Folks who know my taste in music might figure I only go for the loud and messy stuff. Not so. Here’s a sweet tune called “California,” and what earned it a spot here is simple: a man holding his own in a room full of other voices, telling the truth about a thing that happenedContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: Middle Brother and Kelly Winrich – California (Delta Spirit) – YouTube”
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The Song That Still Gets Under My Skin: Delta Spirit’s “Patriarch”
Delta Spirit is an American band formed in San Diego, fronted by singer-songwriter Matthew Logan Vasquez. They make passionate, roots-influenced rock that carries real weight. I first came across them back in 2014 while living outside Baton Rouge. A reviewer once described them as something like “U2 before they lost their angst.” That was enoughContinueContinue reading “The Song That Still Gets Under My Skin: Delta Spirit’s “Patriarch””
J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63
I keep re-reading a single phrase in this quote. Tolkien is pulling apart what makes a “good” talk versus what makes a “real” sermon. Good takes human craft—skill, study, and standard virtuous effort. Those are things you can practice. But a “real” one, he says, relies on a gift from the outside, a moment whereContinueContinue reading “J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63”
The Quiet Work of Noticing
A reflection a former colleague shared on LinkedIn made me stop and think. I first started reading it while I was standing in line at the checkout. I didn’t finish it there. I came back to it later at home. It was something she had written about a season of life that felt defined byContinueContinue reading “The Quiet Work of Noticing”
Marginalia: The tassels of His Garment : r/Bible
I came across this little gem today: a reflection on the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, and then Matthew 14:34–36, another scene where people reach for the fringe of His clothing and are healed. I had not really held those passages together before. Reading it in its Jewish context brings a rewardingContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: The tassels of His Garment : r/Bible”