One of the artistic joys in my life is playing cornet in the Natural State Brass Band, an award-winning brass band in the British tradition. I’ve been a member of the band for about five and a half years, and have seen the band grow tremendously in musical quality and depth—and as a result, I’ve [...]

Contemplating the various Good Friday observances—or lack thereof—taking place today, I found myself recalling a conversation I had fifteen years ago while living in Virginia Beach. I had the privilege of performing the role of High Priest in the tenth anniversary season of The Man Called Jesus, a top-shelf passion play that, with changes of [...]

It’s not every day that I’m complimented on my makeup, and that’s probably a good thing. Over the past couple of days, I’ve received several such compliments however, and accepted them graciously. Our church presented its annual musical Christmas drama this past weekend, and in honor of the event I pulled and old friend from [...]

“There are no new ideas, just new presentations.” I’ve heard that phrase a lot lately. I heard it several times at the writers conference I attended in May. I’ve read it in a couple of books about writing. I’ve heard it from people who I admire and respect, and who have far more impressive publishing [...]