When I first started following Christ I was extremely depressed with the Christian music situation. But over the last decade things have gotten much better. Below is a list of some of my favorite songs, most of which can be downloaded for a buck or less. Format below is song – album. Songs you can [...]
Having just been to a Christian Mystical School I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the place of pleasure in Christianity and life in general. When I first started following Christ I heard about the pleasures of loving God and how the joy of the Christian life was superior to all the world had to [...]
I’ve read tons of Christian books since I became serious about Christianity ten years ago. Since not everyone has the time to read all the time I thought I would share the ones that I think are the most beneficial. This first post is my top ten (in no particular order). 1. The Final Quest [...]
My company went through its first round of layoffs on Friday. About 10% of our workforce was laid off. Thank God I made it, but it does make a person think, especially since one of the people was the engineer across from me. It made me want to focus harder on getting out of debt. [...]
Community: what so many want and so few have. Why, in the church, is community so elusive? I’m sure there are many reasons, but I’ll list some of my own thoughts. When thinking about the major components of a Protestant assembly, singing, preaching and mingling afterwards seemed most prevalent. When thinking about the importance of [...]
I have a passion for excellence but have no work ethic and so I’m always looking for quotes from overachievers to inspire me and point me in the right direction. Below is a quote from the chef of my favorite restaurant L2O in Chicago. He is one of the hardest workers I’m aware of – [...]
Here’s my dream guitar, the Fender Jazzmaster. I never known anyone personally who plays this kind of guitar. Most people play Strats, Les Pauls, or Telecasters. But I have to be different and two of my favorite guitarists play Jazzmasters. Plus I thinks its beautiful. The funny thing about these is they aren’t used for [...]
http://www.ihopmp3store.com/Publisher/Search.aspx?searchString=encountering%20jesus Next to the Bible and the book “The Final Quest” this teaching series has had the most impact on my life. I lent these cds to a friend of mine and told him not to listen to it while driving because I had run a couple of stop signs while listening to it in [...]