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Category Archives: Song

Weeping in the _? Land

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Gospel music always holds the blessed tension, joy & sorrow, suffering & rejoicing, weeping & laughing. To be part of the solution & not part of the problem involves playing our small but essential part to ensure what has never been Read more [...]

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Musica Memento 2

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Forty-five years ago or so, my brother introduced me to the music of Judee Sill. If there is a choir of angels in heaven, certainly Judee Sill is in it. Her angelic, at times haunting, always evocative voice is matched by the power, precision, and pathos Read more [...]

Posted in Song | Tagged Beauty, Brokenness, Judee Sill, Kiss, Redemption, Song, Tragedy | 2 Replies

Life-Line

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is -- a song called "Basic Human Needs" by one of my favorite human beings: Hugh Romney, more commonly known as Wavy Gravy. This is a great version recently released by one of the first all-female rock bands, The Ace of Cups on Read more [...]

Posted in Song | Tagged Being Human, Charity, Community, Compassion, Heart, Justice, Kindness, Wavy Gravy | Leave a reply

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Sample of Writings

What a Christian Looks Like
The Life of Sigh
The Song That Refuses to Sing
A Word to the Wise – Kindness
To Bless and Be Blessed
Listening to the Wind in the Wheat: A Meditation on the Eucharist
Being Human—Being Moved
In Gratitude for the Wild and Precious Life of Mary Oliver
TheGift Who Was Claire Wineland

Sayings of Brother Weeps

Brother Weeps Says Good Night
Brother Weeps and the Secretary of State
Brother Weeps and the Man in the Back
Brother Weeps on the Withness of God
Brother Weeps, the Hermit and His Dogs
Brother Weeps Speaks on Silence
Brother Weeps Drives Up a Hill
Brother Weeps and the Do-Si-Do

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