Its time once again to don the Orange and White and cheer on my beloved Tennessee Volunteers. GO VOLS!!!
I love college football!
It's also time once again to participate in the Silly Underdog Picks contest sponsored by Nashville's 104.5 The Zone. Just like last year, I'll be posting my picks in the comments section of this post. I encourage you to sign up and play along or at least join in the conversation. Feel free to post your own picks or just mock mine. Hopefully, I'll be able to match or better last year's performance.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Harry Potter is Dead - Long Live Harry Potter!
Janell and I both finished reading the seventh and final installment in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I'm not much of a literary critic, but I will say that the Rowling is a great story teller. Her characters are both fantastical and "real". I found myself really being moved emotionally as they experienced laughs, dangers, triumphs, and loss.
Most surprising of all was the more blatant Christian imagery and references in the final book. Christianity Today has a special section dedicated to the cultural phenomenon and in particular this review (caution: spoilers).
Also check out what aka Pastor guy has to say about the final book and the whole Christianity & HP controversy.
And finally, check out what the guys over at Scriptorium Daily are saying about Harry (caution: spoilers).
Update: My good friend Scott used his superior blogging skills to share his thoughts on Deathly Hallows.
And if you thought the epilogue was too short, check out J.K. Rowling's online chat transcript.
Most surprising of all was the more blatant Christian imagery and references in the final book. Christianity Today has a special section dedicated to the cultural phenomenon and in particular this review (caution: spoilers).
Also check out what aka Pastor guy has to say about the final book and the whole Christianity & HP controversy.
And finally, check out what the guys over at Scriptorium Daily are saying about Harry (caution: spoilers).
Update: My good friend Scott used his superior blogging skills to share his thoughts on Deathly Hallows.
And if you thought the epilogue was too short, check out J.K. Rowling's online chat transcript.
What be playin' on ye ol' iPod?
Here are 15 songs that have been in fairly heavy rotation on my iPod of late:
The Unwinding Cable Car - Anberlin
It All Depends - The Swirling Eddies
Burn and Shine - The Elms
Ocean Size Love - Leigh Nash
Running Away - The Polyphonic Spree
Vast - Lost Ocean
Work - Jars of Clay
Mission's Flame - Matt Redman
Umbrellas - Sleeping at Last
Three is a Magic Number - The Jellydots
Dead Man (Carry Me) - Jars of Clay
He Reigns - Newsboys
Circles - Switchfoot
Motor Mouth - Sugarbomb
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
The Unwinding Cable Car - Anberlin
It All Depends - The Swirling Eddies
Burn and Shine - The Elms
Ocean Size Love - Leigh Nash
Running Away - The Polyphonic Spree
Vast - Lost Ocean
Work - Jars of Clay
Mission's Flame - Matt Redman
Umbrellas - Sleeping at Last
Three is a Magic Number - The Jellydots
Dead Man (Carry Me) - Jars of Clay
He Reigns - Newsboys
Circles - Switchfoot
Motor Mouth - Sugarbomb
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
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