Michael Card

Musician, performer, and songwriter Michael Card became one of the biggest names in CCM circles, recording dozens of albums, writing nearly as many books, and composing numerous religious hits including "El Shaddai," made famous by Amy Grant. He began writing songs while at college in Kentucky, usually praise choruses for a local church service. Although pushed to earn his Ph.D. by a professor, he was lured into the recording industry by friends Randy Scruggs and John Thompson, who needed a musician to record for their production company's demos. The record label insisted they...