**𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗕 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴?** 😅🎶

Fair question.

**𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀** 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱.

And honestly, I’m deeply grateful.

Peter’s Barque has grown faster than I expected, and part of that has meant writing, recording, editing, and releasing at a pace that has been exciting… but probably not sustainable forever.

𝗦𝗼 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 **𝗮 𝟭+ 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀**.

That does **not** mean I’m slowing to a crawl.

**52 songs a year is still a huge undertaking.** That is still a lot of writing, a lot of production, a lot of catechesis, and a lot of trying to make things that are actually worth your time.

But I do want to protect a few things.

First, **I do not want to burn out.** I love doing this. It is the fulfillment of a long-term passion, and I want to keep loving it.

Second, **I want to keep the quality high.** I would rather make songs that are sharper, stronger, and more re-listenable than just flood the feed because I technically can.

And third — probably most importantly — several people have told me that when I release songs too quickly, they barely get time to sit with one before the next one shows up. They want to actually dive in, enjoy it, share it, think about it, maybe argue with it a little, and let it stick.

I think that’s right.

Some of these songs need a little room to breathe.

They need **a week to stretch their legs.**

Also, a lot of you have started asking for things like **DVDs** and **merch**, and I’m genuinely excited to develop that stuff too — but that takes time as well, and I’d rather do it well than slap it together.

𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲, **𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.**

So that’s the plan moving forward:

**Mondays are the main drop day.**

But it’s still **1+**.

That means some weeks may still get a bonus song or two, especially when feast days, big debates, good ideas, or my schedule make it make sense.

So no, Peter’s Barque is not going quiet.

It’s just moving from a sprint pace to something a little more deliberate, so the songs can land better, last longer, and hopefully serve you better.

Thank you for listening, sharing, commenting, arguing, encouraging, and helping this thing grow faster than I ever expected.

**100 songs in 120-ish days is insane.**

Now let’s see what **52+ a year** can do.

-Justin West

Peter's Barque

**U.I.O.G.D.**

**Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus**

"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥"

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📖🎙️ **"Call No Man Father?" — The Favorite Mic Drop… That Falls Apart**

“Call no man father.”

You’ve seen it. You’ve heard it.

Dropped like a mic… conversation over.

Except… it’s not.

Because in the *same breath*, Jesus also says not to call anyone “teacher.”

And yet — **Ephesians 4** — God *gives teachers to the Church.*

So either:

Scripture contradicts itself…

the apostles ignored Jesus immediately…

or maybe… we’re not reading the whole thing.

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Paul literally says:

👉 *“I became your father in Christ Jesus”* (1 Cor 4:15)

And just in case that wasn’t clear —

he was **celibate**.

No wife. No kids.

Still calls himself a father.

Peter calls Mark his “son.”

John writes to “little children.”

The language is everywhere.

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So what’s going on?

Jesus wasn’t banning vocabulary.

He was condemning **spiritual pride** —

the kind that loves titles… but not responsibility.

Because if you take it *literally*?

You don’t just lose “father.”

You lose “teacher.”

You lose “doctor” (which literally means teacher).

You lose “Mr.” and “Mrs.” (which come from “master”).

At that point… language itself falls apart.

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🎶 **"Call No Man Father?"** — a track for converts, cradle Catholics, Scripture nerds, and anyone who’s ever heard that verse used like a conversation-ending argument.

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This is one of my favorite proofs against private interpretation outside of scripture... #short

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The people who often think they are railing against man-made Traditions are oftentimes swallowing them Hook Line and sinker

Sola scriptura is a man-made tradition added to the scriptures that not only is itself not found in scriptures so it fails its own test, but it is in fact anti-scriptural.

Premise 1: Sola scriptura, that is Scripture alone is the sole infallible binding source of Authority for the Christian (Only Ss are As)

Premise 2: the Canon of scripture is not found in Scripture (No CS are Ss)

Therefore: the Canon of scripture is not authoritative or binding (No CS are As)

Now it is a given that this conclusion is problematic but it flows logically from the two premises so either one of those premises is incorrect, or else the conclusion is valid. #short

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🗝️🪨🗝️ #short

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It's Saturday... Maybe stop in today? #short

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📜✨ "Blessed Are..." — The Beatitudes Flip the Scoreboard

The world says: win, dominate, take, assert.

Christ says: blessed are the poor… the meek… the merciful.

One of those sounds like losing…

until you realize which Kingdom actually lasts.

The Beatitudes aren’t soft sayings or poetic fluff—they’re a direct challenge to how we define success. Jesus doesn’t bless power, comfort, or control. He blesses dependence, sorrow over sin, restraint, hunger for righteousness.

And yeah—this is where people get tripped up.

“Poor in spirit” doesn’t mean worthless—it means you know you need God. You’re not clinging to wealth, status, or your own self-sufficiency like it’s enough.

