This is exactly what I was looking for in my search for some good clean humor to lighten up this election season. Can always count on the folks at Stoplight: Read more
This is exactly what I was looking for in my search for some good clean humor to lighten up this election season. Can always count on the folks at Stoplight: Read more
As I seek to manage my time better, I’ve been reminded over and over of something I’ve always known but have been reluctant to admit at times. Have you discovered this for yourselves? Here’s the secret I’ve learned: You always have more time to do worthwhile things than you think. How many times do we say, to ourselves or others, “Man I just don’t have time for x or y,” when really it wouldn’t take as much time as we... Read more
Well, a number of you may have heard the news about Dinesh D’Souza, an ostensibly Christian conservative author/speaker with a very high profile in the political realm. He’s engaged to another woman who isn’t his wife… while still married to his first wife. Upon the outrage that ensued on the breaking of this news, he insouciantly wrote an open letter expressing his astonishment that it was frowned upon in evangelical circles for him to be engaged to another woman before... Read more
Did you see this coming? Because I didn’t. Make that the SECOND singer with a “big” group who’s “stepped down” to Soul’d Out (the first being of course Bryan Hutson). Ian had this to say about the shift: After spending a weekend on the road with Soul’d Out Quartet, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that joining their team is God’s will for my life. I am very excited to have the opportunity to spread the Word of... Read more
Gollum does his best Justin Bieber impression: Read more
Attention: I’m about to FALL ALL OVER a CCM song, so in the future, whenever someone lambastes me for being a “CCM hater,” I’ll just keep linking back to this post. Enjoy. [Update: Just remembered I had planned to embed this amazing live performance. It’s preceded by some great words from Twila.] The song is one that many of you probably know well, but I didn’t hear it until a few years back. I was already a Twila Paris fan,... Read more
As an intelligent, well-educated woman, naturally I found this classic Harry Enfield parody screamingly funny. Read more
They’re a soft target, most worship songs. Partly because they tend to be lousy musical compositions, but also partly because they tend to be mushy and indistinguishable from love ballads bar the occasional “God” and “Jesus” thrown in. In short, they’re all-around lousy songs. One day I was in a cruel mood. So I thought I would try taking a couple of these fluff-fests and seeing how they fared when set next to the genuine article: real, bona fide love... Read more
If you’ve been following the Booth Brothers, you know that Michael Booth’s philosophy of song selection has undergone some changes in the last few years. He has become more committed to quality than ever, particularly when it comes to the theological content of a lyric. In an interview, I saw him say that in retrospect, he could think of songs the group had recorded in the past that he probably wouldn’t record today (though obviously he didn’t name any names!)... Read more
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Questions and Answers: “Take Me Home,” featuring Phil Collins & Michael W. Smith
Intense stuff today. This just might be the heaviest song pair I showcase in this series. I’ve listened to these two songs back-to-back many times now, and the impact never fails to blow me away. I hope you will join me as I discuss them. The “question,” as some of you who can remember that far back might have guessed, is Phil Collins’ 80s hit “Take Me Home.” With its deep, driving drum groove, this song grabs your attention from... Read more