Music
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Returning to the Work
This essay reflects on returning to guitar and writing alongside a slow reading of The Creative Act. Read like a devotional, the book sharpened attention rather than productivity. It reminded me that creativity begins with awareness, patience, and discovering something quietly new inside familiar work over time daily. Continue reading
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O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appear’d and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees! Continue reading
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Silent Night
“Silent Night” was born from limitation, not spectacle. Written in a weary postwar world and first sung with guitar, it carries a theology of quiet arrival. Peace does not erase the darkness. It enters it gently. Christmas begins not with force, but with stillness, presence, and light that does not announce itself loudly. Continue reading
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Sunday Evening Collective ~ December 14th Edition
Advent Week Three turns toward joy that is quiet, durable, and near. Not cheer manufactured, but longing awakened. Through Lewis, Buechner, and song, this edition invites attentive waiting, shared beginnings, and embodied notice. Joy arrives as gift, woven into ordinary moments, pointing beyond itself toward grace, hope, and home, together. Continue reading
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Sunday Evening Collective ~ December 7th Edition
This week of Advent invites us to receive Peace in the midst of rising demands. A cold morning walk becomes a reminder that steadiness is given, not earned. Through song, stillness, and a simple daily practice, we learn to quiet the hurry and let Peace meet us where we are. Continue reading
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Sunday Evening Collective ~ November 30th Edition
This week we slow our pace and pay attention to what is already good. Through gratitude, honest reflection, and small moments outdoors, we steady ourselves for Thanksgiving week. Grace is present in the ordinary. Choose one simple act of gratitude and let it shape the days ahead. Continue reading
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Sunday Evening Collective ~ November 23rd Edition
This week we slow our pace and pay attention to what is already good. Through gratitude, honest reflection, and small moments outdoors, we steady ourselves for Thanksgiving week. Grace is present in the ordinary. Choose one simple act of gratitude and let it shape the days ahead. Continue reading
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Sunday Evening Collective ~ November 16th Edition
Attention rarely collapses in a moment; it drifts. This edition explores how distraction, comfort, and noise thin our depth, but how choosing presence strengthens it. From Lewis to Paul Taylor, we’re reminded that attention is stewardship. Notice the drift, choose the harder path, and stay awake to what matters. Continue reading
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