Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews likes Jesus but not dogmatic beliefs about him. He openly wonders about Gods existence while singing of showing love to each other as lifes highest ideal. His songs celebrate making the most of each days pleasures because we arent guaranteed tomorrow but also caution against overindulgence. His music wrestles with deep questions about identity and mortality while proposing that upholding others worth is one of the most important roles we can fulfill. Wonder and Whiskey is an exploration of the lyrics of Dave Matthews Band as a multilayered call to be present in the moment both for oneself and others as well as how these ideas intersect with the highest aspirations of a lived Christian spirituality.