Good music has been in short supply this summer, but that was until I discovered Mark Mathis. I hope that Christian music continues to go this direction. The folk/country sound is more conducive to thoughtful lyrics and good storytelling than chorus driven rock N’ roll. The former allows theological insight to be woven intelligently through [...]
Here are some books I’ve read/currently reading/planning to read this summer that have been enriching, fun, and provocative.
In the Name of Eugenics by Daniel Kevles. This is a book I’ve cited already a few times, but it is probably the most interesting book I’ve read in the last year. It’s themes are as relevant as [...]
This 4th of July weekend I read Jeremy Schaap’s Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics. The subtitle is a bit strange since the story has been told many times, but Schaap’s account has a unique energy to it that makes for exciting reading. This is not something that should surprise us [...]
This story comes from Robert Velarde:
In 1960, Lewis and Joy took a trip to Greece. The trip was, at times, a struggle for Joy. During one outing in Mycenae to the Lion Gate, Joy, exhausted from the walk up a hill told Lewis that she needed a rest. They stopped off to the side. Then [...]
There haven’t been too many exciting discoveries I’ve made this year in music, but there have been a couple of good songs I’ve been enjoying a lot. Here they are in no particular order.
Trying to Put Your Heart Back Together by Slow Runner. I love how the beat of this song is captured simply by [...]
In light of the last post, it is important to understand what we buy into and how marketing caters to our tastes. It would be foolish to say that I am not affected by marketing at all. In the name of confession here are my hooks:
–I shop at Kowalski’s because the environment neat and [...]
I saw it this weekend, and it is now on my top-ten list of favorite films. Obviously, I am partial to movies about the Holocaust since Schindler’s List and The Pianist are also on my list, but this one is a little different since it is more cerebral than emotional. Staring Spencer Tracy (Guess Who’s [...]
The Teaching Company has a free lecture in honor of Memorial Day about Eisenhower and Operation Overlord.
I just accidentally downloaded Tubthumping by Chumbawamba on iTunes. Don’t ask.
I rented a DVD of the highlights of the ‘87 and ‘91 World Series and it took me back to a purer time when these guys ruled the world:
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