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dominionated: quick before it melts 028 - “future thinker” featured
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dominionated: quick before it melts 028 - “future thinker” featured

dominionated’s jim di gioia included “future thinker” on the feb 28, 2023 quick before it melts playlist.
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my gay church days - season 2 premiere
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my gay church days - season 2 premiere

george azar invited me to open season 2 of my gay church days. we ended up talking adoption, ministry, leaving faith, queerness, and the songs that turned into second half.
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telegraph-journal (2022)
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telegraph-journal (2022)

a 2022 telegraph-journal feature on my album second half — about leaving ministry, rebuilding, and turning that story into songs.
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room to thrive on second half: a track-by-track read
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room to thrive on second half: a track-by-track read

brian at room to thrive did a story-by-story review of second half. these are the pulls i saved, with credit.
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future thinker - song story
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future thinker - song story

written in a windowless basement, dreaming up a future with beck. the acoustic 2022 version grew into the spacious album cut on second half
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the ride - album
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the ride - album

a worship album i made with two close friends in a little prayer room i don’t belong to anymore. ten songs, a live choir, a lot of devotion, and a version of me that was all-in.
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safe at home (дома в безопасности) - ep
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safe at home (дома в безопасности) - ep

may 2021 ep about adoption, abandonment, and what “home” meant during my last year in full-time ministry.
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