The band Over the Rhine uses a phrase in the liner notes for their album Ohio that has stuck with me for some time. Co-founder and husband of the spousal duo Linford Detweiler writes of being born in Hartville, Ohio, the small Mennonite town that neighbors my home, and meeting eventual wife and bandmate KarinContinue reading “God-Haunted”
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A Prayer at the Beginning
based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a Faithful God……who filled the void with form……the shadow with light……the sky with sun, moon, and stars……the soil with plants……the water, land, and sky with creatures of all kinds……and humanity with breath… …fill us again with your Spirit as we tend to all you have made, including ourselves. Amen.
Wonder and Whiskey Book Excerpt: Brand vs. Ethics
In honor of the band releasing a new album this month, below is an excerpt from Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band. During a 1999 appearance on VH1 Storytellers, during which artists would not only play songs but also talk about the inspiration and meaning behind them, Matthews included “Christmas Song” in hisContinue reading “Wonder and Whiskey Book Excerpt: Brand vs. Ethics”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 