Isn’t the Light OK?

I want this CD!
(courtesy the Wittenburg Door, via BHT)
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There’s an interesting essay about CCM and how most of us tend to listen to music that agrees with our own worldview up at Stylus Magazine. It’s actually more of a personal “how I stopped listening to youth group music” essay, but it’s really well done.
My favorite part:
Fun fact: in 2000, art-punks Wire released their [...]

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Tim Challies has done some investigating into a marketing technique that was supposedly a large part of the success of Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life book/church program/phenomenon. There’s nothing like a little conspiracy for a Monday morning!
I’ve been more and more uneasy about the level of popularity and acclaim this book has received lately, and [...]

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Searching for more information on the recent album that’s become my new favorite (despite my lack of artwork and metadata), I came across the following “review“:
…the inspirational Bring My Courage Back, with sermonizing lyrics that feature Ben Folds and Kristin Mooney on background vocals… Phillips has built on his previous releases, 2001’s Abulum and 2003’s [...]

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Some of you (OK…just Geof) have wondered about my recent lack of online activity. Well, let me tell ya…things have been crazy around here.
The biggest thing happening for us right now is that we’re buying a house. Our offer was accepted on Monday for a late 1800’s farmhouse in Richmond, Maine. We just met with [...]

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