Charlie Peacock is best known as a musician and producer, but for many years he has also been a significant part of the public conversation about the role of the arts in the life of faith. Peacock and his wife, Andi Ashworth, founded the Art House in Nashville as a place where artists could come and explore how to connect their faith with their art in ways that are authentic. Their new book, Why Everything that Doesn’t Matter, Matters so Much, is part memoir and part treatise on the way the two of them look at hospitality, mentoring, being a Christian artist, self-care, and faith.
With remarkable honesty, Peacock and Ashworth trade chapters in the book as they tell their story of falling in love in high school, getting married, and doing life together. They practiced almost radical hospitality as they, more often than not, had guests in their home. Ashworth spends a couple of chapters of the book reflecting on the joys and the difficulties of seldom having their home to themselves. Peacock writes about his work as a music producer and mentor to young artists.
The writing is clear, their story is fascinating, and, as we intrude into their lives, the interaction of the two voices helps us feel as welcome as their many guests have been. Their story is a testament to how God uses ordinary things in the lives of his people to further his kingdom. (Thomas Nelson)