It’s a song that’s been done by everyone from Bono to Justin Timberlake to your neighbor down the street. But who sings your favorite version of Hallelujah? Leonard Cohen wrote the song in 1984. Let’s see, that would make me around 6 years old. But I’d have to wait almost 20 years to have myContinue reading “Hallelujah…by Leonard Cohen”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
The Ville du Havre, a ship that inspired “It Is Well With My Soul”
Do you remember what you were doing in 1876? I bet you weren’t writing one of the best songs ever. Neither was I. But we also weren’t experiencing major life tragedies like the writer of It Is Well. Actually, the song was originally called Ville du Havre. The title came from a ship by the same name. AContinue reading “The Ville du Havre, a ship that inspired “It Is Well With My Soul””
Guaca Mole
I doubt anyone’s ever found a mole in their guac, but the Guaca Mole lives in a bowl of guacamole. -Out of the Wilderness
I tuck my shirt in on Sundays
I visited a nearby church recently and loved the chapel where we met for worship. It was small, beautiful with an exposed wood beam ceiling, stained-glass windows, almost a relic of the past. It reminded me of the baptist church in Monticello, Florida where my grandparents went. A handful of every age group in theContinue reading “I tuck my shirt in on Sundays”
Good luck to Jeff Gordon
My sister is dying for Jeff to win a race this year. That makes one of us. I’m a fan of his teammate Jimmie Johnson, but for my sister’s sake, come on Jeffy!! -Out of the Wilderness
Out of the Wilderness 