I don't listen to him that much anymore but I'll have to say that he is the best secular artist in the world. He writes some very Christian music sometimes but I'm not sure exactly what he believes. In earlier CDs he's written about jah, the rastafarian god, but lately he's written more and more about Jesus and his faith. If you've never heard him and want a good song to download try "I want to be ready" "Forgiven" "Roses from my Friends" there are so many good ones.