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Gadgets, Grids, and Glory
BY: Denis Haack
Sustainable economies of scale, an escape from the ubiquitous planned obsolescence that multiplies waste and consumption, reflecting on how electronic communication transforms relationships, how yearnings for beauty and spirituality are touched by technological advances—all these and more are the issues Jack addresses in Beyond Paradise. The next time the electricity goes out, reflect on what progress you are making bringing this aspect of life intentionally under Christ’s Lordship. This book will help you in that process of seeking to live faithfully.
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"This" is Really About "That"
BY: Travis Scott
In Sex God we find one of the clearest and most helpful explanations of what the Christian hope is regarding our ultimate relationship with God and with one another. Also found here is a clear description of why we call that ultimate hope the consummation of Christ’s kingdom.
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Singin’ Hallelujah With the Fear in Your Heart
BY: Denis Haack
I do not mean to suggest that Neon Bible is a religious album in the way that term is (mis)used today. It is not a Christian album, nor a Mormon one, though Win and his brother were raised in a Mormon home. Nor is it religious because the album features a glorious pipe-organ played full-volume with the stops full-open, an instrument not usually associated with rock music. Nor is it religious because much of the album was recorded in church buildings. Neon Bible is, however, deeply “religious” if we take that to mean an open-hearted, courageously real pursuit of reality and the possibility of meaningful transcendence in a fragmented and dark world
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Hidden Pictures of Glory
BY: Denis Haack
One way we can gain a renewed sense of wonder is to take advantage of the technology which makes photographs of nature easily available. And sometimes that technology even allows us to see things that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye. Things so far away in space or so small that they can only be made visible with telescope or microscope.
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Honest Questions, Honest Answers
BY: Steven Garber
In true stories there is always both joy and sorrow. Stories that are less-than-true miss at that very point, offering a lopsided view of what it means to be human.
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Superbad (Greg Mottola, 2007)
BY: Travis Scott
I remember being a sex-crazed, foul mouthed, 18 year old male, and unfortunately I remember all too well how I acted in those days. Remembering this, I have to say Superbad is a perfect snapshot of the world in which many of the young men in our culture live.
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No Country For Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007)
BY: R. Greg Grooms
In No Country for Old Men, directors Ethan and Joel Coen bring McCarthy’s ninth novel to the screen in the best film adaptation of a book since To Kill A Mockingbird. The Coen brothers have made many fine films over the years, but this is their finest. Students in film schools will be studying No Country for Old Men for years to come; it’s that well-made. Best of all in an era in which film-makers often feel the need to put their own spin on a classic story (e.g., Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy) the Coens were content simply to tell McCarthy’s tale for him. It’s a tale of three men.
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Music, Faith and Aradhna
BY: Matthew Hundley
What is the best way to communicate Christ to people of other cultures? Through this discussion of music and faith with Aradhna's Chris Hale and Pete Hicks one quickly recognizes how seriously they take this endeavor to express a Christ-centered message using indigenous musical forms.
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Notes Gift List 2009
BY: Margie Haack
Here are the Christmas 2009 gift suggestions from Toad Hall. Books, CDs and a bit of iron. Enjoy.
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Everything Is Broken
BY: Denis Haack
Sometimes the simplest songs are best. I'm not
thinking of simplistic music, the sort of mindless jingles
that assault us in service of consumerist and religious propaganda. Quite the opposite--I'm thinking of music so finely crafted that it captures a richly nuanced slice of reality without wasting a word or a note.
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It is very wrong for people to feel deeply sad when they lose some money, yet when they waste the precious moments of their lives, they do not have the slightest feeling of repentance.
- The Dalai Lama
Law giving without grace will damage others by causing them either to despair of hope or to pretend holiness.
- Bryan Chapell
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It's interesting how the notion of being in a story seems deeply human, even at a time when many doubt that a Story exists that speaks to all of humanity, history and reality. Still, this is the theme that animates films like Stranger Than Fiction and The Book of Eli. The possibility that The Story of Creation, Fall, Redemption & Restoration in the Scriptures fulfills our deepest yearnings is the hope that causes us to maintain this web site. We hope you will join the conversation.
Denis & Margie
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