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Here is the second part in my review of Over the Rhine’s The Long Surrender. (Part One, “The Laugh of Recognition,” is here.)

Thanks for your patience. I told you I was going to take my time and do this right. Here goes… (more…)

Anne has written a short piece for The High Calling about her landscaping. Here’s a piece of it… (more…)

I often get ideas for my fantasy novels from great photographs. Looking at this awe-inspiring gallery, I feel like starting several new series. … (more…)

I recently received an email from a young woman saying that she wanted to read my novels, but that first she needed to know if we believed the same things.

I’m still reeling from that question.

And yet, if I’m honest… (more…)

Several days ago, I posted this… (more…)

Peter Jackson has posted another video blog from the set of The Hobbit.

This time, he’s talking about 3D: the technique, the hardware, the experience. … (more…)

I had the privilege of attending Pastor Eugene Peterson’s lecture at Seattle Pacific on the Gospel of Mark. It was a beautiful sermon. If you missed it, don’t despair… (more…)

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to post thoughts on Over the Rhine’s The Long Surrender… my favorite album of 2010… and 2011 (so far).

The band’s website calls The Long Surrender a 2011 release, but since almost all of their fans had the album in hand long before we hung up new 2011 calendars, I think of it as a 2010 record. Produced with exquisite textures and depth by Joe Henry, it’s my favorite album of the band’s 20-year career. Why haven’t I reviewed it yet? Simply because I haven’t felt ready yet. The music just keeps opening up new joys and new meaning for me. And that continues.

So I’m going to post some thoughts on each of the album’s 12 songs as a way of celebrating the ways in which Over the Rhine has blessed me.

And I want to begin by saying thank you to two people: Rick and Wendi Poole. … (more…)