When helping people in the third world I always get the inescapable feeling that I’m helping Jesus. But here? yesterday I got the sobering sense that I was helping myself. View Post
Helping Myself

When helping people in the third world I always get the inescapable feeling that I’m helping Jesus. But here? yesterday I got the sobering sense that I was helping myself. View Post
This is Nashville after 20 inches of rain.
30 dead. Tragic.
A few dozen families lost their homes entirely. Sheetrock and carpet need replacing in dozens, even hundreds more. Treasured photographs are lost. Tables, couches, beds, and cabinets are destroyed. Roofs leak. View Post
The most affected by any natural disaster are the already poor and vulnerable. The residents of Nashville’s “Tent City” are just such people. And they need your help. View Post
So about thirty minutes into ‘Help Haiti Live‘ last night I get a text from someone in the audience claiming Taylor Swift had snuck into the balcony to watch the show. Now, I’m not a fanboy, usually, generally, normally. But songwriters leave me a little tongue tied. And Taylor Swift… Read More
I’ve never worked so hard in my life – which I realize isn’t saying much on account of me being a pampered soft rock star but…. Putting ‘Help Haiti Live’ together, answering more than 300 e-mails a day, negotiating the politics of the promotion business, well, it was harder than… Read More
Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman hasannounced he will join the all-star cast of musicians gathering for “Help Haiti Live,” in Nashville on February 27th, 2010 to benefit Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. View Post