Monthly Archives: October 2006

Facing the Giants: A Fantasy Film

I’ve blogged a couple times before (here and here) about Facing the Giants, a film produced by a church in Atlanta that is currently in theatres. Barbara Nicolosi from Church of the Masses just posted her take on the film. … Continue reading

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Christianity vs. Morality

After having a conversation with a friend last week about the differences between Christianity vs. Morality (they’re not the same, by the way, despite what some people try to say), these lyrics from the beginning of Andrew Peterson’s Come, Lord … Continue reading

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Andrew Peterson lead sheets

Andrew Peterson released a CD this year titled “Appendix A: Bootlegs and B-Sides: Being a retrospective look at a dubious career in storytelling and singing off-key”, a collection of bootlegs and demo recordings spanning 13 years. On the back cover, … Continue reading

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Mindy Smith – Long Island Shores

Mindy Smith, whose debut album One Moment More ranks as one of my all time favorite albums, has just released her sophomore project titled Long Island Shores. I saw Mindy perform several of her new songs on the 8th, the … Continue reading

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“God is proud of this movie”

Facing the Giants, a movie I blogged about here back in July, released in theatres last week. Josh Hurst, reviwing the movie for Christianity Today, broke what is evidently the cardinal rule of christian film criticism: “Never ever ever, under … Continue reading

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Violence vs. Peace

Shaun Groves wrote a post today comparing Martin Luther King’s philosphy during the civil rights movement to that of Huey Newton, founder of the Black Panthers, and then asks how those differing philosophies should affect our thinking today about peace … Continue reading

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