Update — June 6, 2020 

Dance — or is it “march”? — your way through the Apocalypse with The DOVES official video for “Dear John”, HERE.

From the YouTube entry:

The path to peace is not through movements or demonstrations or policies or legislation.   

The path to peace goes straight through the heart of every individual. 

And it is paved by the Prince of Peace — our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

(It so happens that my daily devotional reading in the New Testament on the day I completed this video was the…

A note on the composition: 

For many years, I was blessed to have a job that required many hours of driving in the car, during which I availed myself of the “wireless seminary” of doctrinally sound Christian radio (e.g., GNN, CSR).  That is how I became familiar with the Biblical teaching and expository commentary of such men as Adrian Rogers, Chuck Missler, Ravi Zacharias, and many others.  Teachings which expanded my knowledge and worldview, and edified and deepened my faith in Jesus Christ as Creator…

My remarks on my nephew’s facebook page.  Posting them here, for reference (i.e., “what do you think about all of this stuff?” — WWS, 04/06/20) 

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A friend and former co-worker of mine got a job in a group home for developmentally disabled men, right after a stint in the Navy. He was walking into a grocery store with one of the residents. There was a race car parked outside, covered with the bold, primary-color Tide logo, as part of a promotion. It had some of its body panels removed…

Synopsis: 

“Badger”/“The Sign on the Wall” is a suite in three movements — a ‘Mini Rock Opera’ inspired by Blake’s “The Proverbs of Hell”; takes a political turn in the middle; and finishes with a theological observation inspired by John Stuart Mill. 

Notes: 

Back in the olden days, when Trena and I were in the midst of a nascent Alternative scene in the radically idiosyncratic musical hotbed of mighty Maconga (Macon, GA), there was an accompanying 60s revival/resurgence that neatly dovetailed with that…

And now for something a little different — the latest song/vid from The DOVES:

"Wasted"
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” — Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”
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“The specific character of despair is precisely this: it is unaware of being despair.” — Soren Kierkegaard, “The Sickness Unto Death”
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“We know now that the modern world is…

The DOVES latest vid, “Do Something Clever”, has been entrusted to the capable hands of the incomparable Joey Stuckey for mastering.  Joey is easing back into harness after a serious surgery back in early November.  DSC should be available early next year (Update -- Jan. 17, 2019:  "Do Something Clever" has been released!  Click "MUSIC" tab for download.  Also available on iTunes, Spotify, etc. Click image or widget for video).  The proposed cover art is included with this article.  The song finds us in a…

"It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay." -- Ecclesiastes 5:5

"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice." -- Proverbs 12:15

“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” — Mt. 6:12

"Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law." -- Romans 13:8

I have reached the point in my life, after the better part of 60 years, that I am generally filled with gratitude and…

(From The DOVES facebook page):  Got a link from our dear friend Joey Stuckey for the “Behind the Shadow” TV show, episode 10, featuring Tom Rule (who is superb!) and us, The DOVES, the opening two acts at the initial “Alive Day” festival held last September in downtown Macon.  “Alive Day” celebrates the day a brain tumor was miraculously removed from an 18-month old Joey.  The operation cost him his sight, but not his vision, or courage, or brilliance, or talent.  Joey is one of the most amazing human…

“Maybe Tomorrow”, the latest single by The DOVES, is a 3-minute blast of pop “Driving Acoustic Lyricism.” “Maybe Tomorrow… is the day that we’ve been waiting for.”

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I used to love going to the fair as a kid.  In Memphis, there were two:  the Mid-South Fair, in the Fall, held at the old Fairgrounds with its heirloom, rickety old wooden roller coaster, called “The Pippin” (which a quick search reveals still exists, though now relocated in Green Bay, Wisconsin); and in the Spring, there was the…

Following on the heels of the “By and By” single and album, The DOVES latest single, “Maybe Tomorrow”, is recorded, mixed, mastered, and ready to go.  The video is about 2/3 edited, and should be up and online by next week; the song available through CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital venues.  Here is a sort of “sneak peak” — a news clip of 13WMAZ’s coverage of the inaugural “Joey Stuckey’s ‘Alive Day’ Festival”, which features Trena and I playing “Maybe Tomorrow” in the background.  That fits…