Every song has a backstory, some more important than others. To me, the lead up to the events chronicled in The Lion Came Down are essential. It was 10 years ago this summer. At the time, I was on the Board of Directors of the church body where Christ called me to himself at theContinue reading “The Lion Came Down”
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A Legacy of Thanks
When my son Graham was in college he started his own quiet Thanksgiving tradition, writing a little thank-you note—or rather, a thank-you email—to a teacher or coach or mentor who had made a lasting impact on his life. I didn’t know about this tradition until many years later but the beauty and simplicity of itContinue reading “A Legacy of Thanks”
Don’t Go There Child
My mom was a concert-level pianist as a child but gave up practice for boys & fun in her teens. In her 50s she returned to the piano with a vengeance, taking endless music theory and composition classes determined to unleash her own creativity. She was convinced that if she just knew a little moreContinue reading “Don’t Go There Child”
Come to Bethany
One of the things I love about a song like Come to Bethany is that it leaves people with questions. What’s Bethany? Why do I feel transported by this song? What does it even mean to sing those words? Bringing a song to life is something of a mystery, but I think I can shedContinue reading “Come to Bethany”
Protected: Put That Gavel Down, Boy: 8/5
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Heather Choate Davis 