Questions are interesting things, especially those that give you pause and make you think about something you've never considered before.   That's exactly what the following question is.  It was posed to me by a minister years ago and I've never forgotten the way it made me stop for consideration.  Here it is: "If fine … Continue reading Love Unplugged, part 2 →

One of my favorite parts of being a musician is raw, acoustic music.  Whether playing it, or listening to it, there is something I believe intrinsically pure about instruments and voices that are not amplified or modified.  On Valentine's night, I posted Love Amplified which is simply 1 Corinthians 13:4-8's description of love taken from the Amplified … Continue reading Love Unplugged, part 1 →

In honor of Valentine's Day . . .  Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does … Continue reading Love Amplified →

I am very honored to share the following post written by my wife of 19 years. Enjoy and be encouraged. - Rocky If we are honest we have all done things in our past we wish we had not done. We bear the scars of past mistakes and often are reminded of them in the … Continue reading A Wretch No More →

Growing up a churchboy, you find yourself constantly imprisoned by numerous scriptures that have been hammered into your head to ensure your behavior reflects Christ . . . forgive or you will not be forgiven (Matthew 6:15) , don't be weary in well doing (Galatian 6:9), don't be a stumblingblock (1 Corinthians 8:9-10), could you … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror on God’s Wall →

As a family, we followed the Sing-Off a capella singing competition every season it aired.  This culminated for us when we attended The Sing-Off Live tour in March 2015 for Geoffrey's birthday.  The show that night ended with the entire cast joining tour headliner Street Corner Symphony on the edge of the stage singing Coldplay's … Continue reading Not My Job →

This past week, for three consecutive nights, I was awakened in the middle of the night with one word in mind - peace.  Each night, there was a different scripture regarding peace that was repeated along with the word.  Before I share each of those, I would like to look at peace and exactly what … Continue reading Peace →

For the past two months I have intended to sit down and write a blog with this title.  I intended to share where I am now since this blogging journey began in late March and express further discontentment, further disillusionment, and more dissatisfaction with typical Christianity, church, and traditions in general.  I was prepared to … Continue reading Where I Am →

I've lived life on the hamster wheel, constantly running, running, running and going nowhere.  I was convinced that by doing and performing, even when my heart wasn't in it and it was done completely out of obligation, that I would be rewarded.  I knew that God had to be pleased with me because the pastoral … Continue reading Good Enough Doesn’t Exist →

Yesterday morning Facebook and Timehop reminded me of a status I posted three years ago: "Eating pancakes while Daddy fixes the bicycle chain . . ." It was about a week later that I felt led to explain further what the status meant.  As I was reminded of the status yesterday, I found I was … Continue reading Pancakes & Bicycles →