Monthly Archives: May 2006

You might be a music theory geek if . . .

Now these are funny… 1) your favorite pickup line is, “What’s your favorite augmented sixth chord?” 2) your second favorite pickup line is, “Would you like to raise my leading tone?” 3) you have ever told a joke with a … Continue reading

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Don’t Call Me a Fundamentalist

The Southern Baptist Convention will be holding its annual meeting in North Carolina June 13-14 this year. They will be electing a new president this year, and there is a push (largely through blogs and other internet forums) by many … Continue reading

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Where are the Christians?

The House voted Tuesday to further choke off the flow of U.S. aid to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority, drawing the displeasure of the Bush administration and dividing the pro-Israel lobbying community. The measure, approved 361-37, would cut off aid to … Continue reading

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David Wilcox makes breakfast

Singer/songwriter David Wilcox has a new CD out. He posted the following on his website, www.davidwilcox.com. I am so looking forward to you hearing my new CD called Airstream which I have just started recording. No, wait. Oh yeah, and … Continue reading

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N. T. Wright on Da Vinci Code

N. T. Wright, an Anglican Bishop and a leading British New Testament scholar, for whom I have a lot of respect, gave a lecture last year at Seattle Pacific University entitled Decoding the Da Vinci Code. I just came across … Continue reading

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More Enlightenment from Robertson

Pat Robertson continues to dazzle all of us with his logic and foresight. “If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms,” Robertson said May 8th on his 700 Club. Yesterday, he … Continue reading

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Agreeing with Falwell

I agreed with Jerry Falwell recently. I think this is the first time that has happened. Let’s see… It wasn’t about this: “AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals. To oppose it would be like an Israelite … Continue reading

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Left Behind: Da Vinci Code

The movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code hits theatres next week, and the buzz surrounding it is increasing. I’m reminded of another fiction series that has received a huge response, Left Behind. They have a numer of things … Continue reading

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Music to Check Out

The newest CD from singer/songwriter Jewel released last week with one of the best titles I’ve heard in a long time, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. It’s the first new album release I’ve bought in a while. Jewel has said she … Continue reading

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Hymns and Hats

I spent a couple days the end of last month in a studio here in Nashville with some friends, the Miller sisters, who were recording their second string quartet CD of hymns. They made their recording debut two years ago, … Continue reading

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