Baby Lund

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What is manhood?

Julie posted a response to my review of Gran Torino and  I began writing a response.  But the comment became too big, so I turned it into a full post.  Let the discussion begin!

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Bernstein’s Mass

For my church choir’s annual Christmas concert two weeks ago, one of the solos was a piece from Bernstein’s Mass, titled “Hymn and Psalm: A Simple Song.”  It’s a very modern sounding song, not at all like traditional requiem masses.  At times, it was very dissonant and haunting, other times similar to big band Broadway.  Nevertheless, Lenny wrote a mass.  And I can’t get it out of my head.

Give this a little listen…

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weekend blogging at CBE

Hey bloggers, I was given a cool opportunity to contribute to the blog Christians for Biblical Equality. It’s an organization that Sarah and I support. They are active in promoting equality between the sexes from a Christian perspective.

This weekend, Sarah and I are attending an international conference in Denver and I’ll be posting about the seminars. Should be informative, so check it out.

On marriage and mysteries

It’s hard to imagine contentedness before it finds you.

Find a good spouse, you find a good life; and even more: the favor of God! — Proverbs 18:22 (The Message)

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iLanders

What happens when the primetime slot erodes, giving way to a new generation of media content consumers? I’m referring to the video iPods, the Sony PlayStation Portables, and other such video on-demand players. (more…)

What is Christianity?

Is it…
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Forgiveness

I got this question from an internet friend, Ciera, and it makes a good post.
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Lost religion

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Here I raise my Ebenezer!

A friend recently asked me if I named my cat Ebenezer after Dickens’ miserly character, or the 18th century hymn.
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church smorgasbord!

The world is such a smaller place when you have contacts that can plug you in. Case in point:
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A Revelation

I’m not one to ever boast prophetic revelations. I’m just not wired that way. However…
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Saint Nicholas

Is it a sin to swear in your head, Mr. Rob?

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Malcolm in the (not quite) Middle

The following is a debate I had with the operator of this site: www.starfast.org, a site conscripting Christians to “fast” from watching the upcoming episode of Star Wars…
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Sensuality is not antithetical to faith


There’s an excellent Catapult Magazine article about the age-old debate of “being in the world, but not of it.” Specifically, it addresses U2′s Bono and his penchant for antics.
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