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Andrew Peterson's Counting Stars

By wyman on 7/29/2010 3:50 PM

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Off to M-Fuge!

By wyman on 7/26/2010 6:53 AM

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Lee Herring on the Bible and Homosexuality [UPDATED with an additional picture of Lee]

By wyman on 7/24/2010 11:26 AM

Update: In his initial comment to this post, Lee proposed a better picture of himself. It was a bit off-center so I found a similar one that I think he will be pleased with. ;-)

Lee Herring is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Santa Fe, NM. He's also been a friend of mine for over twenty years. In fact, Lee was my Minister of Youth when I was a squid (Lord bless him!).

He's now written two parts of a multi-part (possibly seven-part) series he's entitled "Homosexuality Considered." I think they're very well done and I thought I'd link to them here.

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Mark Noll's "Deep and Wide: How My Mind Has Changed"

By wyman on 7/23/2010 2:35 PM

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The Twilight Zone, Human Nature, and Controlling the Tongue

By wyman on 7/17/2010 5:23 PM

I began this morning's sermon (the second in a series on gossip) by referencing an episode of The Twilight Zone that I first saw as a kid. The episode, entitled "The Silence," jarred me at the time and I've never forgotten it. In particular, I referenced it in terms of what Colonel Taylor alleges and what Tennyson ultimately confirms about human nature and our ability (or lack thereof) to control our tongues.

I was thrilled to find the whole episode on YouTube. Here 'tis (in 3 parts), if you care to see it. But be forewarned if you haven't seen it: it will make a lasting impression.

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David Bentley Hart's Atheist Delusions: A Review

By wyman on 7/10/2010 8:27 PM

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The Wailin' Jennys

By wyman on 7/9/2010 7:13 PM

My friend Scott Kerlin once told me that I have very emotive tastes in music for a dude. He didn't put it quite like that (mainly because Scott doesn't know what the word emotive means), but I do think he's probably right. Yep, come to think of it, I'll admit as much with no shame: I do treasure music that has great emotive force, that moves the soul as it were; music that is shot through with pathos, hinting at transcendence with a bit of melancholy to boot.

I thought of that a couple of weeks ago when I found myself mesmerized during an episode of The Prairie Home Companion at the music of a group I'd never heard of before: The Wailin' Jennys.

In addition to having one of the cooler group names I've ever heard, these girls have absolutely beautiful voices. I know next to nothing about them, but I know that I loved the song I heard on the radio that night, and I also love these songs.