sunday night, we had one of my favorite worship gatherings to date at eikon church. there was a good energy, the music was unquestionably the best it’s ever been and i think we really tapped into the heart of what it means to be a community of people connected by jesus. it was truly a beautiful night of worship. and [...]

a couple months ago, i began a new blog series, of sorts, in which i compiled a mix of the best music i had discovered in the preceding two months. the series and mixes are called, two in review. here’s what i wrote in the original blog post: i consume a lot of music. it’s probably some kind of music [...]

it’s safe to say that we’ve established on this blog that i love music. and not just one single kind of music, but a variety of weirdness stuff. just last night, some friends were scrolling through my itunes library and commenting with surprise at the random collection of nearly 1,300 albums. i’ve got a little bit of everything. it wasn’t, [...]

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled;Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard ’round the world. so begin’s ralph waldo’s emerson 1837 masterpiece, concord hymn. the line that closes the stanza, of course, has become a cultural idiom. the shot heard ’round the world is in reference to the american revolutionary [...]

i don’t get stressed out. yes, i know, it sounds hyperbolic or based in some kind of strange denial, but i just don’t get stressed out. well, stressed out in the common sense of the phrase, that is. i’m certainly aware that experiencing some type of response to stress factors is very normal and biologically healthy. i’ve, though, simply never [...]

our family moved, in early 2009, into the quapaw quarter (in little rock). we really enjoy being so close to downtown and our neighborhood is relatively quiet and friendly. there’s a diversity of people here that you simply don’t get in other parts of town. but i’ll get to that whole diversity thing briefly. several months after moving in, we [...]

it’s been awhile since i’ve offered a substantial (or any, really) update about what’s going on with eikon church. well, big things are happening, so i thought i’d pause the ryan-blog-rants-and-ramblings train and get us all on the same page. i blogged about this last week on the eikon blog, but if you’re just too lazy to click the link, [...]