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
Tag: blues
Everything’s Bigger in Texas: the Oxford American 2014 Music Issue
For many years, a member of my church who knows my weird tastes in music (if most people have never
Widow of Zarephath Blues
A few years ago, I wrote a song as part of a sermon series on the Blues. I was inspired
“Precious Lord,” Georgia Tom and the War with the Blues
Tonight our band is going to perform in one of the most prestigious gospel venues around our region—the American Gospel
Mary, Springsteen and Nietsche
NRSV Luke 1:46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Irene, Goodnight…
For a change, Alabamians were watching anxiously for everyone else’s safety as Irene ripped up the Eastern seaboard. Alabamians are
I Was Thinking Tonight About Elvis, Hank, and Gillian
I was reading about Hank Williams, went to hear Gillian Welch, and wound up thinking about Elvis Presley. Just finished
The Flatpickin' Pilgrim's Progress 