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December 30, 2020

Looking back on 2020

We are almost there, friends… 2020 is coming to a close. As the Washington Post wrote this morning, 2020 has been 97 months long, and it’s hard to remember all that has happened. I kind of like New Year’s Eve, in general.  I think it is important to mark time, to acknowledge the passing of […]

Filed Under: General Update, Music News, Observations

August 26, 2020

Wednesday Words – a free sample :-)

 Here’s a video with a few hopeful words for you from Howard Zinn, and some thoughts on the Stockdale Paradox. This past weekend, my Patreon community grew to over 250 people.  It is a beautiful group of folks, and I’m really grateful to have this intentional village to share with. In addition to ‘Monday […]

Filed Under: Introduction, Observations, Peace Work, politics Tagged With: Patreon, Wednesday Words

June 23, 2020

Reprise: Thoughts on Confederate Monuments

Note: I originally wrote this post in 2015, in the context of events spelled out below. In light of our current national re-examination of various monuments, I recently looked it up. I found that it still expresses my feelings, and a few folks have asked me for the link recently, so I’m sharing it again […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

January 1, 2020

Turning

Each year on New Year’s Eve, folks gather arm in arm and sway and swill and sing an incomprehensible old Scottish song that Robert Burns is often credited with writing. It asks the rhetorical question of whether we should let our old friendships and memories go in favor of the new. The assumed answer is […]

Filed Under: General Update, Observations

October 15, 2018

The Hard Days

Hey friends, These are hard days in so many ways. Much of the time, it seems like the headlines are in competition for the worst news. The disappointments and challenges of daily life and relationships can seem magnified through that lens, and then things  come up that really are big. Being alive is hard work. […]

Filed Under: Observations, Uncategorized

February 4, 2018

King’s relevance today

The folks at the Black Mountain News asked if I would offer some thoughts on the relevance of Martin Luther King’s teaching and legacy to today’s circumstance.  This is the article they published on January 31, in advance of the town’s  MLK Breakfast on Feb. 10. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to prominence in […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work

January 18, 2017

Nailing stuff to my house…

I have learned to pay attention to the words, “Somebody oughta…” It is universally acknowledged that the United States is at a particularly divisive point in our history. Not, as some have said, the most divisive (try the early sixties or the Civil or Revolutionary wars), but definitely a hard time. It’s leaving me wondering […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

December 2, 2016

The KKK has announced a march. How do we respond?

On November 10, 2016, The Loyal White Knights of Pelham, a North Carolina branch of the Ku Klux Klan, announced a “Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade” to take place on Dec. 3rd, 2016.  The stated purpose of the march is to celebrate Donald Trump’s victory and the sense of validation they have gained from it. As […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics Tagged With: KKK, Klan March, Klan rally, Ku Klux Klan, nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, responding to racism, third way

October 14, 2016

Home from Alaska, my 50th state

On Monday night I returned to North Carolina from a ten-day run of events in California and Alaska.  It was a wonderful trip, and even had some downtime in it, which is not always the case in my crazy schedule.  

It also marked my fiftieth state to perform in professionally.  Having offered concerts in Anchorage […]

Filed Under: General Update, Music News, Observations, Peace Work, Pictures Tagged With: Alaska, Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, hope

September 20, 2016

Hospitality in my digital living room

In my line of work, I get to move through a lot of different spaces. Not only geographically, but socio-economically as well. I spend time with folks who are quite wealthy, and folks who are extremely poor, people of various skin tones, political persuasions, identities, nationalities, orientations, abilities, and challenges. I treasure that, and I […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

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Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Po Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Porch Gathering in March in Montreat, NC, just up the road from my place. It will be a beautiful time, with leadership from a bunch of folks I love and respect, including Micky ScottBey Jones, Anthony Smith, Dan Snyder, Tim Tyson, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Laura Hope-Gill, Daneen Akers, Melvin Bray, Nancy Sehested, Suzanne Ross, Mark Yaconelli, Brian, Gareth, and me.

Great conversations, movies, music, and transformative storytelling. For real, friends, this would be an amazing gift to give to yourself and/or someone you love. Highly recommended, if you can join us. About 120 are already registered (close to capacity) and only 6 rooms are left for people who want to stay on site, so if that’s you, please reserve your room today. If you’re staying offsite or live nearby and haven‘t registered yet we‘d love to have you with us too. You‘ll find all the details you need at: theporchgathering.com
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Back On the Road … Near You?

November 18, 2022

As the world continues to gradually reopen, I’m so enjoying being back on the road. To facilitate that process, I’ve just begun working with not one, but two new booking agents to help me organize the … Read More

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"The cover art is by artist Scott Neely, who doodled this guitar drawing while actually sitting at a concert of mine, listening to me play my instrumental song Shadows."
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