I saw it in the softening of a terrified, timid, hardened soul. Once unapproachable and decidedly unwilling to accept truth, help, wisdom, or love. Then one day, her feeble, unforeseen smile couldn’t be missed. Her questions seemed to shout, her brief, incomplete text messages voiced a million words, and her tight hug shook my being. … More Unreal, Unbelievable, Impossible Change
“There are no words.” If I’ve read it once, I’ve read it a thousand times in the comments of those grieving in recent days. When an entire church of families and children is wiped out by persistent gunshots, it feels pointless to say anything. When a man is shot and killed in front of his … More When There Are No Words
Never do I feel more like a fish swimming upstream than when I drive. It’s not that I’m driving against the flow of traffic {though that is not outside the realm of possibility for me . . . I have stories}. It’s that I’m driving the speed limit. And no one else is. Now, before you … More why I drive the speed limit
If you only knew how many times I’ve been asked . . . “What kind of music do you listen to?” I’m a musician. It comes with the territory, so I’ve discovered. My default answer? “I listen to music all the time. So when I don’t have to listen to music, I usually don’t.” Fellow musicians … More currently listening
A new-found love of mine is finding ways to keep God’s Word on my mind and on the minds of others. Read it. Study it. Illustrate it. Retell it. Listen to it. Sing it. Memorize it. Doodle it and hang it on your wall. First, a thought on Scripture and art. The words God says are no … More year 27
Journey of the Word 