chuck Girard, known for longtime work in Christian music as a musician and songwriter, announced yesterday (June 25) that he has stage 4 cancer.

After interrogating their beliefs, some onetime CCM artists are revisiting faith in some fashion, trying on elements they’d previously discarded and writing music for listeners who might be more spiritual than religious.

Brian "Head" Welch, a guitarist of the popular Grammy Award-winning nu metal band Korn, recently shared an image of his 2005 Jordan River baptism in celebration of his “spiritual birthday.”

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lecrae was interviewed by TODAY show co-host Craig Melvin last week to discuss the 20-year anniversary of the release of his first album, “Real Talk.”

Skillet frontman John Cooper told ChurchLeaders that he believes "music brings people together, and it crosses boundaries, such as political, religious, and so forth."

Lil Nas X teased that he is leaving his “Old Town Road” for a new Christian one on Instagram last week, but Tyrese Gibson, the popular "Fast and Furious" franchise actor, warned him to “stop playing with God.”

Tauren Wells shared earlier this week that his from his song “Crazy About You” has been denied airplay from at least 13 Christian radio stations because radio programmers claim it is theologically incorrect.

Steven Curtis Chapman is not going to retire from playing music—ever. The highly-awarded Christian musician says that he expects to be playing music even when he is 95.