Monthly Archives: June 2008

Ten out of Tenn

Have you heard about about the new multi-artist compilation CD and tour, Ten out of Tenn? Ten out of Tenn is a compilation that shines a light on a few of the many Nashville artists who haven’t waited around for … Continue reading

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VeggieTales – Silly Songs with Larry

It had been a couple of years since I’d seen any of the VeggieTales videos, but last night I drove down to Franklin to see the premier of their newest video, Tomato Sawyer & Huckleberry Larry’s Big River Rescue, at … Continue reading

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What hope is there for democracy?

After reading James Dobson’s comments on a speech Barak Obama gave back in 2006, I read Scot McKight’s blog post addressing a few of the ways in which Dobson distorted what Obama actually said. I hope you can listen to … Continue reading

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40 Day Fast: Day 3

Today’s blogger for the 40 Day Fast is Brian Seay. I got to know Brian while attending a weekly Bible study he taught with his brother-in-law, Shaun Groves, and he has gone on to become the Artists Relations Manager for … Continue reading

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Toothy Cows at Davis Kidd Booksellers

A couple weeks ago, I posted that Andrew Peterson would be doing a reading / book signing at Davis Kidd Booksellers here in Nashville for his first novel, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Well, it happened, … Continue reading

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40 Day Fast, 2008

About this time last year, I wrote a post about making a difference, about giving a damn, explaining why I was participating in the 40 Day Fast. And when my day rolled around, I blogged about killing ourselves, about what … Continue reading

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George Carlin on Language

“We think in language. And so the quality of our thoughts and ideas can only be as good as the quality of our language.”

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Noise

Yesterday afternoon, I made the two hour trip over to Chattanooga to help my brother and his wife move. They moved from a rental house in Harrison, TN, to an apartment closer to work and other activities, and it will … Continue reading

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Remembering Denny Denson

Some sad news this week. Denny Denson, longtime pastor of First Missionary Baptist in Franklin, TN, and vocal promoter of racial reconciliation, passed away on Monday following a six month battle with pancreatic cancer. After being involved in the Black … Continue reading

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New Record (and blog) from Eric Peters

Eric Peters has begun working on his new CD, with Ben Shive producing, and has started a blog, Middle of the Storm, to chronicle their progress. I wrote a little more about it over on the Square Peg Alliance blog.

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