Thoughts on Red Envelope Day

The first time I made an excursion into the blogosphere things ended up being very churchy.  I said a lot of worship styles, culture war, etc.  I really don’t want to do that this time around, though we’ll see if it can be avoided.  I did, however, want to offer a comment or two about [...]

Moore on Love, Sex and Mammon.

In the new issue of Touchstone, Russell Moore offers some timely advice to Christians. A few things stand out to me. One, Moore, a Southern Baptist, is referring to St. John and St. Paul.  Interesting.  I like it, but interesting. Second, I would say that while Moore is right that we should be talking about [...]

Important Records

Lots of my friends have been comprising a list of the records that had the most influence on their lives. I thought I would join in the fun with a list of fifteen albums that really helped shape who I am, for better or for worse. I’m excluded classical music because I feel that symphonies [...]

Labor Music.

Lori had me pick out some music to play in her room while she’s in labor. Here are two of our selections. First is the Innocence Mission’s most recent album, We Walked in Song. Here’s a clip of the Don and Karen Peris (the husband and wife behind the band) singing a track off the [...]