When Steven Curtis Chapman makes an album, it’s not just a random selection of songs. It is a collection of stories, of chapters from his life. The past few years have brought joy and sorrow. Many times there have been more questions than answers. Chapman has captured these tears and triumphs on Declaration.
 

The songs chronicle Chapman’s journey in pursuit of a deeper walk with God. He celebrates the joy of life in Christ in “Declaration of Dependence,” “Jesus Is Life” and “Live Out Loud.” He welcomes the trials of life in “Bring It On” and yearns for more faith in “God Follower” and “Magnificent Obsession.”
 

The difficult days have drawn Chapman closer to his Creator. Chapman says, “The last couple of years the one prayer I’ve prayed more than any is ‘Lord I believe, help my unbelief.’ Even kind of harkening back to the words of Job saying, even if he slays me I’m still going to trust Him. In the last season of life I’ve watched friends and people I love and really care about walk through some painful things and those things have really marked me. They’ve really challenged my faith. Some of these things have left me without responses other than saying I need to go back and just really make this declaration of my faith, of what my faith is in. Is my faith in my faith or is it really in the person of Jesus Christ, in his truth and in His Word.”