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ReadTheSpirit's 10 Spiritual Sages to Watch in '10
January 11th, 2010
by David Crumm
CARRIE NEWCOMER: Anthems, Lullabies and Clarion Calls for a New Spiritual Community
Thank God there are writers with voices like Carrie Newcomer!
I've been listening to a preview copy of her new album, "Before and After," for a couple of weeks and I can't recall encountering an album I enjoyed this much in years. Let me put it simply: I want to go to a church where Carrie Newcomer music is part of the repertoire! I want to be sitting in a pew when a choir performs, "If Not Now—Tell Me When!" If this album doesn't electrify you, then check your spiritual circuit breakers.
Stay tuned to ReadTheSpirit, because you'll meet Carrie in coming weeks—close to the release of Before and After in February. Here's the page on Carrie's Web site about her upcoming album.
Who is she? Well, as a 50-something Baby Boomer, her voice reminds me of Carly Simon in her prime. But, it's actually her gifts as a writer that are truly startling. She writes with greater clarity about our spiritual journey than most pastors can preach about it. For instance: How can we possibly describe the "elusive and subtle" joy of God's grace, she asks. "I Don't Know Its Name," she confesses, then evokes a summertime trip on a back road and tells us: "I believe it must taste like peaches eaten by the roadside."
Read the original article, as well as the rest of the "10 Spiritual Sages" here: http://www.readthespirit.com/explore/2010/01/597-readthespirit-top-10-spiritual-sages-to-watch-in-2010-list.html