Author Archives: Jason

Avetts To Tour with Dave Matthews

I know I promised a Top Ten Songs post last week, but I realized that after doing my Top Albums post, a Songs post would just be redundant. The only songs I would include that weren’t highlighted in the Albums … Continue reading →

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A Four Year Old’s Take on Giving

On the way home from church yesterday, I was asking Abby Kate about the Bible story she learned in Sunday school. She said she learned about the poor woman who only had two coins, but she took those two coins … Continue reading →

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The Question

Today Joshua asked me the question every parent dreads. No, it wasn’t “Is Santa Claus real?” It wasn’t “Where do babies come from?” Instead, over lunch, he turns to me and asks, “Dad, what’s in a hot dog?“ He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Top Twenty-Five Songs of 2008

As promised, here are my top songs of the year. Same rules apply here as with the albums; all songs had to be released in the last 12 months to qualify. Most of these were also highlighted in the albums … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Albums of 2008

As promised, here is my year-end list of the best music from the past year. I listened to more new music this year than in previous years, thanks to a couple of great offers from eMusic and the essential NoiseTrade.com. … Continue reading →

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Best Christmas Albums of All Time

As I’ve posted here many times, I’ve become something of a Christmas music aficionado over the years. As such, I’ve accumulated quite the holiday music library. For the past several weeks, I’ve been listening through my Christmas playlists over and … Continue reading →

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1964

I just made it home from a great concert. Corey called this afternoon with tickets to 1964: The Tribute, the “number one Beatles Tribute show on Earth” according to Rolling Stone. I’ve been a Beatles fan since college, so I … Continue reading →

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Tonight You Didn’t Cry

Six weeks ago, I made this post about my son, Joshua, and the hormone shots he was about to receive. Over the past month and a half, many of our good friends have asked about how our little guy is … Continue reading →

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Always

1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in human or angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries … Continue reading →

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Praying For Your Enemies

One of the highlights of my day is hearing my kids pray each night. A couple of nights ago, this is what Joshua prayed: “Dear God, please bless the poor people and the sick people and all the people in … Continue reading →

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