The Flatpicking Pilgrim's Progress

A new baby, a stolen car, and extravagant generosity made our first February as parents unforgettable. It’s buried treasure, it’s the chance you lose, The lifeline that you’re holding to A mother’s touch, a baby’s hand Keeps a daddy coming home again, That’s what it is. Support the show

Now I pondered what my young questioner wanted to know. When is it okay to talk about such things? Then I said, "Come to think of it, the central story of our salvation is a murder story." He said, "I never thought about that before." Support the show

The great-granddaughter of Charles Austin Miles said once that the hymn "was written on a cold, dreary day in a cold, dreary and leaky basement in New Jersey that didn't even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden. From Miles imagination to one of the most beloved gospel hymns of all time, it became a vessel of prayer for me in another basement far from home. Recording "In...

Now I look back and see that my life is full of images you gave me: work, family, music, faith. Plenty of good things for life. And i realize what a big, cool shadow you cast over my life in the heat of growing up. Support the show

A young preacher gets some off-Broadway theological lessons from Elmer, Pappy-in-Law, Dooley, Scotty and Hangy Limb and the rest of the Bridge Crew. It wasn't accredited but if made a permanent impression to supplement the book study. Song: "Working On a Building" by Shades Mountain Air Support the show

"As we began to sing, something came over him. He got up, shuffled along as though moved by an invisible force. He came and stood next to me and sang every single word. Has somewhere else now." Remembering is a big deal. To be remembered is to continue to be loved. Support the show

A poetic remembrance from 1963. "Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of people willing to be co-workers with God." Martin Luther King, Letter from Birmingham Jail . Support the show

Travel delays, life delays sends me back to a journey to get home and back to get married--during a blizzard. Sometimes you just do what you have to do, right? Support the show

There are two kinds of spirituality, one "summery" and one like the winter. In the times of discouragement and struggle, some reflections from a familiar song. Support the show

Meet Gary Furr as he welcome us to The Flatpicking Pilgrim's Podcast! "This will probably be a little bit lighter than a lot of stuff going on out there these days, but there's enough whackadoodles in Congress and on the internet to saturate that market.  Our stories are who we are-- and theykeep reminding us who we are. I'm going to let truth just sort of rise up out of the st...