since this past january, i’ve been blogging about derek webb’s latest innovative project called democracy vol. 1. earlier this year, 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 has been in the process of being [...]

about a month ago, i blogged about the voices for justice rally for the west memphis 3, including performances by eddie vedder, johnny depp, natalie maines and patti smith. truly, it was epic. far more than being epic due to the amazing performances, it was epic due to the way in which i experienced the god of justice. here’s what [...]

today, via @EmergentVillage, i came across a video (from 2008…so this isn’t exactly breaking news…) of author david dark laying out a really beautiful christology. it was one of those things where i couldn’t quit thinking about its implications long after i watched it, so naturally, it was worth sharing here. i actually don’t know a lot about dark except [...]

a long, long time ago in a faraway land, a diminutive pack of 2 intrepid adults and 3 wide-eyed children set off for a journey toward our destinies. [cue the epic danny elfman music] ok, so it was a trip to florida…last week. alright, maybe it wasn’t exactly the march to mount doom in the lord of the rings, but [...]

if you squint your eyes really hard and look waaaay back there, you’ll see a tiny, fading blur. see it? yeah, that was my 20s. gone. just like that. now, looming over me like a grey little cloud full of rain is my 30s. [cue the ominous music] that’s right ladies and gentlemen, today, i turn 30 years old. sign [...]

as you may know, i’m currently sitting in a beach house just 50 yards north of the beautiful white sands of panama city beach, florida. yes, it’s beautiful. yes, it’s amazing. yes, it’s all that stuff and more. we headed out late sunday night and just before we hit the road, i tweeted the following: aaaaand…we’re off to florida. we’re [...]

you know what’s not happening? work, that’s what.

and that is an amazingly beautiful thing.yes friends, for the first time in over 3 years, we’re on vacation. several days ago, we headed southward to the white sands of panama city beach, florida. it’s been an amazing couple of days already and we expect the week to get even better.