Just for fun
The Avett Brothers, Confessional Singing, and a not-so Community of Strangers
Last night I had the privilege of standing in the Fox theater with a group of friends and strangers listening to a free show by the Avett Brothers. It was great, the seats we found were stage-side and the air was electric. As I stood along side my wife and in the community of my [...]
Digitally Enhanced Worship Song
Can I implore someone to go with me on this and to use this song during a worship service, gathering, or curated space? I’m becoming convinced that until the church takes up the technologies of the age with its narrative, rituals and prayers, our technology will only ever be seen as other than us! I [...]
Podcasting and Soul-Selling
Here is a link to our most recent podcast. In it, we have a podcast with Evan Drake Howard who talks about his new book The Galilean Secret. He has an essay on Washington Post On Faith today about the need for a spirituality of hope to undergird a politics of hope, here is the [...]
Music
Hanging out with friends and listening to music is a wonderful thing. Honestly, there is something that happens especially when you listen to people living into thier passion. And then there is the music, or maybe it is just the muse that inspires and connect and calls people to reflection that is so critical. Reflection [...]
My picks for the Masters
The Masters starts tomorrow. It strikes me as odd that this is my first golf post in a while; especially considering how much of my life it actually occupies. My top picks are: Tiger Woods Ernie Els Padrig Harrington Charl Schwartzel I feel pretty good about my picks. How about yours? JC Send to Facebook
Returning from the Brink
Well here we go again. Another return from another season of focus and study and hilarity. Yes, as you may well have noticed, things have been rather quiet here on the blog over the last month or so but, all of that is about to change. Before I set about saying what is to come, [...]
Alabama’s Saban makes #6 Traitor
Here is a fun link about traitors in athletics in light of the Farve Packers match-up tonight. Saban makes #6 for leaving LSU and arriving back at Alabama. Whatever, he’s a good coach! JC Send to Facebook
Jim Wallis on U2′s Tour
As long as I am healthy, Tuesday night I’ll be with loads of others at the U2 concert in Atlanta. Jim Wallis, of Sojourners, describes his recent experience of this tour here. If his blog is indication: oh man! I can’t wait! JC Send to Facebook
New Podcast Conversation that Kicks!
This week Nick and I sit down and talk about Emergent Conversations, Spirituality, Derek Webb, Off-The-Map, and the like. Here is info about Off-The-Map We mentioned Purgatorio the website and Derek Webb’s new music video We did a Moltmann Twitter search Ohh, and Doug Pagitt Radio with all it’s goodness. We noted Ariah Fine, a [...]
EP 117- Nick & Josh & (Fun) Commentary
ep 117 – Nick and Josh and Commentary August 4, 2009 Nick and Josh are back this week to get the podcast back up and running. The weekly schedule will ensue post haste and you can rest assured that there are some kicking guests coming down the pipe. This week we have a tall skinny, [...]
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