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Soma School: Leaders & Attenders on Twitter

Here's a list of the Soma School leaders & attenders (Jan 2012) on Twitter. If I'm missing anyone, please let me know and I'll update the list. Also, I pleaded with Abe Meysenburg to get on Twitter. Everyone put the pressure on him! :)

SOMA

• SomaCommunities 
• SomaRenton 
• JeffVanderstelt | Jeff Vanderstelt
• CaesarKal | Caesar Kalinowski 
• justin_kzn | Justin Kuravackal
• SamTicas | Sam Ticas
• sdmcbee | Seth McBee
• owlking | Aaron Spiro
• lastnamethomas | Chris Thomas
• ScottCNewman | Scott Newman

SOMA SCHOOL ATTENDERS (Jan 2012)

• stevekmccoy | Steve McCoy
• madburns1 | Scott Burns
• kojava | Bryan Intemann
• Jonathan_Dodson | Jonathan Dodson
• joshreeves | Josh Reeves
• justinmclaury | Justin McLaury 
• erinmclaury | Erin McLaury
• HolyFirkins | Seth Frost 
• mikeorbit | Mike Fischhoff
• JoshCousineau | Josh Cousineau
• sdesocio | Sam Desocio
• TyrinNeal | Ty Neal
• shawnmaze | Shawn Maze
• kendallflower | Ken Flower
• freddywilliams | Freddy Williams
• chris_synesael | Chris Synesael
• LANCEODEGARD | Lance Odegard
• jonathanlowder | Jon Lowder

$5 Albums for February 2012

Here are the $5 albums for February I recommend you check out. Check out all 100 and let me know what you like that I missed.

• Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett
• LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
• Volcano Choir: Unmap
• My Morning Jacket: Circuital
• St. Vincent: Strange Mercy
• Flogging Molly: Within A Mile Of Home
• Hospitality: Hospitality
• Bonobo: Black Sands
• Frank Sinatra: Romance: Songs From The Heart
• Dean Martin: Amore
• Gayngs: Relayted
• The Decemberists: Hazards of Love
• We Were Promised Jetpacks: In The Pit Of The Stomach
• White Rabbits: It's Frightening
• This Will Destroy You: Tunnel Blanket
• The Magnetic Fields: Holiday
• Tennis: Cape Dory
• Massive Attack: Mezzanine
• The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck
• Betty Wright & The Roots: The Movie
• Young the Giant: Young the Giant
• She & Him: Volume One
• Boys II Men: Twenty | It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

Soma School: Aaron Spiro

Many of you know that I've been gone for a week at Soma School in Tacoma, Washington. I'm probably going to have several posts coming to share my experiences, what I learned, resources, etc. Never experienced anything like it. I wanted to start with a few resources from Aaron Spiro, the worship leader at Soma Communities. He served us well and serves Tacoma well.

Name Your Price (or FREE!)

• The Story: Volume 1
• Soma Communities Advent

Other Albums

• Cure
• Elephant Song
• Love

If you need more than just my recommendation, watch this..."

Joseph Arthur | Redemption City FREE

Joseph Arthur had my #2 album of 2006, Nuclear Daydream. His new double album is out and it's FREE. Download Redemption City.

Explore App - The Good Book Company

I really like The Good Book Company. Brad Byrd is a friend and is always telling me about new resources they are putting out. But before he could even tell me about it, I noticed the Explore app on The Good Book blog and downloaded it on my phone. It's excellent.

It's a self-paced devotional that you can use daily or use as you want. You start with 28 daily devotions free as an introduction to the devotional, and then you can subscribe to more. And these aren't just written by some no-name dude behind the scenes. They come from guys like Tim Chester, Christopher Ash, and Tim Keller. 

Go to your app store and find Explore and give it a try. I think you'll like it.

Avett Brothers | "One Too Many Mornings" Dylan Cover

The Avett Brothers visit Fallon to cover Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings." Excellent as always!

Lots-o-Links 1.18.12

The Death of the Fringe Suburb

For too long, we over-invested in the wrong places. Those retail centers and subdivisions will never be worth what they cost to build. We have to stop throwing good money after bad. It is time to instead build what the market wants: mixed-income, walkable cities and suburbs that will support the knowledge economy, promote environmental sustainability and create jobs.

Seven Tips for Talking with Your Neighbors About Jesus

For whatever reason, it’s easy for Christians to clam up and get weird when talking about their faith in the day-to-day. Here are a few tips to make bridge those inhibitions and get the conversation going...

An Appreciation of Bird By Bird by Anne LaMott (get it at Amazon or on Kindle)

I thought I was teetering on the edge of crazy with no way to explain to anyone for fear they would quickly need to catch a bus. I was not crazy, or at least not in an inordinate way. With each turn of the page a brilliant sky of possibility opened up to gaze in. Now I might look crazy to some when looking up into that firmament. But, I knew I wasn't the only one. 

Richard Baxter on Meditation

The duty which I press upon thee so earnestly, and in the practice of which I am now to direct thee, is, “The set and solemn acting of all the powers of thy soul in meditation upon thy everlasting rest.” More fully to explain the nature of this duty, I will here illustrate a little the description itself-then point out the fittest time, place, and temper of mind, for it.

Groundhog Day is coming, and it's Groundhog Days in Woodstock, IL -- the movie Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock, IL 1992 and released in 1993. Watch it again this Groundhog Day. And if you are in the Chicagoland area, stop by Woodstock for the festivities.

Stephen Miller: God & Sinner Reconcile

I get excited thinking about the direction some are taking with worship music. While there's a glut of stuff out there that all sounds the same to me and that I just can't listen to, there's a new breed of creative, biblical/theological worship guys at solid churches who are changing the game. I want to do what I can to encourage the creation of new, good worship music. Some of the music I've pointed to before includes Sojourn, Bifrost Arts, Aaron Ivey, Joe Day, Page CXVI, and others. Today I want to introduce you to someone who may be new to you.

Stephen Miller, worship leader at The Journey church in St. Louis, has a new worship album out today: God & Sinner Reconcile. I've been enjoying it for a couple of weeks. It's entered the rotation of music for personal worship as well as what we listen to on Sunday morning as a family before gathering with the church. I've also shared it with our worship leaders. I hope many of my readers will check it out and pick it up.

Check out Stephen Miller's website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed. Then grab a copy of God & Sinner Reconcile. It's only $6.99!

New Music 1.16.12

Stereogum's 50 most anticipated albums of 2012

STREAMING

• Kathleen Edwards: Voyageur (I like it, out tomorrow)
• Rodrigo y Gabriela: Area 52
• Craig Finn: Clear Heart Full Eyes (The Hold Steady frontman)

FREE

• Jonti: Sine & Moon - I dig it

Lisa Hannigan: Passenger

Lisa Hannigan: Passenger is $3.99 today. Includes a duet with Ray LaMontagne.