Tag Archives: The Message

I’m Giving Up

February 14, 2023 · by · in Music · Leave a comment

For today anyway. I was hoping for the perfect Valentine’s Day post. But the words wouldn’t come. So I thought instead I would switch to music. There are millions of love songs out there. Some of them I even like. I could post a video of a love song. It would be fitting for the […]

Eugene Peterson – Influencer

October 24, 2018 · by · in Music, Religion · Leave a comment

I never met Eugene Peterson, who died Monday at age 85, but I was well aware of his influence. You can find an outpouring of affection and appreciation online, and I am not going to add to that. I do think it fitting though that I re-post this piece, which ran April 16, 2016. When […]

The Theologian and the Rock Star

April 27, 2016 · by · in Music, Religion · 2 Comments

A new short documentary film was released on the internet yesterday. By happenstance I was one of the first to watch it. Today I’m sharing it with you. The theologian in question in Eugene Peterson. He’s a pastor, author and teacher who a few years ago published his own translation of The Bible, which he […]