On a recent trip with my wife to visit my youngest daughter, we ate at a breakfast buffet. When we were being seating, the waitress informed us that they did have bacon on the buffet and if there wasn’t any when we got there, they were cooking more. Then the waitress told us that someone… Continue reading Buffet Etiquette
Author: elvisgumby
Writing Seven Times Seven Times Seventy-Seven
The song Seven Times Seven Times Seventy-seven is based on The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18. The title of the song comes from Jesus response to a question from Peter. Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven… Continue reading Writing Seven Times Seven Times Seventy-Seven
Wrestle With The Angels Video
I wanted to try something new with my video for Wrestle With the Angels. If you have watched it, you will see that I am singing the song in front of a television that is shows a professional wrestling program. You might notice that the video on the television looks like it is sped up. My… Continue reading Wrestle With The Angels Video
Neighbor Video
My song Neighbor is one of the most complex projects from my album Speaking in Tongues. It has five vocal parts that I overdubbed 4 times each during the recording. I wanted to put together a video for this song that would feature me singing each of the parts. I searched for easy to use software that would… Continue reading Neighbor Video
Shingles Shot
Things you should know before you read this story: I work with a lady named Shonna Sharpe. My employer offers flu shots and other vaccinations as part of their health plan And for best impact, this story should be read aloud.
Comedy Influence on Religious Songs
I grew up listening to comedy albums. I listened to them enough to have some comedian’s routines memorized. It would be hard to not be influenced by some of these routines even when they weren’t the most spiritual stories. Here are three songs that I can site direct influences from comedy routines.
Writing A Cave in Bethlehem
For many of my songs, I try and go against the grain of normal thinking about familiar Bible Stories. The idea for A Cave in Bethlehem came from the fact that many of the stables in the region where Jesus was born were caves instead of the wooden structures we see in modern nativity scenes. I also… Continue reading Writing A Cave in Bethlehem
Writing Speaking In Tongues
My pastor was preaching a sermon about Pentecost. He was discussing speaking in tongues. My mind tends to drift during some sermons and this was one of those times. I began thinking of how the concept of speaking in tongues is different in the story from Acts than it is in later parts of scripture… Continue reading Writing Speaking In Tongues
Writing Crusin’ for a Brusin’ – The Jonah Songs
Several years ago, I wrote a song called The Belly of the Whale. It was based on the familiar story from the first three chapters of the book of Jonah. In the story, Jonah is called to preach to the people of Nineveh, he runs away from God, is swallow by a whale, is spit up… Continue reading Writing Crusin’ for a Brusin’ – The Jonah Songs
Writing Neighbor
My song Neighbor is based on the parable of the Good Samaritan. The song has 5 verses and each verse has its own melody. It works like a round. Each verse gives voice to a different person related to the parable.