i recently began doug pagitt’s new book, a christianity worth believing: hope-filled, open-armed, alive-and-well faith for the left out, left behind, and let down in us all (that’s a mouth full…). i hope to get back to it soon (via a little freenobling) because in just getting through the first chapter, there was already so much good stuff. in just the [...]

ladies and gentlemen: we have tivo. this is the television equivalent to a crackhead actually being hooked up to a crack iv and just rolling around in a crack-induced stupor. this is what tivo is. i really don’t watch a lot of tv. sure, i have my must-watch shows (survivor, mainly), but i don’t really sit around watching tv that [...]

recently, tony campolo, on his weekly radio show across the pond (itunes link), sat down with shane claiborne, author of jesus for president and irresistible revolution, for a total of three full episodes. they were so good, i have considered posting them here on the blog. (rather than doing that, though, i would recommend subscribing to the podcast via itunes or via [...]

as i’ve previously stated, i’ve been looking forward to ray lamontagne’s forthcoming album, gossip in the grain for quite a while. the buzz on this record is that it’s a bit of a new direction for ray, mostly in terms of lyrical direction and the use of his full band. lyrically, i’ve been looking forward to hearing a particular track, just [...]

in a recent conversation with a friend, i boldly declared that brandi carlile’s downpour is the perfect song. it really is. it features an incredibly soaring, yet restrained female voice, sweeping, emotionally stirring strings and intelligent lyrics. if i’m in just the right mood, it can bring me to tears, no matter how many times i’ve heard it now. just [...]

breaking news: clay aiken is gay. in other news, the earth is round and it revolves around the sun. attention people magazine: you do not have exclusive breaking news. we all knew. we knew when we were watching american idol. we knew when his hairstyle began to look more like a cheap wig than real hair. we knew when his [...]

you know, if the god hates fags people didn’t scare you away from being a christian, this will surely send you over the edge… enjoy…or whatever…. maybe the fundamentalists are right…dancing should be a sin…or at least this dancing….