The fall of an epoch, or the descent of a people, is never seen in the burning, bright days of midsummer: death is autumnal. It was so many ages ago, as the days of summer were fading to the dusk of fall – on the eve of the feast day of Saint Bartholomew.

When Brian Wilson turned 60 this year, Silent Planet Records had the perfect gift: Making God Smile, a tribute CD from a number of Christian artists – including Phil Keaggy, Jason Harrod, Brooks Williams, Randy Stonehill, Sixpence None the Richer, and Kevin Max.