Tag Archives: music

Learning the Impact of Music

What is the impact of music on our lives? This is a question I’ve been pondering lately. Here are a few thoughts, works in progress, if you will: Music with Restraint Had to talk with two of my kids about how we need to tone it down on the rap music. We can only listenContinue reading “Learning the Impact of Music”

Passion (Bill McGlaughlin)

Last week, I mentioned that I would like to explore two themes–creativity and passion. When I think of passion, I think of Bill McGlaughlin. Over the past month or so, my wife and I have had a radio on in our room. I couldn’t tell you what station it is, but I know it hasContinue reading “Passion (Bill McGlaughlin)”

Bob Dylan

Lately I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan, my lyrical hero and great uncle. My parents named me after Ol’ Uncle Dylan actually. Not actually. But anyways…I’ve been blown away listening to Bob Dylan. I wonder, How can a man pack so much thought into a single song? In the song “Hurricane,” for example, Dylan talks about a realContinue reading “Bob Dylan”