“Is it well?”

Frederick Buechner wrote, “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” At times it seems that the “terrible” looms a bit larger than the beautiful. The news has been as chaotic and unpredictable as the surge of a hurricane. Each sad report seems to be followed by a slow pull […]

Out of the High Deserts: An Interview with Critically Acclaimed Songwriter, Bill Mallonee

“Winnowing is more like a trip to the confessional…transparent & vulnerable without being sentimental. These songs have elements that are more like prayers & pleas for faith. They’re questionings and wrangling in the dark about the journey.” – Bill Mallonee Twenty years ago at a music festival in Southern Illinois I was drawn by the noise […]

‘WTH’ Are We REALLY Saying? (in Church)

I was at dinner with an older couple at an authentic Mexican restaurant near my house where most of the wait-staff is Spanish speaking.  The meal they ordered came to the table and the scene that ensued was comedic. As my elderly friend strained to explain his problem to a passing busboy (who did not […]