the waiting country

Some albums are 'great' because they break new ground, musically or lyrically. Others are 'great' because they represent som...

Here's an interesting article , on the relationship between blood type and personality. If you know your blood type, does it match-up?

Carole King's masterpiece, Tapestry , is my next choice on this road of reminiscences. My own history with the album goes back to colleg...

Mark's gospel regularly handles the issues of discipleship - what it means to follow Jesus, truly and faithfully. And the disciples regu...

We were at the Shepley Folk Festival today and noticed a brightly-clad group of musicians passing by, with a terrific assortment of instrum...

you might notice I've added a link on this blog to my twitter stuff - it ain't much, it won't ever amount to much, but fwiw it...

what all the fuss is over Stieg Larsson 's series of novels. All I know is he died before achieving fame, which isn't much to go on....

A collection of short stories by a man best known for his legal thrillers, Ford County Stories is an enjoyable read that won't tax your...

Very interesting interview on Out of Ur with Francis Chan.

There's a beauty to imperfection. This is the essence of the Japanese principle of wahi-sabi . Wahi-sabi values character and uniquenes...

For me, this post by Doug Wilson hits many nails on many heads - the importance of the physical, the resurrection, enjoying God via the gi...

A really helpful piece by Kevin DeYoung . Here's a taster: 2. Christians tend to motivate each other by guilt rather than grace. Inste...

Asked about his conversion and if he found Christians he admired, Tim Keller responds very interestingly, I saw a small group of people. Th...

Especially helpful talk on suffering. Worth sharing as widely as you can. HT: Justin Taylor

From Out of Ur 's report of a talk given by Tim Keller on the topic of justification & justice: As Keller describes them, the justi...

Well, indeed: who? It's funny how a search for one artist (in this case, Mindy Smith ) leads to the discovery of another ( The Gabe Dixo...