Tag: Music

  • Dan

    Songs for my birthday

    In the past few weeks I’ve noticed a few people post lists of songs for their birthdays. Things like “40 songs for 40 years.” I liked that thought so I compiled my own list. I won’t turn 60 for another year, so this is “59 songs for 59.”

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    Holding on to what I know

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    Quick thoughts

    This morning I was meditating on spiritual heritage. Two things I am thankful for this morning: The theological roots of being Anglican. It sharpens my mind and widens my theological perspective. It roots me in the blessedness of the Kingdom and delivers me from the escapist sectarianism I knew before. The spiritual roots of my Pentecostal heritage and my connection…

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    Back to Egypt

    Our Old Testament text for Sunday will be Numbers 11. Numbers 11:1-6 remind me of the old Keith Green song, “So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt.” So… enjoy.

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    Sweet reminders

    It is 9/11. It’s been 23 years. But I saw this video shared this morning that brings a sweet reminder. When we quit focusing on ripping each other apart, something special can happen.

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    The CCM Mixtape experiment

    “Christian Contemporary Music.” When I was growing up in a very fundamentalist church, it was the hot controversy. Amy Grant was good, until she wasn’t. Michael W Smith was fine, until he liked Amy Grant too much. So, I don’t have a long history with songs I remember. I want to do a MIX TAPE experiment with you. Put on…

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    I need the Church

    I need the Church. While I struggle with the conservative American church expressions, I still love the Body of Christ and the holy catholic Church, as I profess every week in worship. This podcast is very special and worth your time. It’s James Bryan Smith remembering his friend Rich Mullins 25 years after Mullins’s death. Rich Mullins was a voice…

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    Jesus Loves You… and I’m trying

    A new song from Jason Gray, and it’s perfect for me. The last six years (and especially 2016 to 2020, so do the math and figure it out), I’ve had to walk through so many emotions and deep issues as I’ve watched tectonic shifts all around me. Here is to a hopefully better 2024 cycle.

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    Get Moving Friday

    Kirk Franklin music. You’re welcome.

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    Missing Rich Mullins

    Yesterday was 23 years since the world lost the poetic/prophetic voice and example of Rich Mullins. I somehow missed it in social media yesterday until late, but I’m reflecting on it this morning, so I’m listening to his music on Spotify. His was a voice that if I heard it, I would instantly tune my ears in and before long…