Today, I recorded, mixed, and mastered the last of the 96 demos for the online component of the hymnal ( Read more... )

The hymnals did indeed arrive today, as expected!  In three rather large and heavy boxes, no less.  I'm giving 20 copies to the seminary because it was through them that these costs were covered ( Read more... )

I've been charting hymns out for guitar for nearly 4 years.  Last Wednesday, after many edits and much time waiting, I ordered the first print run of The Attic Guitar Hymnal, Volume 1 from Snowfall Press.  They should be here tomorrow ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted anything about our lives ( Read more... )

The hymnal is getting close.  My (extremely busy and pregnant!) cover designer Liz needs to send me the final edit of the cover, and my (extremely busy but not pregnant) web designer George needs to get back to me on the website.  After that, I'm sending off for 100 of them, and people will be able to buy them on the website ( Read more... )

This is the newest hymn I've posted on SoundCloud.  Listen through to the end because the guitar part changes up a bit in stanza 3 and then gets really out there for stanza 4.

The hymnal will be printed very soon!

For months now, Jennifer and I have been attending a home church, led by a called and ordained Missouri Synod pastor, and under his watch, I've continued to develop my guitar hymnal project.  Sometimes, though, he is asked to preach at other churches, so we end up going there instead of his house.  The church that brings him in to preach most often ( Read more... )

...but it is one of my favorites.  And at least I waited until Advent, right?

In case you didn't already catch it on Facebook, this is the new hymn with some serious guitar help from Aaron Adams!

Hope y'all enjoy it!

New recording.  I've been working on it for a while now, and this will not be the final version.  But it's what I've done so far.  I have others just waiting to be polished up a bit.

This time, we have a guest singer too!  Hopefully, there will be more like that in the future, but that's still a ways off.