Each spring I revisit the poem “A Purification” by Wendell Berry. It’s a good reminder to let go of some… Read more When The Old Escapes Into The New
Category: Musician
Blog posts written from my perspective as a musician
Happy Holidays from the Goodwins
My family has been fortunate throughout 2020. All are healthy and largely unaffected financially. The rest is unpleasent and stressful… Read more Happy Holidays from the Goodwins
Finding Your Thanks
It’s so easy. It’s so easy to feel bad. It’s so easy to feel sorry for ourselves. I’ve certainly been… Read more Finding Your Thanks
Wandering
She challenged us by asking, “As we enter into this wilderness, what do you carry?” Pastor Rachel McIver Morey, asked… Read more Wandering
Yes! That’s it Exactly!
I was nearly brought to tears this morning when what I have been feeling, worrying about, and thinking for the… Read more Yes! That’s it Exactly!
Hard Times Come Again No More
The song, “Hard Times Come Again No More” by Stephen Foster, from 1854, still resonates. While how we conduct our… Read more Hard Times Come Again No More
It’s a Neighborly Day in the Beautywood
At the urging of a friend, Tracy and I went to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood last night.… Read more It’s a Neighborly Day in the Beautywood
A Generation Ago
Eighteen years ago today I was teaching first period AP Biology when I was interrupted by the superintendent’s administrative assistant.… Read more A Generation Ago
Complicity: The New American Way
Remaining silent or refuse to take action about school and mass shootings is an act of complicity. It’s Friday February… Read more Complicity: The New American Way
Jesus Was Alone. Do We Have To Be?
I was heartened this morning when Pastor Rob Kopp said that he struggles with Palm Sunday. The day has been… Read more Jesus Was Alone. Do We Have To Be?
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