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Jul 14
A good time to be alive
I remember some guy nudging me and asking if I wanted to buy meth while I was checking my bank account on my phone. Seeing that I had six...
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Jun 24
Insane Expectations
In my life, multiple people have told me that the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over, hoping to have a different result. When I...
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Jun 24
California Here We Come
I’ve never known a land more idealized than California. It’s like the Promised Land of the Americas, and the way some 21st Century Americans interpret the Bible as speaking...
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Jun 9
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Thirtieth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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May 11
Grieved
What do you love most about being a musician? What inspires you? Traveling and making friends. To get away from normal, everyday life. We’re inspired by the thought of...
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May 11
The Dream Rider
For most bands on tour, it’s Walmart-parking-lot hotels and bottled-water showers. But let’s do some role playing here: You accept the rider of a lifetime, and you get to...
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May 10
From Nest to Death
We learn a myriad of lessons from moms in our youth, like how to potty train to nutrition to egg-driven metaphors about death Kroes Street. Rockford, Michigan, on the...
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May 10
Livin’ on a Prayer
Writing for the sake of writing typically does not produce promising results. I have learned this lesson the hard way multiple times. Often times, I would try to write...
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May 10
‘She did everything in her power to kill me’
Ronnie, To be honest, I don’t know why I am doing this. My name is Ricky, and I am 26 years old and a proud veteran of the United...
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May 10
Defining Your Sound
August Burns Red is entering into enviable territory in musicdom with a sound so specific, it becomes untouchable As a fan of metal, I’m excited for August Burns Red’s...
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Apr 17
This is the video game soundtrack to your life
Eight-bit video game logic — when you’re five — is like dream logic. It all somehow makes a bit more sense when you scrutinize it in a non-lucid state....
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Mar 31
Staring at White Lines on the Side of the Road
“Super serious, pro band needs awesome bassist immediately. Must learn and master 6-8 songs for upcoming tour and then take the next week (we leave in three days) to...
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Mar 30
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Ninth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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Jan 18
Concerning ‘Jesus Is My Girlfriend’ Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Eighth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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Jan 14
Casting Out, Part II: Faith and Commitment
“For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. Who is it that overcomes...
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Jan 14
Born with worth, but arguing over lives
A few months ago, a then-unheard-of Christian hardcore band put out a song calling those with “twisted sexuality” an “abomination.” After all the popular metal and hardcore blogs crucified...
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Jan 14
Transcending Diet Pepsi: How Chris Staples makes it work
Diet Pepsi may seem innocuous enough, the watered-down kin of its syrupy counterpart; the conservative, appropriated version of a hugely popular, mass-consumed beverage. The only edge to it may...
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Dec 22
An all-star summer of love
Two-thousand four was the year of the cicada. Most of the North American species are in the genus Tibicen, the annual or jar fly or dog-day cicadas (so named because they emerge in late July and August)....
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Dec 22
‘We visited the killing fields.’
We went to the killing fields of Cambodia. Starting in April 1975, just outside of the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, tens of thousands of individuals — men, women,...
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Dec 4
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Seventh
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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Dec 1
The Side-Effects of Atheism
In case you’ve ever wondered what your Christian loved ones might consider a bit too far, it’s admitting that you might be an atheist. It seems as if that’s...
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Nov 22
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Sixth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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Nov 21
Bearing witness for truth
I’m getting ready to go to Cambodia for a week. A handful of friends and I will have the opportunity to work with a group called Agape International Ministries...
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Nov 21
Finding a way to get by
“I think I’ve figured out a way to get by…” And with that I was rapt with attention. I had heard the song before, but it was finally time...
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Oct 20
‘Trust is the sexiest thing’
Recently, I was talking to a longtime friend of mine at a music festival in Texas, and we stumbled into some interesting territory. I first met him when I...
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Oct 20
A life worth dying for
“…And when [Jesus] had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled...
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Oct 20
For all intents and purposes
I think I might be an atheist. That’s the first time I’ve (typed) that out loud, and it scares the hell out of me because belief in the divine...
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Oct 20
Bands deserving of a biopic
You’d be hard pressed to find me at many musicals. I remember seeing Chicago when it was hyping up for a Best Picture win; I agreed to see Les...
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Oct 1
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Fifth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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Sep 5
Concerning “Jesus Is My Girlfriend” Songs: Some Observations On The Imbalances of Today’s Worship: Part the Twenty-Fourth
We have seen in this series of articles that the Evangelical Church of today has fixated on sentimental, experiential, overly-romanticized worship songs, to the detriment of doctrinal and objective...
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