Thanksgiving seems to be the overlooked holiday between Halloween and Christmas. An American Christian holiday, it’s uncomfortable for non-Americans or people who don’t believe in the Christian God. So it’s understandable. However, it is still an important holiday because…
What CCM Means to Me, Part 3 Combining Two Loves into Songwriting So I was a pretty decent writer and a poet in school, and I was learning jazz improvisation in the school jazz band. Both of these are creative…
Learning about the Possibility of a #CCM Music Career Have you ever wondered about the possibility of making a living doing what you love to do, but didn’t know how to go about getting there? That is what I experienced…
Incredible as it may sound, there was a time way back when I did not know what Contemporary Christian Music, or CCM, was. I know, right? Crazy! All I know about was what my parents listened to. What My Parents…
Are you “#too cool” for #Jesus? How do you know if you are, and how do you change it? How To Know Do you ever find yourself in #church suddenly wondering what is going on there, why you are even…
If you play football and decide at some point to quit, that’s okay. I understand that feeling. However, if you play guitar and decide to quit, I’m not going to be as okay with that. I will explain that in…
Self-Help or God-Help? Do you like self-help books, pod-casts, etc.? I do. I didn’t always though, because someone told me that self-help isn’t God-help. I don’t see it that way. Self-help books and programs help people learn how to set,…
How is going to a new school when you’re ten-, eleven-, or fourteen-years old different from when you’re five- or eight-years old? How is it better, and how is it worse? In my previous post, I mentioned three things you…
Have you ever been proud of achieving something not many get to achieve only to be disappointed in what that achievement got you, at least at first? Maybe later you realized what a special time of your life you went…
“I heard that you and your family spent some time in Taiwan as missionaries. Is that true?” I suspect that my face turned red. I hadn’t wanted anybody to know that, but there was no escaping the truth now. Have…