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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Best Songs of 2016
A rejoinder to my best albums post, here are my 25 favorite songs released this year. Happy New Year to you! “Burn the Witch” by Radiohead. “In Bloom” by Sturgill Simpson. “What Dreams May Come” by Michael McDermott. “No Hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos Lee, Augustines, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Brandy Clark, Chris Stapleton, Chris Tomlin, Durand Jones & The Indications, Dylan LeBlanc, Kings of Leon, Lee Dewyze, MIchael McDermott, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, Ray LaMontagne, Rayland Baxter, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, Vince Gill, Whitney
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Top Ten Pearl Jam Songs
I’ve been following Pearl Jam for the past 25 years. I was a freshman in high school when they burst onto the rock / grunge / alternative scene in 1991. In honor of their recent induction into the Rock ‘n … Continue reading
Best Albums of 2016
I love all kinds of music. This year we made the decision to begin a Spotify Premium family subscription, so I have access to even more music than ever before. As always, there are a couple of albums that especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos Lee, Augustines, John Paul White, Kings of Leon, Lee Dewyze, Margo Price, MIchael McDermott, Radiohead, Sturgill Simpson, Whitney
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A (Bookworm’s) Merry Christmas
Santa was VERY good to this bookworm. Now I have to decide which one to read first!
Posted in Books, Christmas
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When Hope and History Rhyme: A Christmas Eve Meditation
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“Peace on Earth” has been called U2’s most agnostic song. Recorded as part of the 2000 release, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, the song’s lyrics were inspired by the Real IRA Omagh…
Posted in Music, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Race, Social Issues, Terrorism, Theology
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Best Books of 2016
Time for my annual list of best books I’ve read this year. (To access my previous “best books” lists, click here.) Each year I set out with a goal to read 52 books — one per week. Admittedly, that’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Race, Scripture, Social Issues
Tagged A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story, Abraham Lincoln, Blake Crouch, City of Mirrors, Dark Matter, David Stern, Dr. Lisa Damour, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance, Justin Cronin, Kallistos Ware, Michael Frost, Michael Goheen, Miroslav Volf, Onward: Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel, Prophetic Lament, Public Faith in Action, Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel, Rise to Greatness, Russell D. Moore, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Sabbath as Resistance, Soong-Chan Rah, Surprise the World, The Orthodox Way, The Other Wes Moore, The Way of the Pilgrim, Untangled, Walter Brueggemann, Wes Moore
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Soong-Chan Rah on Identification and Lament
In his seminal work Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, Soong-Chan Rah writes about Jeremiah’s identification with the people of Jerusalem in the book of Lamentations. While Lamentations 1&2 describe the destruction of Jerusalem from a fairly dispassionate … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Empathy, Kingdom Values, Race, Scripture, Social Issues
Tagged Lamentations, Soong-Chan Rah
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