Stuff Worth Sharing

First, an apology. You may have noticed that I removed my recent post entitled "Bono and the 'Culture of Love.'" I felt that it was inappropriately judgmental, beyond my place, and not particularly edifying. I'm sorry.

Now, before we rush headlong into the glorious unknown that is 2008, if you're not completely burned out on the endless lists that plague the turning of the year, I'd like to share a few things I found meaningful in 2007 - some old, some new, some borrowed, some blue. I don't know if this will become a tradition or not: I just thought it would be fun. There should be something here for everyone.

Meaningful Books:

1. Seeing Is Believing - Greg Boyd [amazon]


2. The Space Trilogy - C. S. Lewis [amazon]


3. The Silmarillion - J. R. R. Tolkien [amazon]


4. The Philosophy of Tolkien - Peter Kreeft [amazon]


5. The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky [amazon]


Meaningful Albums:

1. I See Things Upside Down - Derek Webb


2. Gravity | Love - Sandra McCracken


3. 40 Acres - Caedmon's Call


4. The Day of Small Things - Alli Rogers


5. She Must And Shall Go Free - Derek Webb


Meaningful Blogs:

1. Cerulean Sanctum - Dan Edelen


2. Internet Monk - Michael Spencer


3. Random Reflections - Greg Boyd


4. Letters from Kamp Krusty - Brant Hansen


5. Ben Witherington III - Ben Witherington III



Meaningful Articles and Interviews:

1. The Primacy of the Imagination
2. Shop Class as Soulcraft
3. The Gospel For Those Broken By The Church
4. Derek Webb Interview
5. N. T. Wright Interview


(Mostly) Meaningful YouTube Videos:


1. Lifehouse - Everything



2. Eowyn - Sleeping Sun



3. Narnia - Breakaway



4. Nickelback - If Everyone Cared



5. Chip & Dale vs. Donald Duck



Best Blog Posts at Sojourner's Song:

1. Thinking About Art and Morality


2. The Problem of Pain


3. Tolkien On Fairy Stories


4. Big Family Survival Series


5. Are Trees Conscious?

God bless you and have a wonderful new year!