I just recently finished reading My Beautiful Idol by Pete Gall. The book is in the same vein as Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. This makes it tough, because Miller’s book is one of the most popular Christian books of the last 10 years. So Gall’s book will be compared to a book that…
Big News
I’m in the news. Well kind of. A few weeks ago I spoke with a Seattle Times reporter who had read some of my blog. She wanted to talk to me about young Christians who are no longer voting Republican, and more about how faith and politics intersect. Her and I talked for around 40…
Fortuitous Bouncing
American Idol Thought: Bo Bice was awesome. Adam Levine is one cocky dude. Where the heck did Mother’s Day come from… I find it hard to fathom 100,000 people dying from a cyclone (hurricane). I find it even harder to figure out what to do when a country won’t accept help. And people wonder why…
True Love-Phil Wickham
True Love is one of my favorite songs right now. It is by Phil Wickham. Rose, Janet, and I went and saw him record a live, acoustic, worship album tonight. First off, the worship concert was awesome. Phil played his stuff and mixed it in with some well known hymns. He is one of maybe…
The End
2515 pages of reading. Reading of the entire Old Testament. 225 theology reading questions answered. 50 pages of papers written. 400 power point slides written. 6 theology exams. Year One Finished!!! Amen.
Tribute to Chris Tomlin
I watched the Dove Awards a few weeks ago. For those who do not know, they are basically the Grammys for Christian music. Back when I was 17, I had just started to learn to play acoustic guitar and I was leading worship for my youth group. I had purchased Chris Tomlin’s first cd which…