Pink tells it like it is

I am not a huge Pink fan, but I think she can write some pretty catchy tunes, some with a fair amount of self reflection and substance. I don’t think this is one of her best songs musically nor is it a subtle piece of cultural criticism, but it is nonetheless a prescient piece of [...]

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Catholiscism, contraception, abortion, pornography, the environment, C.S. Lewis, separation of church and state, Islam, and pizza

This story has got it all.

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NPR on Speed Dial

Well, to be more specific it is actually the local affliate, KWMU, which is on the speed dial. This morning on a local show called St. Louis on the Air they had some scientists discussing stem cell research. It was not a show about the ethics of it, but rather the science of it. Of [...]

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Makeout Worship-Floating a Metaphor

Perhaps this is a function of getting old, but if worship consists almost exclusively of songs that have simple, soaring, emotionally-get-you-going choruses which are repeated rather a lot, with these even being added to the hymns, does the metaphor in the title of this post work.
Disclosure:
I really love many songs that fit this description that [...]

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For St. Valentine’s Day

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Accompanying video Title and Registration. Cool.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3
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I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation [...]

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Seeing Dawn Through Tears, Soaring Joyfully the Sun, Spirit Light and Clean

The haiku title of this post was written in an attempt to describe some of the feelings I feel upon listening to Sufjan Stevens “Chicago,” though a haiku is rather too quiet a form to express the sheer jubilance of this song. Click here to give it a listen.
This song, which has a very slight [...]

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Hittite

At this moment I am at an InterVaristy conference participating as a small group leader in a track called World Changers dealing principally with justice issues. I am going to be blogging a more about my conflicted and changing ideas in this area and about my thoughts and feelings about being reconnected with IV.
Today, though, [...]

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A Post on Writing-Though, Perhaps on How Not To

My recent article on conflict was principally born through failure at it. And that, I am discovering, is generally also how I write. I do not know if it is nature or nurture (i.e. me failing to nurture my butt with a large kick to get disciplined), but I struggle with procrastination, with invariably getting [...]

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The good fight: Learning the art of war, learning the art of love

I have had another article published in Catapult. The editior has graciously made it the feature. I am excited.
The good fight: Learning the art of war, learning the art of love
Are you here from there? Welcome. Stay awhile. And as would any good Pakistani host, I’ll make the tea and get the biscuits, the British, [...]

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Are Barry Henning and Bono Actually the Same Person?

At the risk of simply becoming a mirror site for Looking Closer Journal, here is yet another piece that I was made aware of through its auspices.
“Barry who?” you ask. Barry Henning is the senior pastor of my church, New City Fellowship, and Bono’s talk with a few, albeit significant, modifications might be something Barry [...]

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