My friend in Hungary, Arden, blogged today about an English lesson that turned into an interesting peek into how language and culture intertwine.
It reminded me of something that happened my first day in Szeged, Hungary. We were spending the morning with fourth graders at an elementary school. As an activity with them, we had them [...]

I have never seen a piece of writing anywhere that “gets it” about men who love guitars as much as Guitar Heaven by Hank Stuever does. This piece made me cry…and it made me get out my guitar.
And the guy who wrote it can’t play anything more than an A chord.

As a follow up to yesterday’s review of Bill Mallonee’s latest solo release, I’m passing along something Bill wrote to his email list recipients yesterday. For some context, it was written in response to a heated debate among several list members over one member’s expressed desire that ailing singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg come to Christ through [...]

This post by my Internet friend Pastor Pat in Minneapolis, may be the best review of Fahrenheit 9/11 I’ve read anywhere.

The latest album by former Vigilantes of Love leader Bill Mallonee brightened my mailbox yesterday. Titled Dear Life, this project was funded mostly by the preorders of fans on the VoL email list (your humble correspondent included).
With just two day’s listening I already think this will become my most treasured Mallonee/VoL disc. The title [...]

Thanks to the New Pantagruel e-journal, I’ve discovered a visual artist whose work I fell in love with at first sight. Jim Janknegt is an artist who integrates his Christian faith seamlessly into his work. But just like singer/songwriter Andy Osenga , who does the same with music, you probably won’t find Mr. Janknegt’s work [...]