You Are – this song woke me up one morning at 4 am, waiting to be written! We threw in a little native chanting and some Hebrew names for God in celebration of the One who made us all. I Will Remember – straight out of the Bible, this song came yet another early Sunday morning...
her phenomenal voice — effortlessly blending tenderness with power while switching between pop, soul, gospel and R&B — sounded every bit as good as on the records. So, in light of this natural ability that seemingly
And do you know that the child who was so forgetful with her crayons earlier takes that “new” red one from the basket, uses it carefully, and then puts it in her pouch and is sure to zip up her pouch this time so that she doesn’t lose it? The rule at the crayon basket is t...
"'The Ladder Of Love' was such a beautiful song. I changed the chords a little and made it build, because when Nate first gave it to me it was bland. As the only musician in the group, it fell to me to do the arranging, and this was my first time really arranging the harmonies....
The other morning I woke up early in the morning, negative Nelly was making coffee and thinking of all that hasn’t gotten better or all that is not the way I wanted it to be. I sat down on the couch and opened my journal and started to write. I thought about our brain and how ...
I believe there is a direct through line from Sonny’s love of gospel and R&B to this very song. And there’s a direct connection between this song and “Believe.” Rap music has always incorporated technology in subversive ways. The white rock response to this just illustrates that subver...
I woke up and it was still dark. Unmotivated and incredibly unexcited for the morning ahead of me, I changed and dragged myself to the car. Upon exiting my garage I realized that the sun was just starting to come up and it was incredibly beautiful. I haven’t caught a sunrise in a...
And so my thoughts still go to dark places, dragged down by the reality of the complicity of millions of my citizens, plus this HOLY CRAP realization: Joe and Kamala are stand-up, intelligent, competent, compassionate people, but yikes – look at how many problems they have to fix. What...
I was still working in news then and was able to take it in up close and on the stage at some points. The fun and joy of everyone down there that morning is unbeatable.Comments Make Us Happy 23 Leave a Comment Name Email The content of this field is kept private and will ...
song. I loved the easy lyrics and melody and I began singing it all the time, even though I didn’t really understand what it meant. I didn’t come to know the Lord until I was an adult, but that little song was like a seed planted in my heart. So, when this song came up at...