Jon Foreman

I have more in common with watermelons than I'd like to admit. Deep down inside of me, the vines of an insatiable appetite are hungry for more, no matter what I consume or acquire.

"To err is human, to forgive is divine" -- and to watch the instant replay on the big screen is pretty great too. I was thinking about how helpful this sort of instant replay would be for real life situations outside of the ballpark.

My wife and I planted a garden this year. This tiny patch of dirt has become a space where small miracles occur daily. The slow and steady growth of the garden contradicts almost everything about our fast-paced world.

Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman has been a popular presence on HuffPost Impact in previous months. His blog posts on the songwriting process and ho...

You can't be a hero without adversity. Every knight has his dragon to slay, every Joan of Arc has her Hundred Year War. Only when something goes against you, are you afforded the opportunity to be a hero.

Seven years ago, my friends and decided that we had to do something to help homeless kids, to recognize their struggle and champion their cause. And viola: the Switchfoot Bro-Am was born!

Last week, Switchfoot played a song for a hero of mine who spent his life in the pursuit of equality and freedom: the Reverend Dr. John M. Perkins.

Music has always been a reflection of the greater collective consciousness, and I'm excited to see more musicians leading the way on things like change, creativity and social innovation.

In many ways, words are metaphors pointing to the objects they represent.

I would like to suggest that the best parts of our human nature can be seen in sacrifice or surrender. A mother sacrificing her time for her child, a teacher devoting her afternoons to help students off-the-clock. These are truly our most incredible moments as a species: moments of unmerited kindness.