Misc

Redemption Giveaway Winner

February 18, 2011
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Thanks to everyone who participated. It’s always fun giving away good books. All entries were assigned a number, and the winning number was chosen using a random number generator. Congratulations to Todd Robertson, Lead Planter of Antioch Church in Louisville, KY. Enjoy the book, brother! The rest of you already want it, so be sure [...]

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Why We Stayed a Day Longer In MN

February 2, 2011
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This photo of Lake Shore Drive is explanation enough why we didn’t head back to Chicago. (Photo: E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune / February 2, 2011)

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The Music I Study To: Film Scores

January 24, 2011
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The Music I Study To: Film Scores (Part one) The Music I Study To: Jazz (Part Two) The Music I Study To: Worship Music (Part Three) From time to time people ask me if I listen to music while I study, and if so what do I typically play? I actually do listen to music [...]

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The Value of Knowing History

January 13, 2011
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I’ve been thinking of putting something together on the value of reading and knowing history, but concluded it would be more interesting to ask a historian to deal with this. So I emailed a friend Richard Bailey to get his thoughts on this. Richard is an Alabama native transplanted to Buffalo, New York, where he [...]

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Think Giveaway Winners

January 12, 2011
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway. The two winners are Travis Peterson and Chris Land. I was pulling for @SBCMessenger to get this book (thought it would do him some good), but I don’t get to choose the winners. Congratulations to Travis and Chris. I hope John Piper’s Think: The Life of the [...]

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In the Words of Satan

January 4, 2011
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Great song and kinetic type here. if you like it you should download the mp3 of The Arrows, “In the Words (of Satan)”

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11 Books I’ll Read 2011

December 31, 2010
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I didn’t enjoy or understand the value of reading until shortly after my conversion. I was an 18 year old High School graduate who had only read four books to date: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Silver Bullet by Stephen King, some science fiction novel, and Anton LaVey’s The Satanic Bible. Yes it’s [...]

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