Posts Tagged ‘culture’
I love the church calendar, and I definitely love the Advent season. I grew up in a church that basically rejected (or at least didn’t adhere to) the church calendar, and I’ve really enjoyed the new found seasons. I think it’s a beautiful way to connect faith and life in a very real and specific way. Anyway, part of Advent involves the singing of songs about the birth of Jesus. One thing I am always struck by is the fact that most times we hear Christmas songs they neglect to add very important and beautiful verses.
Here’s the last verse from “Oh, Holy Night” that I never even knew existed, but might make it my current favorite:
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother,
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! Oh, praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
Here’s the full text. Let me know if you know of any other great songs like this, and may peace be with you and your loved ones during this Advent season.
I recently stumbled across a great cultural site called GOOD Magazine: http://good.is. I was first intrigued by their great design sense, and then a really interesting story about required reading for English classes, and the script of Freaks and Geeks was on their list. I thought that was awesome. Then today I saw that they were letting you name your own price (down to a dollar) to recieve their mag in the mail. That was a great offer I couldn’t pass up. I really don’t know much about the mag, but I think if you’ve got a dollar to spare this could be a good gamble.
If you know anything about Western PA, you know that high school football is a big deal.
I got some new books today that I’m really excited about. Culture Making by Andy Crouch and Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman. Check them out, and let me know if you’ve read them. I’d love to converse about them.
