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Any Other Honest Song
Today started the “wrap up” portion of this semester’s class. For the last few years, as a way to draw together the major themes of the course and add a personal twist to things, we’ve played “The Blues” by Switchfoot. … Continue reading
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A Different Kind of Advent Song
I believe I’ve shared this song before, but here is a recent rendition of it thanks to the Community Coffeehouse’s 25th anniversary concert. There’s something wonderfully ambiguous about this song by Jason Gray and Andy Gullahorn. It captures something vital … Continue reading
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First Listen of the Season
At the encouragement of a priestly friend I am trying to let Advent be Advent and Christmas be Christmas. So I’m trying to decorate slowly, sing carols bit by bit with maybe a little more thought to chronology. Tonight’s good … Continue reading
An Advent Too Easy?
Christians around the world are now two Sundays into the season of Advent. These four weeks before Christmas are set aside to help believers reflect on the waiting done for Jesus’ incarnation as we eagerly anticipate his return. I heard … Continue reading
Turn To It; Live It Out
That 25th anniversary show at the Community Coffeehouse continues to bless the web with good music. Here’s Jill Phillips singing about wisdom, rooted in the book of Proverbs.
Advent-ageous Timing
This past Sunday was the start of the Christian season of Advent. It’s a good an interesting concept (particularly for someone not raised in a liturgical church). The time is often couched in the concept of waiting, particularly in … Continue reading
On Some Fundamental Presuppositions
The folks over at Eerdman’s just posted a nice interview with Ephraim Radner, whose latest book drops this week. Radner has been interesting to me over these last few months, both in his posts over at First Things and in … Continue reading
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Waiting Out the Storm
This week I’m posting performances from the 25th anniversary writers-in-the-round event at the Community Coffeeshouse in Danbury, CT. Today’s clip is of Jill Phillips singing “It Will Pass” from her Mortar & Stone album. Like so many of her musical … Continue reading
Letting Yourself Be Loved
One of Andrew Osenga’s contributions to the 25th anniversary show at the Community Coffeehouse was “I’m on Your Side,” a song I more than likely have shared here before. I like how Osenga introduces the song, particularly in its performance … Continue reading
I Can, I Am, I Will
One thing you hear a lot growing up is the idea that “relationship is the most important thing,” that it matters how you treat others and how others treat you. You hear it a lot, I suppose, because relationships are … Continue reading
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