I’m super grateful today. Grateful for those who take the time to listen, and if they like what they hear, pass it on. Grateful for those offering kind words. We put our work out there and it begins to become something else. Every time I hear another person speak about a song of mine, the …
Today I got a little SoundCloud love from German music blog, Pretty In Noise. That’s rad, and from the looks of things, so are they. Music blogs can be a fantastic source of discovery, and I’ve found some great tunes just by listening through Pretty In Noise’s curated collection today. Hopefully some new ears make …
Last year I wrote a poem for Holy Saturday, with a warning that it was likely not ready for public consumption. This Holy Saturday I’ve sanded it down a fair bit, and while it is still raw, it gets at something desperate that this day is all about in the cycle of Holy Week. Oh …
Mental illness. My mother suffers from mental illness. She has since before I was born. For months growing up she would be in the hospital. I spent a lot of time in mental wards, visiting. They are not pleasant places. Just last week I went to pick her up from shock therapy and heard a …
It may be hard to make a living from music these days, but at least it doesn’t cost a living anymore. Thanks to some internet magic and good friends, I was able to record and release Where The Air Is Thin, my latest EP, for just under a hundred and fifty bucks. All in. Here’s …
Where The Air Is Thin EP 3.00 Add To Cart It’s hard to believe, but October 15 has come and gone. Where The Air Is Thin, my first EP, is now available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon and of course this website right here. Saturday night I got to celebrate this milestone in the best way possible–playing these …
The reader should note that I have never seen the popular television program, ’24’. While there will inevitably be parallels to that program’s plot and pacing, these are purely coincidental. I’ve been home now for less than 24 hours. Half that, and most of it spent soaking up sleep. In this short time, the complicated …
CS Lewis had a lot of big ideas, but more importantly, he was a master of communicating those ideas to the people. He could untie a troubling theological knot before our very ears. During 1940’s wartime, Lewis’ voice brought comfort and consolation over BBC’s airwaves for those attempting to reconcile the horrors of their age …
Today I posted about my least favourite twenty minutes in the world over at the Bleeding Heart Art Space blog. Have a read, and please share your own struggle at http://www.bleedingheartartspace.com/blog/3145c600-c355-417f-aff3-4c567015120a
Near the end of this month, I’ll be embarking on yet another new adventure. I am co-leading an arts and faith retreat with Julie and Sam Drew at King’s Fold Retreat Centre. I’ve never been to King’s Fold, but I hear it is gorgeous. Serene. Pristine. From the photos and video I’ve seen, I believe the …