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The Institutes of IPA

"We’re called, here and now, to be instruments of God’s new creation, the world-put-to-rights which has already been launched in Jesus and of which Jesus’ followers are supposed to be not simply beneficiaries but aslo agents.” - N.T. Wright, Simply Christian
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” - ephesians 5:14

Keeping things in check.

I have recently had a good bit of disdain towards the iPhone, throwing comments around like 'If I were in the market for a phone right now I would not get the new iPhone' and 'I am tired of Apple's shenanigans with the app store and monopoly over the iPhone'. ...

The Death of my Current Reading page

For those of you that actually look at what I am currently reading on the 'Current Reading' page you will notice that beginning in 2010, I will take down the page and replace it with a link to GoodReads.com where I will continue to track my current, past and to ...

Social Media Sabbatical and other thoughts….

After reading Keller's Counterfeit Gods and getting my ass thoroughly kicked by Greg Thompson at the first ever Christ the King Men's Advance this past weekend I have come to realize that there are some things in my life that need to change, that I need to let Christ take ...

The online music wars..

As many of you know, iTunes finally went live with the new pricing plans for songs based on popularity.  The pricing point went from a standard .99 cents across the board to a .69, .99, 1.29 setup.  What is interesting is that I have yet to find any that are ...

The Kindle 2.0

This past Monday Amazon announced the new iteration of their successful e-book reader, the Kindle.  This device was originally announced back in 2007 and honestly barely caught my attention, At first I was apprehensive about another move to a digital realm.  I, like many people, was not interested in giving ...

Thanks Paste VIP

This month's Artist Discovery dwonload for the month is the latest from The Rosebuds, Life Like, and I am pleasantly suprised!  The selection so far has been pretty good with release from The Low Anthem and a bonus download of Rosie Thomas' Christmas album.  for those who have not heard, ...

City of Refuge

Really digging this so far.... And looking forward to the limited vinyl release of this....

The Eternal Struggle: iPhone 3G v. iPod Touch

I, like many, have been seduced by a ruthless company and find myself lusting after the iPhone 3G that is scheduled for release on July 11th.  Before getting started with my discussion, I do have the 'advantage' of having to hold off on any purchase until late November, when I ...

Even more random musings..

- Today is my wife's 29th birthday.  I am 30..  she like to point that out. - Tomorrow is the kick-off for the Men of CTK. Check out the kick-ass flyer below. - If you have not picked up the new Shearwater album, "Rook", shame on you!  You can get it here, ...

Adobe launches free online Photoshop Express

This looks like it could be interesting.  Adobe has launched a free, online only, version of their Photoshop program called Photoshop Express.  I am curious to see how this will play out, especially with the free 2GB of online photo storage that they are offering.  Go poke around!

July 16th 2010
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Tumblr

I am considering migrating this blog over to tumblr. You can track it for now over at http://theologypub.tumblr.com. It seems more conducive for short bursts of thought, photos, videos and the like. We shall see.
May 3rd 2010
Tags: Food & Drink One Comment

Oskar Blues Old Chub

While shopping for the week at our local grocery store, I was able to pick up this gem in a 6-pack (of cans!) along with Oskar's new outing, the Gubna Imperial IPA, which I will review later.  Now please be kind as this is my first beer review and am ...
April 27th 2010
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New music on the horizon…. addendum.

The mighty Hunter has humbled me by reminded me of the impending release of my favorite band, Wovenhand. I had it in mind when thinking about what releases to include and then managed to forget it. So here it is; What you see above (click for larger image) is the artwork ...
April 27th 2010
Tags: Music 2 Comments

New music on the horizon..

Here are a few releases that I am really looking forward to. First and foremost is Oh Ye Devastator from the great singer/songwriter out of Denton, Doug Burr. If you have not graced your ears with his music you are really missing out on something special. This is the proper follow-up ...
March 25th 2010
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Hammock “Breathturn”

Video for a song off the upcoming Hammock album, "Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts". Hammock - Breathturn from David Altobelli on Vimeo.