“So do you travel with guitars to amuse yourself or to entertain others?” he asked as I shoved the hatch of the station wagon shut on our mound of luggage.
“Hopefully I entertain others.”
“You’ll be singing for us then? Oh good. What sort of music do you play?” he asked.
“Christian music,” I said. And I immediately… 
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In The Car With N.T. Wright
Roots & Vision
I don’t have any better words for you today than these I read this morning…
What would you think of a pollster who issued a definitive report on how the American people felt about a new television program, if we discovered later that he had interviewed only one person who had seen only ten minutes of… 
A Long Obedience In The Same Direction
I tried softer reeds. Then harder ones. I bought a new mouthpiece. Then went back to the old. And when these things didn’t turn me into Branford Marsalis quickly enough, I quit.
I so much hated being last – embarrassed – that I quit.
My band director dared me to practice instead. “Practice this book everyday for… 


