Waiting and Listening

Waiting and listening sound like noble and holy practices for Advent. But I’ve done more waiting and listening this Advent than I care to. Our first Sunday in Michigan, I went to our new church and sang with gusto. Two days later, I went to an evening worship...

Holiday Blues

A friend of mine sent me an email the other day with the cryptic subject line: Oxymoronic Invitation. “Come hear Holiday Blues at Neil’s (a local restaurant/bar that hosts twice-a-month jam sessions for Memphis blues musicians).” But her double...