Bard & Bible

It’s been a while. When the world crashes down – you just have to find a way to move forward. Sometimes that means getting creative. It’s time to look at Joel – but not like we’ve looked at anything before here at the B&B.  Continue reading

At PAX Unplugged I dressed as a dwarf bard and listened to stories. I wandered the exhibitor hall and the free play area with a sign and reveled in hundreds of stories from the mundane to the profound. As we continue in the Unread Tales series, I’m gonna be doing… Continue reading

We continue the Unread Tales series with an episode I wrote, recorded, recruited folks for, rewrote, and rerecorded. I think it was a God thing and not just a frazzled brain thing – or at least not just – but only time will tell. We’re looking at 3 John today… Continue reading

Have you ever been reading through your Bible, come up against a genealogy or other such list of stuff you either don’t care enough about or don’t have the mental capacity to parse through it at the moment so you just skip it? I think we all have. We find… Continue reading

Our Unread Tales series continues on — with the book of Lamentations. No — SERIOUSLY. It’s the book of Lamentations. Gear up, kids. It’s time to enter into the hurt of an entire nation. Continue reading

With this tale, I open up another series at the Bard & Bible. I have a list of books oft left unread in your Bible. Minor prophets like Joel and Haggai, books mistakenly judged to be dull and meaningless like Numbers. I want to look at them and crack into… Continue reading

Wind is a funny thing. It can destroy fleets or push them home to port. No wonder the Bible says that those who study and strengthen themselves against having their faith caught at the mercy of “every wind of doctrine.” However, in this episode of the Bard & Bible, I… Continue reading

I’m back at the helm of the Bard & Bible, and I have to say it’s bittersweet. I love doing this, and I’m happy to be back, but I was so pleased with the amazing work of those who I got to mind the shop for me while I was… Continue reading

                  We have come to the end of our experiment, and I have to say that I hope you have been as blessed as I have been with all of those who have found their way tot he Bard & Bible in… Continue reading

            So you might be asking yourself, “Is everyone in the Wandering Bards Guild actually a bard?” Well, not exactly. In this newest tale – the penultimate of this year’s Wandering Bards tales – the bar is being tended by not one host, but two.… Continue reading

                  Welcome to our second venture into the Wandering Bards Guild – wherein I let some of my friends and fellows in the ways of theological geekery take over the Bard & Bible for a time as I’m off doing other –… Continue reading

                  This tale marks the first foray into what I’m calling the Wandering Bards Guild. It’s a chance for you to hear from folks I’m confident will be worth your time to listen to – friends and fellow travelers attempting to navigate… Continue reading

  It’s hard not to want to be “the guy.” The person everyone knows, everyone listens to, and everyone wants to be. Whether it’s the simple acknowledgment of work accomplished, the drive to do something meaningful with our lives, or just a desire to bathe in the spotlight a bit… Continue reading

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round and hear the stories of two circuses – and the promises they make. In the first tent, you see a circus that dares to mystify and stupify you. A spectacle above all others with a soundtrack that can raise the dead, but… Continue reading

After just over a year of creating Bard & Bible episodes – I thought it was about time to evoke a meeting of the simple theologian’s club. Get ready to lift your glass and recite the oath. Every once in a while we just have to remember that Jesus loves… Continue reading

I might have missed out on some quality Sunday school cheese – including a wealth of supposedly memorable acronyms. Most of them don’t bother me, but there’s one that irks me to my core. When folks try to explain the place and importance of the Bible by calling it the… Continue reading

When I started down my baby-quest – I left Jonathan Campoverde in charge of the Bard & Bible for a while. His first outing behind the bar has proven I made the right decision. Regardless of what road you find yourself – or whether or not it was the road… Continue reading

As I am literally days away from welcoming my son Noah into this world – I couldn’t help but pause a bit and reflect on all the fathers who stood before their sons, offering blessings that would aid and guide the rest of their lives. While my blessing to my… Continue reading

Thanksgiving just happened here in the USA, and the ability to step away for a while got me thinking about the nature of ‘sabbath’ and our weird understanding of what it means to rest. I talk about the fact that, for some, rest is something that you do when there’s… Continue reading

You’ve probably seen it if you find yourself on any form of social media. Somebody shares their hurts, frustrations, or expectations and they get called a “snowflake.” Well – I’m here as one of those snowflakes, and I’m gonna tell you some stories from my life that remind me that… Continue reading