Monthly Archives: December 2011

This song originated in a period where much of my focus was on the soul literally being a part of God. I still think it extremely likely that this is true. I wrote the first two lines of the first … Continue reading →

This song is meant to honor Mark Callahan, a Mayo physician who was to travel with us to Guatemala this year. He passed away December 28, 2011, a few days after learning he had pancreatic cancer and likely had a … Continue reading →

I wrote this at Christmas time, 2011. A great deal was happening. Jan and I were preparing to go on our second trip to Guatemala and one of the physicians, Mark Callahan learned he had terminal cancer about 10 days … Continue reading →

O spirit of the living God, draw close to us now, That we may hear the touch of angel wings as they pass These words were part of our church’s call to worship yesterday (Christmas) morning. I immediately wrote down … Continue reading →

This song was written Monday morning after driving back from Indiana for most of the night. We were returning from our Christmas gathering with my family. The first two lines of the chorus came to me while I was still … Continue reading →

I wrote this song after going caroling with a group from our church. We had a great time, riding a trolley around town, stopping to carol three or four times including a stop at Methodist Hospital here in Rochester. This … Continue reading →

I’ve been in the Christmas mood for about a month and I have written three Christmas songs so far. Each mentions several different persons who are mentioned in the Biblical accounts of Christmas. This one uses a first person perspective … Continue reading →