Molly and I have been married now for 21 years. She is a joy to my heart and the harder life gets and the more she has to endure, the more amazing she is to me. Somebody pinch me. I think I'm dreaming. Read my essay from last year: The Wedding Vows 20 Years Later.
So this is one of the coolest songs I've heard this year. It's from a new album from The Juan MacLean coming out this fall. Crank it up!
Tim Keller on Romans 8:28-30 -- three reasons Christians have relentless joy...
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President of King's College and friend, Greg Thornbury, was in a discussion on music and culture for Christ and Pop Culture podcast. Listen here. I just listened and it's excellent, thought-provoking.
Members of CaPC ($5 a month) get far more free things than the cost of membership, including right now Greg's recent book in ebook form, Recovering Classical Evangelicalism (Kindle), Joy For the World ebook, new Gray Havens' song, other books, other music, a comic book, and more. Wowzers. Join up.
This might be the worst thing ever. How do my ears still function after that, Yoko?
Some massive discounts on important theological books...
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One of those untouchable bands for me because of my connection with their first couple of albums during college has just been touched, with a flying leg kick, to the face. This is no gouda.
My current sermon series is about being an eternity junkie and seeking hard after forever, with eternity set in our hearts. We can't be satisfied in anything else. I'm preaching it because we need it, and because I need it. I need to grasp for and long after eternity.
From Forever (or Amazon | Kindle) by Paul David Tripp (pg 24-26). For explanations of each point, check out the book. Here are Tripp's "consequences of eternity amnesia"...
What do you think of the apology from Paige Patterson concerning admitting a Muslim student to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary? See his full convention message and his apology starting at 6 min and 30 sec. Seems to me it's both an apology and a defense, and I'm not sure how it can be both.
"Dear God, I violated a policy, but I didn't want to stand before you with blood on my hands."
Here are a few new albums, out today, that are worth checking out. Click on the album to sample it. If you don't know Anathema, it's a bit of post-rock pop. First Aid Kit is folk-rock. If you have other suggestions on this New Music Tuesday, drop them in the comments.
Reviews of Jack White: Lazaretto.
Reviews of Anathema: Distant Satellites.
Reviews of First Aid Kit: Stay Gold.
Man, I love stuff like this. Chris Davis of the Orioles hits a home run and gets greeted by no one in the dugout. So he high fives a bunch of invisible teammates. Awesome.
Here's a smattering of new and notable books that are on my radar and on my shelf.
Anything else good come out that you want to recommend?
There isn't a chance that I would pass up the new Sharon Van Etten album, Are We There. Her previous albums, Tramp and Epic, are great. I don't even need to preview the new album in order to buy it, but I know some of you do. Just watch this video for "Afraid of Nothing" and I know you will do what's right and buy this album. Looks like Are We There is a few bucks cheaper this week as Amazon's "Album of the Week."
The creation story, a 3 minute and 33 second clip, from Darren Aronofsky's Noah. Seeing the first half of the movie leading to this clip is the preferred way to watch this, but for lack of that you still get this.
My two youngest boys and I have an unhealthy love for the new Lipton Peach Iced Tea commercial. Enjoy!
Lykke Li has made a breakup album full of power ballads. And it's nothing short of amazing. I've liked Lykke's music in the past, but never really became a big fan. That's all changed because of her new album, I Never Learn,* and the standout song for me, "Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone." Here's the video, which is simple and remarkable. The lyrics are also posted below. If you go to this page you can listen to the song free and repeatedly while perusing the lyrics.
Listen to this song for what it is, and then also think about it in the context of how we love our neighbors.
*Let me give you a hint. You can buy the album on CD for $0.50 cheaper than the download and still get the automatic download as you wait for the CD to show up. If that sounds like too much trouble, just download. I think you will love it.
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