In honor of Eric Miller’s piece today on Wendell Berry....
Johnny Cash
Song of the day
A nice Springsteen cover from the Man in Black:...
Johnny Cash: Voice of the dispossessed
Over at The Atlantic, Stephen Metcalf reviews Michael Stewart Foley’s Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash. Here is a taste: For Foley, Cash’s status as an artist whose music deeply engaged otherwise incompatible audiences gives him...
Some quick thoughts on the CNN documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President”
I’ve always been a Jimmy Carter fan, so I was eager to watch Mary Wharton‘s documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President” last Sunday night. On one level, it did not disappoint. I knew very little about Carter’s relationship with...
Joe Biden is president-elect. What are the court evangelicals saying?
Yesterday the Electoral College made it official. Joe Biden is President-Elect of the United States. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is still tweeting about election fraud: So now that the election is in the books, what are the court evangelicals saying? (Let’s...
Song of the Day: “What is Truth?”
John 18:37-38. Many young evangelicals are still asking this question about our current political and cultural climate: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0KQWTBljjg&w=560&h=315] ...
Song of the Day
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRMfb3Z9hg&w=560&h=315] Context...
Song of the Day
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0KQWTBljjg&w=560&h=315] Find some historical context for this song here....
The Billy Graham Playlist
Over at Christianity Today, Mark Moring has assembled “The Ultimate Billy Graham Playlist.” In addition to a host of contemporary Christian artists, the playlist also includes references to Graham in songs sung by Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Johnny Cash, Frank...
Song of the Day
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWHniL8MyMM&w=560&h=315]...
“And the government for which she stands has been scandalized throughout out the land”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr92NNqz9AA&w=560&h=315]...
The Mississippi River: The Flow of Religion, Tourism, and Music
Our reports from the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) continue to roll into The Way of Improvement Leads Home. This report comes from Melissa Daggett, an instructor of United States history at San Jacinto College in...
Song(s) of the Day
Cash covers Springsteen: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRSvNbMwQtQ&w=560&h=315] And the original: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUVVccs5dc&w=560&h=315]...