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Kindness

Jeff — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:44:27 +0000

In June ’10 I provided music for a conference at which controversial author/ activist Brian McLaren was the keynote speaker. At the start of the conference Brian quietly approached me and asked if I would mind learning a song he hoped could be the theme song of the weekend.

Buy Kindness Online

Jeff — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:45:46 +0000

Click this image to Order the anticipated album Kindness from Christian/Folk Troubador Steve Bell. Buy Online Link

Kindness: Song Story Ecard

Jeff — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:12:21 +0000

Help us Share the Kindness Album. Please click on the image above to go to stevebell.com and share the Kindness Song Story with all of your friends.

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The Globe and Mail, December 31st, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:28:54 +0000

Digital revolution inspires musician to take different path by REG LITZ The challenge Steve Bell hung up the phone and shook his head. Another Christian bookstore had gone bust. This meant that another shipment of compact discs, DVDs and songbooks would have to be written off as bad debts; the fourth time in the last [...]

Christian Week, December 14th 2010

Jeff — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:23:42 +0000

Steve Bell set to release newest musical offering By Aaron Epp | Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Steve Bell is set to release his new album Kindness WINNIPEG, MB The last person who expected Steve Bell to record a new album in 2010 was Steve Bell. After a bad financial year in 2009 that came as [...]

Called By God to Sing and Play – 7 Magazine Article

Jeff — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:16:22 +0000

Prepare to be delighted when Steve is around. He lives as he was meant to be—a singer, songwriter and storyteller. When he opens his mouth on a concert stage you will hear songs spilling forth in a tender tenor voice that captures thoughts in images and makes them memorable in lovely tunes.

The English language is breathing a sigh of relief, thankful that this songwriter is still capable of unwrapping the beauty of its language, bringing new perspective to simple, timeless messages . All in all, excellent musicianship, lyric, and the familiarity of that prairie inspired Steve Bell sound makes “Kindness” another must get album! ~Junkyard

Jeff — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:58:18 +0000

The English language is breathing a sigh of relief, thankful that this songwriter is still capable of unwrapping the beauty of its language, bringing new perspective to simple, timeless messages . All in all, excellent musicianship, lyric, and the fam...

Clarion Journal, February 02, 2011

Jeff — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:33:17 +0000

The sounds of this new album are typically fresh and beautiful--the questions challenging and prophetic. He asks for example, 'Borders have their place, no doubt, But who gives the orders to abandon hope for common ground?' While I was still asking myself what that means, Bell comes to his punchline, 'It's always been about love. It's only ever been about love.' He reminds us in 'Kindness' that 'Christ has no body here but ours ...Through our touch, our smile, our listening ear, embodied in us, Jesus is living here... let us go into this world with kindness.'

Was It A Morning Like This

Jeff — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:30:36 +0000

This song was the title track of Sandi Patti’s 1986 Grammy Award winning release. It was also penned by my friend and songwriting mentor Jim Croegaert whose songs have so inspired me over the decades. Jim’s ability to unpack a present moment of joyous wonder and tie it to a well-worn narrative (without cloying cliché) is truly remarkable. “Did the grass sing? Did the earth rejoice to feel you again?” This song never gets old for me.

The Gifting & The Giver

Jeff — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:29:41 +0000

Last winter, my friend Jim Richardson sent me a poem his son Matt had written for a university assignment. I was immediately struck by the depth of feeling and wonder the poem created and given that this was apparently Matt’s first poem, I was moved that one so young was attending so deeply.