You’ve got to hand it to Andrew Peterson: The man isn’t afraid to take a risk. I first saw Peterson perform at Wheaton College’s Edman Chapel, a venue we fondly termed The Big Blue Cave. Few musicians seemed to be able to handle its cavernous acoustics, but I remember how Peterson filled the venue with…
Leaven Bread by Rain for Roots from Rain for Roots on Vimeo. I love the collaboration that happened on Leaven Bread. It was a rare moment of us being able to gather in the room together, to talk about the text. To wrestle with the implications and to try to honor the context in which…
The album is excellent and available here. And…..GREAT NEWS! These amazing ladies have an Advent album in the works. See here. See. HEAR! “Waiting Songs”: new album from Rain for Roots from Rain for Roots on Vimeo.
Our family loves this music. Get the record here.
This past Spring, we visited the High School our eldest (Livi) is scheduled to attend this Fall.  Beneath a painting, framed in the hallway, I spied this verse: “We are God’s Masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus. So we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” I…
A new song from Slugs & Bugs! If you enjoyed that…I’ve got good news. There is more Slugs & Bugs music on the way. This is music our entire family loves, from 3 to 38. On our way home from Inkwell, someone popped in an older Slugs & Bugs CD, one we hadn’t heard in…
I started writing songs about family life when my kids were tiny. The first songs were lullabies and odes to diaper changes. Then came Slugs & Bugs and songs about lost pajamas, ninjas, and swinging on the swing set. Now, at 14, 12 and almost 8, the content has morphed again. When our oldest (Livi)…
If you are looking to help your kids memorize the books of the Bible, let me suggest these songs from Randall’s Sing the Bible with Slugs & Bugs. The entire record is excellent, and I’ll share 5 reasons why our family loves it below, after the videos. But for now, here’s a couple of songs for…
Editor’s Note: Randall Goodgame spent all day at our first family conference, Inkwell, pouring his heart out for our guests, young and old. His featured sessions on songwriting were wonderfully fun and instructive, as well as inspiring. His concert (along with pal, Andrew Peterson) was magical. His new record, Sing the Bible with Slugs & Bugs,…
Sometimes it feels my parenting experience is made up of just two alternating moments. One moment, I really doubt all the, “Don’t hit your sister; Yes, you have to eat all of it; Are you listening to me? But I asked YOU to do it; JUST STOP SHOUTING! – I mean, please don’t shout,” is…
Exciting news, friends! Our own Randall Goodgame’s new record for kids, Sing the Bible with Slugs & Bugs, is ready to pre-order. We’ve had it here for a few days and our entire family has been LOVING it. We have laughed, danced, meditated, and had an all-around great time. My wife, Gina, has been near…
In the past year, I’ve had the great privilege of getting to know Randall Goodgame as we’ve dreamed, schemed, and planned for the future of Slugs & Bugs. Prior to working with Randy, I had been a big fan of his music. Yet after hours of conversations in which I asked a million questions about…
