Death Grief and Hope: Songs for the Shadows
We must face our losses. Courage does not spare us from them. Courage’s work begins at the other end
Reflections on faith, music, and community by Gary Allison Furr
We must face our losses. Courage does not spare us from them. Courage’s work begins at the other end
For many years, a member of my church who knows my weird tastes in music (if most people have never
“…there is a playful randomness about what we find and read. Or rather, what finds us” When I first rekindled
Anyway, riding in a van for a week turned us from “Friends and Brothers” to angry inmates who couldn’t wait
Last night, I went to hear JIM HURST, IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Guitarist of the Year. That means he
A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted,
The truth is, the banjo, like all the indigenous music of the South, is another of those curious shadowy meeting
A few years ago, I wrote a song as part of a sermon series on the Blues. I was inspired
Tonight our band is going to perform in one of the most prestigious gospel venues around our region—the American Gospel
NRSV Luke 1:46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,