You Got Love (02/09)

The latest installment of "The Writer's Closet" is available for free download. It's a song called "You Got Love." Give it a listen, and give this blog a read. Enjoy!

I won't lie, it feels like bleak times in America these days. Most of us are more focused on …

Church or a Brothel Demo

This month's free song is not really a new song. Its been a full year now since I released Into Danger/Out of Rescue, and "Church or a Brothel" was the first song on the album. So to commerate the 1 year anniversary, I'm putting up the first demo version of the song. …

Prepare the Way

"Tomorrow."

I heard the word, but it just didn't compute.

"Tomorrow." He said it again.

I guess my face showed that my brain was not processing, so I added an "Uh-huh," to my blank stare. I could not remember what the word meant. We had been waiting for so …

Come to the Cross

The cross is offensive. I'm speaking of course of the cross on which Jesus died. It is offensive in every way. Simply from a non-christian and non-spiritual perspective it is a torture device of death in the cruelest form. But even from a Christian perspective it …

Of All The Things

Faith is a curious thing. As one church billboard recently read, "Faith is taking God at His word." That's the trouble for me - taking God on His word... believing that what God says is true.

Sure, some promises are easy to believe in (or at least to want to …

Everything You Need

In high school, I once asked a girl's answering machine for a date. My intention was to ask the actual girl out on a date, but she didn't answer. Her answering machine did. Liking this girl was nothing new to me. I had long been infatuated with her, and I had …

This Was The Worst

There is a great scene in "Saving Private Ryan." Actually there are a lot of great scenes in one of Tom Hanks' best movies. My favorite is when the platoon sneaks up on an enemy bunker. They've got to take it out in order to complete their mission, and so they …

Pittsburgh (Easton's Song)

Last Friday night I was at a party. The guest of honor was an 8 year old little boy named Easton Blanchard. Easton is just like any other little boy from Leesburg, GA. He likes baseball and NASCAR and hanging out with his friends. Easton is unlike any other little …

Baby, There's Still Me

The newest installment of The Writer's Closet is up. It's a song called "Baby, There's Still Me." Here's the message behind the music:

"It's Better on MySpace." That's what her shirt said. Her eyes said it too. I had seen her earlier walking through the mall with her …

The Things You Do

"The Things You Do" is a bonus track for the month of May. It has a little different sound to it than my normal stuff, but I think you'll enjoy it. Here's the message behind the music:

I love the outdoors, and most of all I love camping. For me, there is nothing …

Fragile and Frail

Failure is not the type of thing that any of us really like to talk about. No one really jumps at the opportunity to list their weaknesses either. But every once in a while we all have days when our weakness is more evident than we would like it to be and failure …

Morning's Coming Soon

I'm a night owl, there is no doubt about it. My mind just seems to wake up after about 11 PM. I feel more creative, I feel more productive, everything is quiet, no chance of interupption, and I feel like I have all the time in the world. I once stayed up all night just …

Diamond Ring

"Diamond Ring" is a song that I wrote for my wife a couple of years ago. We were going through a few hard times all at once. We had some medical issues, some financial woes, spiritual struggles. Every issue that troubled us seemed so big, and it was just really …