Category Archives: Christianity

on priorities

I’m taking a 21-day break (minimum) from Facebook. Here’s why. I’ve been spending too much time obsessing (there’s no other word for it, really) over whether people are reading my posts, commenting on them, etc. This is self-obsession, and it’s … Continue reading

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current faves: Phil Wickham and Francis Chan

Two plugs for things that have been impacting me spiritually lately: Thanks to one of the fine fellows on Bwack’s Forum, I found out that Phil Wickham released a free acoustic album entitled "singalong". I’m really enjoying it. above: my … Continue reading

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this is my story.

I subscribe to a daily RSS feed of short quotes from Scripture offeredy by biblegateway.com, and this morning the quote was particularly meaningful. This is my story, the same as it was the Apostle Paul’s: “At one time we too … Continue reading

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Nooma / Rob Bell video available

I just found out that the Nooma project, the short films featuring Rob Bell, has a MySpace page with a very cool inline video player. Here’s the first film from the series as a full-length piece. I really like Rob … Continue reading

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Shaun Groves and his recent experiences

This is quite simply some of the most powerful writing I’ve read recently. Shaun Groves, a musician whose work I only know a tiny fragment of, but whose blog I’ve been reading for a while now, writes about his recent … Continue reading

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John Davis interview

I read this interview with John Davis, former lead singer for Superdrag, and was really moved by it. I love the way he documents his experience in becoming a believer in Christ. Interview with John Davis

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hello wordpress users, here’s a somewhat shameless plug

Hello to all of you coming in from the link at VanillaMist, the site run by Patricia. She created the WordPress template ‘connnections‘, upon which this site’s design is based. Thanks again for putting together such a great theme! I … Continue reading

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half-handed cloud makes me smile

Half-handed cloud, the artist on the extremely eclectic label Sounds Familyre, makes me smile big-time. I’ve heard it described as “Goofy childrens-church ecclecticism“, and that’s all at once apt, and missing the point. I’m happy to settle for liking it … Continue reading

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seven swans

I know this is the second post about Sufjan Stevens in a short period of time, but I just got Seven Swans, and oh man it’s good. I know I’m about 6 months behind all the really cool kids, but … Continue reading

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the sun has come out.

Ever feel like the sun has come out, and all of a sudden you can see again? That’s sort of how I feel right now. January was a really, really tough month for me. The project I was working on … Continue reading

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