Jason Gray is a recording artist with Centricity Records. His latest single, out now, is "When I Say Yes".
Frederick Buechner, God’s Handkerchief Part 2: The View From Buechner’s Window
Note: You can read the first part of Frederick Buechner, God’s Handkerchief by Jason Gray here. Read on for the second part, “The View from Buechner’s Window”.
Read More ›Frederick Buechner, God’s Handkerchief (Part 1)
“What’s lost is nothing to what’s found, and all the death that ever was, set next to life, would scarcely fill a cup.”
When I learned of Frederick Buechner’s passing, it rolled through me like a subterranean tidal wave. And it’s no wonder! Nobody, other than my parents, has shaped my life—heart, mind, and spirit—more than Frederick Buechner through his writing.
Read More ›“I’m Proud Of You” – My New Hero
[With the release of the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (which you should all go see immediately!) we thought we’d repost this excellent article from Jason Gray.]
“L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” (What is essential is invisible to the eyes – from Antoine De Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince)
These are the words on a plaque that hung in the office of my new hero. Who might that be you may wonder? Kierkegard? Billy Graham? Bono?
Would you be surprised if I told you it was…Mister Rogers? Read More ›
Making My Peace with Halloween
I posted this a few years ago, and since there are new readers who have gathered in the Rabbit Room since, I thought I’d repost (and revise) it. I hope it’s helpful and edifying. Read More ›
The First Word On: Love Will Have The Final Word
After months of hard work, Love Will Have The Final Word is finally finished, released, and in listeners’ hands. The record is more intentionally acoustic, but is less about sonic Read More ›
Not Right Now
Following is the piece I wrote as an essay for the special edition of my new record, Love Will Have The Final Word. Read More ›
With Every Act Of Love
“With Every Act of Love” was the last song to be written for my new record. Knowing I didn’t really have a song that felt like the lead single, I turned to N. T. Wright’s Surprised By Hope for inspiration in a writing Read More ›
Nothing Is Wasted: Thoughts On A Music Video
I’m grateful to be able to announce the official “Nothing Is Wasted” music video! Several weeks ago, I wrote a piece about how “Nothing Is Wasted” came to be chosen as the next single and why a new mix was made for radio.(You can read that here.) Read More ›
“You Gotta Hear This…” Andrew Peterson and Jason Gray on Tour
In 2003 I was a dreaming indie artist meeting with people in Nashville who I hoped might champion my music and make life a little easier by rescuing me from obscurity (oh how naïve I was about the way the Read More ›
Song of the Week: Jason Gray – "Nothing Is Wasted" (Remix)
When Centricity (my record label) is considering which song should be the next single to promote to radio, Read More ›
Caring For The Right Thing At The Right Time
The other night while we were washing dishes, my son Jacob said he’d seen a trailer for a movie he wanted to see. “Oh yeah? Which one?” I asked.
Bookends: Video Diaries of “Christmas Is Coming” and “Children Again”
There are two songs on “Christmas Stories” that are meant to give context and a theme for the rest of the record. I wanted to take kind of a bird’s eye view of Christmas here and now before zooming in on the characters in the Christmas narrative.