Archive - little words

Eulogy for a friend

“Hey, I’m Michael. But most people just call me Backstreet.”

Jun 23 •

May 2025

When God ignores your phone calls

Cool Hand Luke's trouble with God

May 20 •

April 2025

Searching for the face of God in a noisy world

60 Christian Songs That Explain the '90s: "Face Of God" from The Echoing Green

Apr 1 •

March 2025

God, Where Are You?

a poem of waiting

Mar 27 •

The Risk of Reflection

A small town plant closed nearly 30 years ago, but the stories are still being told

Mar 4 •

January 2025

Congratulations, you've won a free weekend of contemplating your own death!

Target was a date night destination. But not in the early days.

Jan 29 •

December 2024

What makes a Christmas song a Christmas song?

Making the case for a new song to be added to the season's playlist

Dec 24, 2024 •

November 2024

100 Things I'm Thankful For

reviving an old tradition

Nov 27, 2024 •

October 2024

Things could always be worse.

Reflections on a hurricane's aftermath

Oct 15, 2024 •

The Songs That Make Grown Men Cry

Anything about their little girls growing up is sure to do it.

Oct 8, 2024 •

August 2024

leave a tender moment alone.

The group of young men, boys really, all stood in tuxedos singing the same line. I think they were snapping fingers.

Aug 27, 2024 •

Is Jesus Hanging Out At a Punk Rock Show?

60 Christian Songs That Explain the '90s: "Chick Magnet" by MxPx

Aug 16, 2024 •

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