Author Archives: Jason

LOST Season Six: Willie & Amazing Grace

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Jason

I was going to post tonight about my favorite albums of 2009. But I came across this instead. Very cool. Feb. 2nd can’t get here soon enough.

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Albums of the Decade #4: Viva La Vida

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Jason

It’s either love ’em or hate ’em when it comes to Coldplay. Sure, some of the criticisms are valid: they’re built as an arena-ready rock band, complete with vapid lyrics and monosyllabic choral moans. But you can count me squarely … Continue reading →

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Albums of the Decade #5: My Mother’s Hymn Book

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Jason

Johnny Cash has always been the Bybee family bard. Some of my earliest memories are of the times my Dad would get out his guitar and play “Folsom Prison Blues” in our living room. My Dad was a huge Cash … Continue reading →

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Albums of the Decade #6: All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jason

U2’s first album of this decade, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, was in many ways a return to the classic U2 sound of the 1980s. During the ’90s, the band satirized the whole rock star motif with Achtung Baby, … Continue reading →

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Albums of the Decade #7: LOST (Original Television Soundtrack)

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jason

For the past couple of years, I’ve been obsessed with ABC’s serialized drama LOST. If it weren’t for this show (and televised sporting events), I could probably do without a television. But LOST is hands down the best TV show … Continue reading →

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Naked and Cold

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Jason

Last night over dinner, Joshua just out of the blue turns to Abby Kate and says, “Babies are born naked.” She looks at him, puzzled. He continues, “Yeah, they come out naked. That’s why they cry.” Her expression doesn’t change … Continue reading →

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Albums of the Decade #8: Mockingbird

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Jason

So far, I’ve been sharing common ground with a lot of other critics in my countdown of the best albums of the decade. I mean, everybody pretty much agrees that Radiohead is awesome and Is This It? set the bar … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 5

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jason

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Matthew 5.3 It is common to think of the Beatitudes as popcorn statements that Jesus directs at the crowd of people who gather to hear Him … Continue reading →

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Albums of the Decade #9: Is This It?

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Jason

What’s an artist to do when he / she has the terrible misfortune of producing their masterpiece on the first try? Ask M. Night Shyamalan. (The Happening, anyone?) Or the Counting Crows, who will never surpass their brilliant 1994 debut … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 4

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jason

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” — Matthew 4.17 Matthew prefaces his record of the Sermon on the Mount with this summary statement of Christ’s prophetic message, a call … Continue reading →

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