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  • April1st

    No, this is not an April fool’s joke. Every month I try to pick the five best albums on AmazonMP3’s 100 $5 albums. This month has definitely got some winners, and here they are. I’ve put my short thoughts below each album:

    Augustana - Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt

    This rock album is one I come back to often. Augustana has got the goods — no doubt about it.

    Leeland - Opposite Way

    Good worship record. Leeland usually has solid lyrics and I’m always challenged by his writing.

    Owl City - Ocean Eyes

    Say what you want about this digital pop, but it’s catchy, and it’s good. I just listened to this album yesterday.

    Sigur Ros - Takk…

    Icelandic rock music with classical elements. Confused yet? Just listen to them.

    Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

    One word: classic. This is your mom’s music and your music rolled in to one.

  • March31st

    May it be mine:

    Psalm 13

    1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?
    2 How long must I take counsel in my soul
    and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
    How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
    3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
    light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
    4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
    lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
    5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
    6 I will sing to the Lord,
    because he has dealt bountifully with me.

  • March24th

    It’s our first day in Hawaii and we’re having a great time hanging at our friend’s place right here in Oahu. I’ve never been to Hawaii before and one thing I’m realizing is that no one has ever really told me how this place smells. It’s fantastic. So clean, so fresh, and kind of sweet smelling.

    Alright, here’s some photos from the first part of our day today. It’s only 3:50pm right now so there’s plenty of time left for more shots, so hopefully more to come. Photo captions are below each shot.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    Here’s our legit, REAL leis that Megan greeted us with at the airport. The smell nice, and they make the whole room smell good. Bethany’s is on the left and mine is on the right.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    Just a quick shot of Bethany and Titus, my two favorite people.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    Family shot. Apparently Titus thought Hawaii was more interesting than this photo.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    I just love his big blue eyes.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    A shot of our friend’s daughter. She’s fun.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    Titus with my lei on.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    Our friend’s son with his “Automoblox”. They’re like the legos of cars or something. I’m way too stupid to understand it.

    Hawaii - Day 1
    “Sorry dad, no more pictures.” - Titus

  • March14th

    This weekend Bethany and I watched the movie Citizen Kane. Originally released in 1941 and often considered one of the best movies ever made, the film follows the rise and fall of one man as seen and remembered by those who knew him. I had only heard a few things about the movie before watching it, but a big reason I wanted to see it was because I just finished reading Meaning at the Movies by Grant Horner in which he says that’s it not so much the story that grabs you, but the way the story is told.

    I love a good story–who doesn’t? But a good story can rise and fall at the mercy of the storyteller. That’s why I love the story and videos below. Yes, the story is good, but more than that, the way this young man tells the story of how he was able to reunite a lost roll of film with it’s owner is just great. Take a few minutes and watch these little videos. I think you’ll be blessed.

    Found: Lost Pictures of New York Blizzard (part 1)

    Found: Lost Pictures of New York Blizzard (part 2)

    Found: Lost Pictures of New York Blizzard (part 3)

    If you can’t see the above videos, here are links to all three parts of “Found: Lost Pictures of New York Blizzard”: part 1, part 2, part 3

  • March1st