Archives for: February 2010
democracy wins: derek webb covers coldplay’s ‘fix you’

in early january, i blogged about derek webb’s latest innovative project called democracy vol. 1. last month, fans could cast votes for up to 12 songs that they wanted webb to cover. then, the 12 songs receiving the most votes would be covered by webb for the album. the album will then be recorded over the span on 2010, with [...]

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download rob’s memorial playlist & videos

this past saturday—as noted in the previous post—we celebrated the life of our friend rob toon. it was honestly a great time, with laughter, tears and a whole gambit of emotions in between. i had the honor of participating in a number of ways, including sharing a few words about who rob was and the legacy he leaves. one of [...]

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information about rob’s memorial service

**EDITORIAL NOTE: about 2 years ago, my best friend rob was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. since that time, he had hospital stays at both uams and md anderson in houston, tx. there were times that rob could have walked out of the hospital and conquered the world and there were times when he was preparing to leave this present [...]

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the good, the bad & the space between: in memory of rob toon

**EDITORIAL NOTE: about 2 years ago, my best friend rob was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. since that time, he had hospital stays at both uams and md anderson in houston, tx. there were times that rob could have walked out of the hospital and conquered the world and there were times when he was preparing to leave this present [...]

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brian mclaren talks a new kind of christianity

only a minute or two into the story of my theological journey over the last 5 or 6 years, a little book called a new kind of christian enters the story and serves as the genesis for my ongoing narrative. that, of course, was written by brian mclaren nearly 10 years ago and it continues to resonate with a whole [...]

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just another blog about vomity corpses: periodic table of smellements

my general rule in life is that when a chart includes “vomity corpse” and “bad crotch”, it’s a chart worth sharing. so, enjoy this periodic table from natalie dee of the consistently hilarious married to the sea. [click to see larger]

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democracy wins: derek webb covers the beatles’ ‘while my guitar gently weeps’

in early january, i blogged about derek webb’s latest innovative project called democracy vol. 1. over the last several weeks, fans could cast votes for up to 12 songs that they wanted webb to cover. then, the 12 songs receiving the most votes would be covered by webb for the album. the album will then be recorded over the span [...]

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