For the past few months I’ve been listening to one artist almost exclusively: Jon Bellion. unlike other media reviews Jon Bellion hasn’t directly released any music since 2018. He has written and produced 5 albums and a handful of singles. His first two albums, Translations Through Speakers and The Definition, were released in 2013. In 2014, he released The Separation; in 2016, he released probably my favorite album: The Human Condition; and the last album he released came out in 2018: Glory Sound Prep. 

I want to address the men of Covenant in particular here. As guys, I think it's easy to write off journaling. Ask yourself: What comes to mind when you hear the word journal? An archive of feelings. A private record of one's deepest darkest secrets. Or do you get a picture in your head of someone writing letters to an imaginary friend named Diary, “Dear Diary….” Well, that’s exactly what I thought from middle school all the way through high school.

My mom always said this: “People are better than computers.” But as a middle schooler I thought I knew better and instantly dismissed the proposition. Later, I realized that my mom had a point.