“Meekness” isn’t weakness—it’s strength under control. The ability to act… and choosing restraint.

Every line cuts against the grain:

The world says: protect yourself.

Christ says: be merciful.

The world says: follow your heart.

Christ says: purify it.

The world says: avoid conflict.

Christ says: make peace—even when it costs you.

And then He goes further—

if you actually live this way, expect pushback.

Because the Beatitudes don’t just describe a lifestyle…

they reveal a completely different Kingdom.

🎶 "Blessed Are..." — for converts, cradle Catholics, Scripture nerds, and anyone who’s ever wondered why Jesus’ definition of “blessed” feels so backwards… until it suddenly makes perfect sense.

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📜✨ **“The Ballad of Pastor Jim” — When Made-Up History Starts Sounding True**

Some legends aren’t preserved because they’re true…

They’re preserved because they’re *repeated*.

This song started as a running joke—years of memes poking fun at the kind of “church history” that shows up in charts, pamphlets, and confident retellings… but somehow never in actual history books.

You’ve seen it:

👉 secret, underground “true churches” in every century

👉 timelines that skip inconvenient facts

👉 bold claims with zero sources… but absolute certainty

Stuff like the infamous *“Trail of Blood”* style narratives—where history isn’t studied… it’s *drawn*.

So I figured:

What if we told that story straight?

🎶 **“The Ballad of Pastor Jim”** is a mockumentary maritime dirge about a man who:

* quotes the KJV… before it exists

* argues theology… before it develops

* and confidently explains history… that never happened

It’s absurd.

It’s funny.

But it’s also a warning.

Because the point isn’t just Pastor Jim.

The point is what happens when:

* Scripture is cut off from history

* private interpretation replaces tradition

* and confidence replaces truth

That’s how you get timelines that bend…

theology that loops…

and stories that *feel* true…

even when they’re not.

🎶 **“The Ballad of Pastor Jim”** — a song for:

history nerds, converts, cradle Catholics, theology junkies, and anyone who’s ever seen a chart and thought, *“…wait, is that actually real?”*

👀 **Bonus:** stick around after the song… a few of the original Pastor Jim memes make an appearance.

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The music is created digitally, and the art is created with the help of digital tools and AI—

but the writing, ideas, and theology are entirely his own.

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📜⚡ "KALAM: Nothing Makes Nothing" — The Universe Doesn’t Get a Free Pass

📝 Main Body

💥 You already believe this argument.

You just stop applying it when it gets uncomfortable.

You don’t think cakes bake themselves. 🎂

You don’t think phones assemble themselves. 📱

You don’t think something comes from… nothing. 🕳️

But then we get to the universe—

and suddenly logic gets a timeout.

The Kalam Cosmological Argument is simple:

➡️ Whatever begins to exist has a cause

➡️ The universe began to exist

➡️ Therefore… the universe has a cause

No tricks. No theology degree required. Just basic reasoning.

🔭 And here’s the twist:

Modern science agrees the universe had a beginning.

Which means the cause of the universe must be:

⏳ Not bound by time

🌌 Not made of matter

📍 Not inside the universe

Because if it began… it would need a cause too.

So when someone says:

🤔 “Then who made God?”

They’ve missed the rule.

The argument never said everything needs a cause.

It says things that begin to exist need a cause.

If something never began—

if it simply is—

then it doesn’t need one.

So pick your option:

❌ Something came from absolutely nothing

✅ Something eternal caused everything else

One of those is nonsense.

The other… starts sounding a lot like God.

🎶 "KALAM: Nothing Makes Nothing"

For:

🧠 curious skeptics

📚 students & teachers

⚖️ logic lovers

🔥 anyone tired of bad arguments

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🔬✨ “Science Isn’t the Church’s Enemy — It’s One of Her Children” (2026 Edition) ✨📜

It’s back — cleaned up, sharpened, and finally dressed in the artwork this track always deserved.

New vocals. New polish. Same message that keeps surprising people:

Science didn’t grow up in rebellion.

It grew up in a monastery. 🧪🕯️

This re-release pays tribute to the monks, priests, scholars, and Catholic institutions that shaped entire scientific fields — from genetics to cosmology, astronomy to microbiology.

Mendel 🌱

Lemaître 🌌

Pasteur 🔬

Boscovich ⚛️

Secchi ⭐

Grosseteste 💡

Kircher 📚

They weren’t outsiders.

They were family.

This new edition tightens the mix, smooths the delivery, and lets the Cake-style talk-sing hit exactly the way it should — dry, steady, ironic, and historically grounded.

A song about faith and reason,

and the surprising places where they shake hands. 🤝✨

🎧 Re-release drops April 10

🎨 New art lands in the feed today

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