Wonder and Whiskey Excerpt: Creed and Trust

Below is an excerpt from my book, Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band. The song “Eh Hee” is a single that Matthews released on September 4, 2007. He played all the instruments for it and an accompanying video was released the same day. One of the refrains isContinue reading “Wonder and Whiskey Excerpt: Creed and Trust”

One Word 2025: Center

“Find your center and stay there. It will allow you to live your life to its maximum.” – Barbara Ann Kipfer For over a decade, I’ve been forgoing New Year’s resolutions in favor of choosing a single word by which to live. As life goes, this practice has been more successful in certain years thanContinue reading “One Word 2025: Center”

Christmas Week: Home

Previously: Benches, Pageant, Logbook When I was a pastor, most of the month of December for me was about making sure that everyone else had a special and meaningful experience. I didn’t have to approach it primarily with that mindset, but that’s what I ended up doing. I tended to view the services, the music,Continue reading “Christmas Week: Home”