Monthly Archives: February 2009

Joy Desires Eternity

This weekend, the Nashville Symphony is playing Mozart’s 40th Symphony in G minor (a nice piece, but overplayed), Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 in D minor, and a contemporary piece by Lukas Foss, Time Cycle for Soprano and Orchestra. I love … Continue reading

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Be Your Home

Remember the song I wrote for my sister’s wedding with Matthew Paul Turner? My brother-in-law, Daniel Roberts, just uploaded the video from the wedding. The audio mix isn’t great, but it was nice to hear it again. I was playing … Continue reading

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RR: Mystery, Defeat and Death

I have a new essay up at the Rabbit Room blog, quoting G.K. Chesterton, Bertrand Russell, N.T. Wright, Leslie Newbigin, and Andy Gullahorn. My favorite song from Jill Phillips’ new CD, Resurrection, is streaming at the bottom of the post. … Continue reading

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Andy Osenga, Futureman, Over the Rhine, and Stevie Wonder

This past week was a good week for live music. On Sunday, Andy Osenga and I drove out to a concert just outside of Nashville, a fundraiser for Blood:Water Mission that featured Andy and a couple other guys playing “in … Continue reading

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Better than Comedy Central

Okay, maybe not better than Comedy Central, but pretty close to the same level. The only thing missing is a laugh track, but it’s easy enough to overdub your own. What am I talking about? Sermons from the Conference on … Continue reading

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“Writing is a test of sense.”

I was having lunch with my friend Andy last week, and the conversation turned to blogging. Andy’s blog was one of the first blogs that I read, but his postings are not as frequent these days. And I always intend … Continue reading

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“It’s an easy question.”

As a general rule, I prefer watching Jay Leno over David Letterman. On a normal day, the only times I turn on my TV are to watch The Simpsons and Leno’s monologue at the beginning of his show. But, I … Continue reading

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