Andrew Peterson’s Good Words for a Good Work

Award-winning author and singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson spoke to a Wheaton audience about the three words that have guided his creative process in a Wade Center lecture.

October 12, 2026
10:30 am

By Grace Thomas, Section Editor
As a singer-songwriter and author, Andrew Peterson has spent years learning how to reach his audiences by artfully weaving words together. On Sept. 23, he brought his experience to Wheaton College’s creatives in a talk titled “Good Words for a Good Work.”
Hosted in Armerding Concert Hall, the talk was put on by the college’s Wade Center and dedicated to Jeannette Bakke, namesake of the Wade’s Bakke Auditorium and a longtime donor to the Wade Center who passed away...

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Grace Thomas

Grace Thomas is a sophomore English Writing and Environmental Science major from Pittsburgh, PA. Outside of the Record Office, she loves reading, rock climbing, and stargazing.

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