
The Flatpicking Pilgrim's Progress
Stories and tales from a guitar-picking writer, theologian, speaker, blogger and entertainer. From small town quirks to the bizarre realities of family, whacky church life and slightly damaged kinfolk, insights from a reluctant son of the South takes you along. Never know where it’ll end up but it’s sure to be worth the trip.
The Flatpicking Pilgrim's Progress
Mary: The Basement Tape
The great-granddaughter of Charles Austin Miles said once that the hymn "was written on a cold, dreary day in a cold, dreary and leaky basement in New Jersey that didn't even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden.
From Miles imagination to one of the most beloved gospel hymns of all time, it became a vessel of prayer for me in another basement far from home.
Recording "In the Garden"
Adapted from Encountering God in the Prayers of Others click to go to Books