A New Song — Wave Upon Wave Listen to this week’s new song—Wave Upon Wave. The Story Behind the Song Jenny and I leaned against the gazebo railing watching the moonlit waves roll in on the Jamaican beach. We were celebrating fifteen years of marriage. Our conversations covered the joys and sorrows, blessings and difficulties…
Tag: songwriting
Author Spotlight: The Rabbit Room
The Rabbit Room’s community of authors and musicians has blessed and inspired our family through their creative endeavors. I’m excited to giveaway some of their books this month (see below for details). Andrew Peterson’s music is a family favorite, to the point that our middle child once tried to get out of garbage duty by…
Something My Father Said
My dad and I sat in the front room around winter break of my freshman year in college. I had finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life. Sometime during my first semester at the University of Northern Iowa, I joined a thousand other students in an auditorium, mesmerized by the words of a…
A Christmas Carol
The season of Advent is incomplete without the singing of Christmas carols. This week’s song— “How Beautiful the Mystery” —is based on a Christmas carol I wrote in late 2000 as the text of our Christmas card. (Go ahead. Follow the link and have a listen. You can finish this post later.) I set the original text…
When the Worst Thing Happens
Naomi is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. Her story is told in the book of Ruth (which, in my opinion, is misnamed—Naomi is clearly the main character). This week’s song— “A Sweet and Pleasant Providence” —is a hymn based on the story of Naomi. (Go ahead. Follow the link and have a…