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A Light Inside: Unique in All the World and other stories
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Unique in All the World and other stories. It's a quiet Saturday—thanks be to God—and I just opened up one of my novels. The story has been whispering in the back of my mind lately, obviously anxious to be told. I can envision it as it's meant to be; I can tell it's going to be beautiful, at least to me. Today, after months of inactivity, I brought up the document and started reading. Within two paragraphs, I was nauseous. It would be easier to drop both and start something new, but I love them. Jade Cop...
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Life, Faith, and Theology: Words or Images, Words and Images?
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Life, Faith, and Theology. Saturday, January 29, 2011. Words or Images, Words and Images? Do we think and interpret mostly in words or images? From my couch, I can see a piece of cardstock. It’s hanging from a piece of string that is strung across the mantle of our fireplace. But it’s not just any piece of paper. It’s a birthday card. On its front is a drawing of an ice cream cone. Certainly there is a strong correlation between images and words, pictures and concepts? But does one drive the other? I won...
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A Light Inside: Angel Voices Say to Thee and other stories
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Angel Voices Say to Thee and other stories. Happy All Saints' Day! Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles (now you can have that running through your head for a while): we had trick-or-treaters, plural, last night. Five knocks at the door. I was delighted. Lou and I lit the candles and turned on the Phantom of the Opera. Soundtrack (if you prefer, you could have that. Oh, and I'm done with the parenthetical phrases. I promise. Maia, having resurfaced after the front door was locked. Music of the week:.
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Unfamiliar Stars: December 2012
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Sunday, December 16, 2012. Twenty for 2012: 1–5. 5 Esperanza Spalding : Radio Music Society. I wrote earlier in the year that 2012 has been one of shifting tastes. Slightly bored with the insular world of indie rock I ended 2011 by experimenting with different genres of music such as Raphael Saadiq's Stone Rollin'. And The Roots' undun. And New Amerykah, Pt. 1,. Began listening to the soundtrack for David Simon's Treme. In many ways it was Radio Music Society. Has be...
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A Worship Leader Questions Modern Worship | Jayson D. Bradley
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Jayson D. Bradley. A Worship Leader Questions Modern Worship. By Jayson Bradley on August 4, 2014. I’ve led worship in a number of evangelical contexts for the better part of 24 years. It’s a responsiblity that I’ve loved because of my love of music and those occasional moments of corporate transcendence. But there are some aspects that have troubled me over the years. 1 “Worship” feels like a misnomer. Like a no-brainer, right? It’s the difference between having devotions and being devoted. I mean, I ca...
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Unfamiliar Stars: Twenty for 2012: 11–15
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Twenty for 2012: 11–15. 15 Elizabeth Cook : Gospel Plow. By sanctifying the Lou Reed penned "Jesus". This is a far cry from "Sweetly and Tenderly". In fact none of the seven songs here are mainstream gospel tunes. Musically this is more honkey-tonk than plaintive organs. When Patty Griffin recorded and released Downtown Church. A record I've grown to deeply appreciate), I was initially disappointed because this. 14 Dr John : Locked Down.
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Unfamiliar Stars: Twenty for 2012: 16-20
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Twenty for 2012: 16-20. 20 Fiona Apple : The Idler Wheel . It doesn't seem possible that it's been 16 years since Fiona Apple announced her presence to the world via a series of both stunning and controversial videos from her debut album Tidal. Careful in that she takes her time. She is more than willing to sit out the cycles of fame in order to produce daring. 19 Rose Thomas : With Love. 18 Sara Watkins : Sun Midnight Sun. Is Cleary "havi...
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Unfamiliar Stars: The Indie Kid Find His Soul
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The Indie Kid Find His Soul. I feel like I’m skirting close to becoming a parody of the younger evangelical set. Interested in learning from traditions outside the Reformed set? Uses terms like “parish”, “sustainability”, and “grassroots” without a sense of irony? Listens to an insane amount of indie rock? I’m not sure I want to know the results. Why this navel gazing? But this shift seems a bit more serious. The Roots once again reminded m...
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Unfamiliar Stars: January 2012
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Monday, January 30, 2012. Allo Darlin', Resurrection, and Change. And it’s been a long time since I’ve seen all my old friends, but I really love my new friends. It feels like I’ve known them a long while. 8220; Sometimes I wonder if I’ve heard all the songs that’ll mean something. 8221;—Allo Darlin’ “Tallulah”. The word liminal is not usually on the tip of my tongue. But I feel it almost daily. For someone formed by the transforming power music, it was a bleak thoug...
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Unfamiliar Stars: Twenty for 2012: 1–5
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Musings on Life, Faith, and the Arts. Sunday, December 16, 2012. Twenty for 2012: 1–5. 5 Esperanza Spalding : Radio Music Society. I wrote earlier in the year that 2012 has been one of shifting tastes. Slightly bored with the insular world of indie rock I ended 2011 by experimenting with different genres of music such as Raphael Saadiq's Stone Rollin'. And The Roots' undun. And New Amerykah, Pt. 1,. Began listening to the soundtrack for David Simon's Treme. In many ways it was Radio Music Society. Has be...
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