Grace Notes: Cheap Music from Amazon (July 2012 Edition)
Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire, and M83 are just a few of the really solid releases on sale this month at Amazon MP3.
Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire, and M83 are just a few of the really solid releases on sale this month at Amazon MP3.
Christians would be wise to follow in Shaquille O’Neal’s very large footsteps.
“We shouldn’t forget that ‘coming out’ is also a people issue—a matter of cultural identity.”
“Some of my favorite fictional heroines as a girl were, in fact, princesses—girls with sass, class, and some pretty hardcore fighting skills!”
“I don’t intend to start a campaign to redeem the phrase, but I do hope to make the most of my time today because Jesus is Lord–YOLO!”
Who pays for the uninsured in a world without Obamacare? Are the Christians who are opposed adequately considering their neighbor?
“It takes a village, they say, and that message rings true all the way from the Cretaceous time period.”
“The money I receive as payment for work is a blessing from God, an act of grace, not of my merit.”
“But we have to question if it is fair for West to accuse Obama of attempting to enslave America, be it physical or non-physical.”
“If you want to reach your neighbor for Christ, blocking his driveway twice a week is not a good start.”
This is a high schooler who is still haunted by the sudden abandonment of his parents, still wrestling with his Uncle’s death and his role in it, still . . . too self-conscious to be unambiguously good.
Is this seemingly inextricable connection between patriotism and worship something old or new?
For the non-Country fan, it would be helpful to know a few basic things about country music that will help the genre make more sense.
Four albums that will help you make it through this oppressively hot summer.
“We have been called into a new mission field as artists, critics, and music-lovers: the scary world of discernment and cultural engagement.”
“Each meme we share, whether intentionally or ironically, is at another vote for what Internet culture will become.”
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