Category: Arts That Shape Our Souls
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How Do the Arts Shape Our Souls?
The Curious PilgrimSeries: Arts That Shape Our SoulsMonday, August 17, 2026 “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 How do the arts shape our souls? Psalm 46:10 tells us to be still and know that God is God. I have discovered that when I become still enough to listen, God can…
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How Do the Arts Shape Our Souls?
Monday, August 10, 2026 Series: Arts That Shape Our Souls Followers of Jesus are sometimes guilty of separating everything into categories. We like things neat and tidy. We want a place for everything and everything in its place. I do this. How about you? When I catch myself doing it, I sometimes think about Peter.…
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What Song Shaped Your Soul?
The Servant Song There are songs we enjoy, and then there are songs that become part of who we are. Over the years, many hymns have inspired me. Some have comforted me in times of sorrow. Others have strengthened my faith. But every now and then, a song comes along that does something different—it gives…
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“On the Road Again”
Series: What Song Shaped Your Soul? by Roy “Will” Pearson, the Curious Pilgrim Have you ever become sleepy while listening to a pastor preach or a teacher lecture? As a pastor and teacher, I always searched for ways to capture people’s attention and keep them involved. In the first church I served, there was an…
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What Song Shaped Your Soul?
Growing up in church, I learned the Trinity as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. As a little boy, however, the words Holy Ghost frightened me. My older brothers and sisters loved to tell ghost stories, and I was the perfect audience. I was terrified. So whenever I heard people talk about the Holy Ghost in…
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What Song Shaped Your Soul?
There are so many songs about love. Recently, someone suggested I listen to “Love Is a Decision” by Harlan Hayes. The opening line caught my attention: “Love is not always about butterflies.” The song goes on to say that love is choosing the name of the person you love every single day. That simple thought…
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Five Songs for a Curious Pilgrim
Music That Has Helped Me Keep Walking Music has a way of reaching places that sermons and books sometimes cannot. A song can find us in our loneliness, remind us of God’s presence, and give us hope when the road ahead seems uncertain. As I reflected on Jesus’ words, “Stand up and raise your heads,…
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“Farther Along: Living in the Sunshine We Do Not Yet Understand”
Reflections from a Curious Pilgrim “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”— John 13:7 “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully…”— 1 Corinthians 13:12 🌾 A Memory…
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🌿 The Older I Get: Becoming Whole in a Fragmented World
There are some songs that entertain us.Some that stir memories.And then there are songs that quietly sit beside us and say, “This… this is what life is really about.” “The Older I Get” by Alan Jackson is one of those songs. It doesn’t shout.It doesn’t preach.It simply reflects. And in that reflection, it reveals something…
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