“River” by Leon Bridges is my favorite Christian/Gospel song right now. I keep listening to it over and over. The fact that Bridges is not a “Christian” artist, per se in the exclusive sense, only means that he has moved this song and its message into the mainstream and it is affecting people deeply. From… Continue Reading
Since it’s my birthday and my whole family is spread out all over the country on different trips, I am waxing nostalgic today. The last song I listed was a terrible memory – this song was a good one. When I was 10 years old, the World’s Fair came to New Orleans. It was 1984… Continue Reading
I turn 35 tomorrow, July 13. In honor of my birthday, I'm going to post a few songs over the next 24 hours from my childhood that I either loved or hated – but they all marked a significant event in my life growing up. The first song is one that I HATED. It is… Continue Reading
Last night, I couldn't get to sleep. My mind was racing. Finally, I drifted off, but not before I ran through a dozen different subjects. I've been told by friends that I have adult ADD. Maybe so. It would explain a lot. Normally, I write essays for this blog because it is really rewarding for… Continue Reading
I heard this song a few years ago and I have loved it ever since. It ran on CMT for a while and comes from a "secular" artist. Mindy Smith is actually a Christian and the daughter of a minister. This is a haunting song that fully captures what we should be doing at all… Continue Reading
Erika and I were playing some music tonight and she pointed me to this Rich Mullins song from years ago that I had never heard before. It was actually written by Scottish singer, Dougie MacLean. We ended up singing it and it spoke true to what we are feeling and to what God is doing… Continue Reading
I plan to return to India this fall (October) with another small team to do some training in holistic ministry and to try and help with some clean water projects in villages up in the Himalayas. We are also going to start a business through microlending that would enable abused women from a ministry to… Continue Reading
When I think about Texas, where I am going next week for the SBC, this song always comes to mind. Stevie Ray Vaughan was simply one of the greatest musicians of our time. I don’t know if there will be a Texas Flood or not, but I wanted to join in with all the fun… Continue Reading
Apparently, American Idol contestant, Chris Sligh, is experiencing criticism for being a Christian who is trying to make it in the entertainment business – FROM CHRISTIANS!!! Read the article HERE. This pretty well illustrates my last post. Maybe he is a really strong Christian who does not want to spend his life in a Christian… Continue Reading
"We’ve found different ways of expressing it, and recognized the power of the media to manipulate such signs. Maybe we just have to sort of draw our fish in the sand. It’s there for people who are interested. It shouldn’t be there for people who aren’t." — Bono on faith, quoted in "U2 at the… Continue Reading