I read about things that bother me, that I can't quite figure out. When I was in college I read 20+ books on dating (I never quite figured it out)! Over the last decade, one particular issue has plagued me and pushed me to read - why does the iPhone exert such a gravitational pull on me? And what is that doing to me/us spiritually? These are the 10 Books on Technology … [Read more...] about Top 10 Books on Technology
Understanding the Times
Top 200 Songs of the 2010’s
An annual tradition on my blog - My Top 100 Songs of the Year. But this year as we wrap up a decade of music I ranked my top 200 favorite songs of the 2010's. To further explore amazing music, here are my (946 favorite!) Best Songs from the 2010's (click “Follow” at the top of Spotify if you want to add any of the playlists to your sidebar of … [Read more...] about Top 200 Songs of the 2010’s
Frozen 2: The Terrible Freedom of Writing Your Own Script
[warning: if you haven’t seen Frozen 2 yet, there are minor spoilers ahead] As I watched Frozen 2 at the theater with my kids this week, it struck me that the movie is 100% about GenZ decision making. Frozen 1 was a frozen winter. Frozen 2 is about autumnal change- the changing, swirling leaves are a key metaphor throughout. This review is spot on: Frozen 2 … [Read more...] about Frozen 2: The Terrible Freedom of Writing Your Own Script
Good Clean Fun Music Playlist
If you've ever tried to make a playlist for a College Ministry meeting, you've found that it's not easy to find fun songs that are clean and that appeal to an ethnically (and spiritually) diverse college student audience. Notice any pattern in the Top 50 songs? According to Newsweek's article How Songs with Explicit Lyrics Came to Dominate the Charts, more than 2/3 of the … [Read more...] about Good Clean Fun Music Playlist
Good Clean Fun 2018
What’s the first thing students encounter when they come to your event? The music that you’re playing. The problem - finding good music that's not explicit. So here’s a Good Clean Fun Spotify playlist. Full of upbeat, fun songs that are clean and that appeal to an ethnically diverse college student audience. It’s a mix of Christian rap, dance, popular … [Read more...] about Good Clean Fun 2018