some music to watch

Josh Wilson has recently been on my iPod playlist.  If you haven’t heard him, check out this and this.
And my girl, Brooke Frasor dropped a new cd last month.  Here is a cover of one of my all-time favorite songs (beware it ends abruptly).  Buy the cd, if you want it in its entirety.  
I [...]

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questions

Ever have one of those moments where you just have to get away?  Not because of anything being wrong, but just because?  
Last night around 11:30 I went for a ride.  I just wanted to go for a ride.  I needed to clear my head.  And man, God used it to hit me about a [...]

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quotes on love

The world’s love is always object-oriented.  A person is loved because of physical attractiveness, personality, wit, prestige, or some other such positive characteristic.  In other words, the world loves those whom it deems worthy to love.  Such love is necessarily fickle.  As soon as a person loses a positive characteristic-or that characteristic is no longer [...]

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links

Here are some things that I have read/seen recently that have hit me: 
Donald MIller praying at DNC
My friend Mike’s blog about spiritual prostitution.
Carlos’ blog about worship leaders, both here, here and here.
Tony Morgan interviewing Lee Mcderment at Newspring, check it here.
If you don’t remember Perry Noble’s blog, please do yourself a favor and subscribe to [...]

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tonight

Today, I found out I have next Monday off from teaching.  Good stuff.  I forgot about this little holiday called Labor Day.  Labor Day – the day to not work – kind of a paradox, isn’t it?  
So, I had a ton of hits on my blog over this whole Healer situation.  Thanks to all [...]

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3 (a little trinity of sorts)

Three things: 
1) I am enjoying seminary so far this semester (even though it has only been one week thus far).
2) I am on the lookout for new music and new books.  Let me know of any helpful hints. 
3) If you type my name into Google and press “I’m feeling lucky,” you get this. 
Favorite quote from [...]

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the bright sadness

I just got the new Charlie Hall cd today.  It is great.  
I have never really enjoyed his voice but I have always appreciated his lyrics.  
Get the cd – the Bright Sadness – as soon as you can.  
Here is a little gem from the lyrics: 
“I have such a short memory so You keep [...]

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contest

Contest.  
Everyone loves a good contest.  Now you can compete for one on the jbunch blog.  
The prize – Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson.  (Yep, I will send you the book).  Give me your email address also, so your prize can be claimed.  
The rules – in the comment section of this blog entry, [...]

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the last 10

It is now time to write about the last 10 books I read.  I know, I wrote about this only about a month before but I have read 10 books in the last few weeks.  If you missed the last last 10, check it out here.  
I expect outside reading to drop drastically over the [...]

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mlk quote

Have you ever noticed how some quotes just hit you in the stomach, leaving you gasping for air?  
This quote did so: 
It is still one of the tragedies of human history that the the ‘children of darkness’ are frequently more determined and zealous than the ‘children of light.’ ” – Martin Luther King 

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