Monthly Archives: May 2008

David Dark’s “The Sacredness of Questioning Everything”

You know how you have a list of books and authors you want to read that friends keep telling you about? David Dark, author of Everyday Apocalypse: The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons, and Other Pop Culture Icons and … Continue reading

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Cranking up the stereo

Driving over to Chattanooga this afternoon for the weekend, the weather was perfect – sunny and clear, 75 degrees, and a nice breeze. Before I left my house, I grabbed a stack of CDs for the trip. Every once in … Continue reading

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Matthew Perryman Jones – “Swallow the Sea”

Don’t let go / don’t let go / we can crawl / out of the shadows / don’t let go /don’t let go / we can find our way / back home // At Matthew Perryman Jones’ concert last Thursday … Continue reading

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“Making ourselves known to each other”

Saturday night, after hearing Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken play through their new EP, Ampersand, in an early concert, as well as a solo set from both of them, I headed over to F. Scott’s for a nightcap to catch … Continue reading

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The Ascension

Today marks the Ascension, the 40th day after the resurrection of Christ. N.T. Wright, in his new book Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, reminds us that “to embrace the Ascension is to … Continue reading

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Festival of Faith and Writing – Wendell Berry

There were two sessions on Wendell Berry during the festival, Wendell Berry and the Life of the Church and Wendell Berry and the Life of the Academy. They were both moderated by Jason Peters, editor of the recently published Wendell … Continue reading

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