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The New Sound of Nashville: Jason Isbell
A few weeks ago, I lamented that so much of the mainstream country music coming out of Nashville these days simply isn’t country music. Pop music sung with a twang and a drawl is still pop music. And for longtime … Continue reading
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Tagged Country music, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound
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Better Angels: Flag Day 2017
The lesson my kids learned today in D.C. — “As Americans, we don’t shoot one another over our political differences.” Today we were scheduled to tour the White House with Martha Brooks, the wife of our congressman, Mo Brooks. She … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Congressmen shooting, Mo Brooks, Steve Scalise
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Back Porch Eschatology Is The Best Eschatology
While grilling some chicken last night, Jackson brought me his Bible. (He wanted a “real” Bible the other day, rather than a “kids” Bible, so we stopped and let him pick one out.) He had been reading Genesis 1 and … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Faith, God, Kids, Scripture, Theology
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The Problem with Country Music (2017)
I love country music. As in, I LOVE country music. Growing up in Nashville, country music was ubiquitous, but nowhere more than our home. I’m not sure I was aware that other genres of music even existed when I was … Continue reading
Posted in Cash, Culture, Music
Tagged Jason Isbell, Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson, The problem with country music
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In Honor of the Queen
A certain someone around our house celebrated a birthday today. So we decided to crown “the queen” with cookie cake on her special day. Words don’t really express the blessing Sunny is to the people in her life. She spent … Continue reading
Daring Faith: Coming Back
What do you think of when you hear the word “comeback?” Sports fans might think back to the most recent Super Bowl and the Patriots’ historic 25-point comeback, the largest in Super Bowl history. Michael Phelps was in the news … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Devotional, Discipleship, Faith, God, Jesus, Scripture
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Daring Faith: The Glory of the Cross
At the height of the Nazi regime, while millions of Jews were being killed in the extermination camps, mimeographed pamphlets denouncing Nazi tyranny were being distributed across Germany – leaflets written by a group calling themselves “The White Rose.” These … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Hope, Jesus, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
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