Author Archives: Jason

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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Albums of the Decade #10: In Rainbows

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jason

Radiohead have long been critical darlings. Their earlier works The Bends and OK Computer garnered them plenty of accolades in the ’90s. Kid A and Amnesiac, though a  bit inaccessible to a portion of their fanbase, earned the praise of … Continue reading →

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Since We’re All Geeks…

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jason

…I thought I’d share some geek news that I’m jazzed up about (in bullet form): NBC has FINALLY announced a release date for Season 3 of Chuck. EW reports that Secret Agent Bartowski will be back on the small screen … Continue reading →

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We’re All Geeks

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jason

Over the weekend, I finally witnessed the female equivalent to the Star Wars geekboy level of fandom. At Target on Friday, I’m nearly mauled by a wild pack of teenage girls, each of them fully decked out in officially licensed … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 3

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Jason

My third and final presupposition for reading the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew writes in such a way to parallel Jesus with Moses / Israel. It seems that Matthew is interested in communicating a story that parallels the history of … Continue reading →

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