By Jeff Goins, Editor Brian Lee represents an old college pastime for me: falling in love with indie rock groups. When I was getting my undergrad, Brian was part of a group that all of my friends and I admired called For All the Drifters. We used to listen to The Drifters on road trips … Continue reading Brian Lee and His Orchestra: Interview With The Band
By Sarah Fujimoto The Dawning of a New Day: Dresses for Hope The dawning of a new day. Sun arising, darkness being invaded by the breaking light of the sunrise. The lull of the chirping birds, silence, and piercing sun that hits the eyes with remarkable ease. After many moments, pulling my body up like … Continue reading The Uniform Project: Dresses to Build Schools
By Wrecked for the Ordinary NEWS SOURCE: Propeller Consulting Vineyard Music announces the August 4 release of Turn Off the Lesser Lights, 1000 Generations‘ highly anticipated worship album from the company’s Varietal Records imprint. Turn Off the Lesser Lights has already received major accolades with the social justice anthem “How Big Small Can Be,” named … Continue reading News Release: 1000 Generations Releases Turn Off the Lesser Lights
By Jonathan Foster Indifference Like a lone cricket in the corner of my soul Responds to my prayers and petitions I’ve been instructed to open doors by knocking To receive by asking and one time I found by seeking That was a glorious day The cheers now long echoed away Boldly persistent I resume Morning, … Continue reading Indifference
By Quoleshna Elbert Artists Helping the Homeless Combining Compassion and Art A long, long time ago a certain gentleman moved himself and his business from the suburbs of Kansas City to a land that was no place like home…the city’s Plaza area. With a Paris, France layout and central location, this outdoor shopping area is a … Continue reading Who’s Behind The Red Shoes: An Interview
By Carole Turner Fire why? Burn inside. Fly Fly Fly. Oh How I cry. How I lie, to deny. Where’s the pain? The Rain. It’s all the same. Say it again. Again. Go and don’t look back. Pack, pack, pack. And hate what you took. Leave it there. Have no fear? Have no fear. Forever … Continue reading Oh How We Lie To Deny You: A Poem
By Harold Vance In South Africa last summer, I met a woman with misshapen feet. They were bony and scrunched up and looked incredibly painful, though I never saw the pain in her eyes. Every day, I saw her dancing on those feet, and walking for miles, the very miles that had deformed her feet … Continue reading Where Does an Angel Go When She’s Gone: A Living Poem
By Samira Gast I was captivated from the start. I watched as a man took a gift out of his mouth, a bit unusual, but I was hooked. I soon discovered that the song “Gabriel and the Vagabond,” by Foy Vance, took me to a place of deep thought and emotional connection. Foy Vance … Continue reading Whispers of Hope: A Review
By Sarah Fujimoto I grew up thinking that my parents were invincible. Mom and dad, so strong, so secure. Always well fed and clothed, petty arguments over brands and comfort, the comfort of basic needs not understood because I grasped for more. Trying to fit in with the crowd, the norm, the value-bringers seeming to … Continue reading Cancer Free Invincible: A Reflection
By Jason Mann Closed fists pound the floor Tears fall and stain the ground Scream so long, voice gives out Finally, when nothing’s left In desperate silence You Speak…. ….And when You speak Mountains yield their place Oceans make way All Creation moves and sways And My heart begins to soften My wounds turn to … Continue reading He Speaks