My friend David Dunn just released his new album recently called For the Life of Me. It’s really a great album, both lyrically and musically (if you’re into pop music) – and so you should go buy it from iTunes or Amazon right now.…
I have found a new way to redeem my commute around Dallas. Typically, I will listen to a sermon/lecture in the mornings while I drive to class/work, and then listen to music in the afternoon/evening when I get off. Recently, though, I have begun…
My first exposure to Andy Stanley was a few years ago when I was working at a summer camp named TbarM Camp Travis. Once a week all the staff there watched a sermon series he was going through on video as our Bible study.…
I came across an interesting journal entry I wrote last year about sin. I had read 1 Samuel 15 and just made a few observations from the story and what it reminded me of. Basically, God comes to Saul and tells him to totally…
Sometimes when I read I will come across a line in a book that impacts me so much that it is riveted in my memory for a couple days before I can really say why it struck me. I will mull over it in…
This past week I finished reading Elie Wiesel’s Nightfor a class on anthropology I am taking this semester. It is a young boy’s recounting of the horrors of the Holocaust as he lived through the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Although it is a short book, it…
I bought the early release of Shane & Shane’s new album The One You Need this week, and I have been absolutely loving it (You can download it at their website: ShaneandShane.com)! Their sound keeps slowly changing, so I’ve had to listen to the CD a…
The Final Summitis a book that tries to wrap life principles in a historical fiction exterior. It is somewhat of a continuation of the story from Andy Andrews’ earlier book, The Traveler’s Gift(which I also read, per someone’s suggestion). To be entirely honest, I…
I am always excited when I discover artists who use their medium well for the glory of God. It’s so easy to do poor Christian art with a good (even biblical) message and assume it’s thus good art. I can’t tell you how many…
If you haven’t heard of Josh Garrels yet, you are missing out on some great music. I found out about him recently when I downloaded his new CD Love & War & the Sea in Between for free from NoiseTrade.com. You really should just go…