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“The Blue Back in My Eyes”
One of the nice surprises of these last few weeks has been the chance to hear some new/old U2 music that’s rooted in their How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb phase. I already shared the link to “Country Mile.” Here’s … Continue reading
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One Season Turns to Another
And so one season turns to another, the the folks in Frazz are right, time tends to blend things together in weird ways. Twelve days for Christmas can be nice, though difficult to hold together when things in the world … Continue reading
On Thanksgiving
A song for Thanksgiving Day (and every day, really) from Andrew Peterson. Best super-long song since “American Pie.”
Believing and Beseeching
Not sure how I missed this, but I did. U2 just remastered and released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb in celebration of its 20th anniversary. And it also shared a number of unreleased singles from that window of time. … Continue reading
Just As I Am [October 8, 2024]
And just like that, the first quarter of the new school year is over. It’s amazing how time flies. I’m also amazed at how little I posted over the last few weeks of the quarter. There are a few reasons … Continue reading
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The Airlock
For me, Laity Lodge is like an airlock between different environments and periods of time. My first trip to the Lodge (you can see a picture of it from across the Frio River in the photostream to the right) back … Continue reading
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It’s a Tom Bombadil World . . .
. . . and we’re just living in it. The season two premiere of The Rings of Power is about two weeks away. To whet the appetites of viewers, Amazon and composer Bear McCreary have released to musical track for … Continue reading
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A Song to End the Season
Today is Pentecost Sunday, which marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts and brings an end to the not-so-ordinary part of the church calendar. Here’s a song that didn’t make the cut for U2’s All … Continue reading
On Ascension Day
In the Eastertide narrative, today marks Ascension Day, forty days after Jesus’ resurrection and ten days before Pentecost. Erik Varden reflects well on the day in Entering the Twofold Mystery when, using Luke’s account of the moment in the book … Continue reading
Beating Death at Its Own Game
Eastertide continues, of course, up until Pentecost, which is just under a month away. Here’s another great Easter song. Andrew Peterson did that rare but great thing (almost George Lucas-like) by releasing Resurrection Letters Volume One years before releasing Volume … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 