Monthly Archives: December 2025

Enjoy this arrangement of Joy to The World from my friends the Murphys crew, SingKairos. – Trailand

Let’s listen to a “whisper of a song”—specifically one about the coming of Jesus to earth. A Christmas song. “Whisper of a song” is the phrase I use to describe the recorded demos of my songs. It feels more accurate than saying “a glimpse of a song”—comparing the audio to visuals. It’s not the finalContinue reading “Day 20 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Awesome Most Delicate Lord”

The word “conversation” has changed in nuance over the centuries. Today it usually refers to “a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.” It once carried a deeper meaning: living together, being familiar with, keeping company. For example, in a passage of Scripture from theContinue reading “Day 19 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – The Conversation”

I wrote “Only in Christ” for a study on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians at Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, California. Ephesians is often called Paul’s “in Christ” letter—he uses that phrase, along with closely related ones like “in Him,” more than thirty times. This song is an attempt to sing that core conviction: thatContinue reading “Day 18 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Only In Christ”

I wrote The Wind In Our Sails for my father.Who has been the wind in your sails at an important moment in your life? — Trailand The Wind In Our Sails | Lyrics On the edge of the new, leaving all that you ownYou take the plunge, venturing aloneWith the keys at your fingers, aContinue reading “Day 17 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – The Wind In Our Sails”

Let me create a couple of pictures in your mind. First, picture a small blue couch in a room where three of the four walls are made of windows, stretching from floor to ceiling. Outside, the weather is a massive gray mixture of rain and fog. Inside, the heating system is made up of waterContinue reading “Day 16 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Yesterday’s Normal”

Dear Friends and Family, Living Symphony is one of those songs that carries inside jokes, odd inspirations, and a few moments that still make me laugh to myself when I sing it. I slipped in a couple of jokes for one of my friends (you’ll know who you are). The sounds you hear after theContinue reading “Day 15 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Living Symphony”

Dear Friends and Family, Earlier this year, I had the chance to learn and record this song with my friend Mike Murphy, and I genuinely loved the brotherly process of our time together. Some songs are meaningful in the moment and then fade—but this one has stuck with me. I’ve been waiting to sing itContinue reading “Day 14 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Each Advent by SingKairos”

Here’s another “whisper” from the 37 Days of Christmas that we originally released in 2019/2020. “Whisper” is a term my dad uses to describe his songs that are recordings in progress. Here’s what he wrote about “Shepherd’s Tale”: “This song is exactly what the title implies—it’s a tale: based on a true story, but fullContinue reading “Day 13 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Shepherd’s Tale (Whisper)”

Living in Boulder, CO gave me the opportunity to be connected to several expressions of Christ’s Church. I was part of several men’s groups that beat into me strong, godly ideas and teachings—and beat off some useless, dull edges (iron sharpens iron). One gathering was an early Friday prayer breakfast, from which a few ofContinue reading “Day 12 of 37 Days of Christmas 2025 – Glimpse Of A New Man”