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New Music for Saturday
Sandra McCracken has a new album coming out. This song is called, “The Tie that Binds.” You can listen to samples and/or download songs from her new album, Red Balloon, for free at NoiseTrade. Ads
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A new book from Stephen Nichols
I’ve only read one other book by Stephen Nichols and I really enjoyed it. This one came to my attention earlier this week: And here’s a blurb:Subtly weaving Bible stories together with intriguing details of the lives of blues musicians such as Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, Nichols reveals what blues music teaches about sin,…
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Orange Blossom Special
No “Chew On This” post today. I’ll be busy eating and talking to my hearts content. We are having family over today after church. Today is the second anniversary of Granddaddy’s death, or beginning of real life, depending on your perspective. I wrote about him here, here and here. In his honor, I thought I’d…
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Music for Saturday: Casting Crowns
I’ll be honest…I have never really been a big fan of Casting Crowns. Though they’re on the radio pretty frequently, I don’t know much of their music. I’m just not all that excited about contemporary christian music like I used to be. So, when I heard “Slow Fade” I was a little surprised to find…
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Music for Saturday: A walk down patriotic memory lane
My fifth grade social studies teacher was Mrs. McCaskill. She was a very interesting woman. Whenever she had a headache, she would place her Bible to her forehead and pray. Most of the time she was very patient, but when we reached her last nerve, she gave us fussy lectures. I felt especially bad for…
Leslie Wiggins 