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Two in Review: The Best Music of September/October 2024

Posted on 10/29/2024

Two in Review: The Best Music of July/August 2024

Posted on 08/27/2024

Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)

Posted on 07/21/2024

Two in Review: The Best Music of May/June 2024

Posted on 06/27/2024

Two in Review: The Best Music of March/April 2024

Posted on 04/28/2024

60(ish) Songs that Explain the 90s

Posted on 03/13/2024

Two in Review: The Best Music of January/February 2024

Posted on 02/27/2024

Two in Review: The Best Music of November/December 2023

Posted on 12/28/2023

Best of 2023: Albums

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Best of 2023: Songs

Posted on 12/27/2023

Best New Music Discoveries of 2023

Posted on 12/26/2023

Best of 2023: Cover Songs

Posted on 12/25/2023

Two in Review: The Best Music of September/October 2023

Posted on 10/29/2023

Two in Review: The Best Music of July/August 2023

Posted on 08/30/2023

Best Songs of 2023 (So Far)

Posted on 07/22/2023

Two in Review: The Best Music of May/June 2023

Posted on 06/30/2023

Two in Review: The Best Music of March/April 2023

Posted on 04/24/2023

Two in Review: The Best Music of January/February 2023

Posted on 02/28/2023

Best of 2022: Albums

Posted on 12/26/2022

Best of 2022: Songs

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Best of 2022: Cover Songs

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Two in Review: The Best Music of November/December 2022

Posted on 12/25/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of September/October 2022

Posted on 10/30/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of July/August 2022

Posted on 08/28/2022

Best Songs of 2022 (So Far)

Posted on 07/10/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of May/June 2022

Posted on 06/29/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of March/April 2022

Posted on 04/30/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of January/February 2022

Posted on 02/27/2022

Two in Review: The Best Music of November/December 2021

Posted on 12/29/2021

Best Albums of 2021

Posted on 12/22/2021

Best Songs of 2021

Posted on 12/21/2021

Best Cover Songs of 2021

Posted on 12/20/2021

Best Songs of 2021 (So Far)

Posted on 07/13/2021

Best Songs of 2020

Posted on 12/16/2020

Best Cover Songs of 2020

Posted on 12/15/2020

Best New Music Discoveries of 2020

Posted on 12/13/2020

Best Albums of 2019

Posted on 12/19/2019

Best Songs of 2019

Posted on 12/18/2019

Best New Music Discoveries of 2019

Posted on 12/17/2019

Best Cover Songs of 2019

Posted on 12/16/2019

best of 2018: albums

Posted on 12/20/2018

best of 2018: songs

Posted on 12/19/2018

best of 2018: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/18/2018

best of 2018: cover songs

Posted on 12/17/2018

We’re Going to Europe and I Made a Mix (That You Can Download)

Posted on 09/10/2018

the 18 best songs of 2018 (so far)

Posted on 07/19/2018

best of 2017: albums

Posted on 12/21/2017

best of 2017: songs

Posted on 12/20/2017

best of 2017: cover songs

Posted on 12/19/2017

best of 2017: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/18/2017

download a new mix: ‘songs for chicago’

Posted on 08/23/2017

the 27 best songs of twenty seventeen (so far)

Posted on 07/19/2017

trump’s president and i’m shutting down my blog (no, really)

Posted on 01/24/2017

best of 2016: albums

Posted on 12/23/2016

best of 2016: songs

Posted on 12/22/2016

best of 2016: cover songs

Posted on 12/21/2016

best of 2016: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/20/2016

best of 2016: tv and movies

Posted on 12/19/2016

NxNE: a mix for new england & beyond

Posted on 10/10/2016

best songs of 2016 (so far)

Posted on 07/05/2016

in response to ‘the atlantic’: five ways to be part of the solution to little rock’s segregation problem

Posted on 04/28/2016

best of 2015: albums

Posted on 12/30/2015

best of 2015: songs

Posted on 12/29/2015

best of 2015: cover songs

Posted on 12/28/2015

best of 2015: new music discoveries

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download a new mix: a midwest jaunt (songs for the open road)

Posted on 08/04/2015

so, i quit my job -OR- a new beginning at perch

Posted on 05/29/2015

swamp bound: download my new orleans mix, ‘I ❤ NOLA’

Posted on 03/23/2015

i think, i wish, i know: most anticipated albums of 2015

Posted on 01/12/2015

most read blog posts of 2014

Posted on 12/30/2014

best of 2014: albums

Posted on 12/18/2014

best of 2014: songs

Posted on 12/17/2014

best of 2014: cover songs

Posted on 12/16/2014

best of 2014: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/15/2014

looking back at my 2014 album predictions

Posted on 12/12/2014

announcing perch: a web design and development shop

Posted on 08/26/2014

Best of 2014 (So Far): Albums, Songs

Posted on 07/02/2014

kevin max announces departure from audio adrenaline, new solo album

Posted on 06/05/2014

going west: a soundtrack for denver

Posted on 06/02/2014

logs and specks: why mark cuban got it right about prejudice and bigotry

Posted on 05/23/2014

two in review: january/february 2014

Posted on 02/28/2014

listen to new nickel creek track, ‘love of mine’, from forthcoming, ‘a dotted line’

Posted on 02/18/2014

listen to new nickel creek track, ‘destination’, from their forthcoming reunion album

Posted on 02/03/2014

i think, i wish, i know: most anticipated albums of 2014

Posted on 01/29/2014

hear elbow’s new single, ‘new york morning’ from ‘the take off and landing of everything’

Posted on 01/27/2014

listen to new elbow track, ‘fly boy blue/lunette’, from their forthcoming, ‘the take off and landing of everything’

Posted on 01/15/2014

what i’ve learned from a full year of slow carb

Posted on 01/07/2014

most read blog posts of 2013

Posted on 12/31/2013

two in review: november/december 2013

Posted on 12/30/2013

best of 2013: albums

Posted on 12/20/2013

best of 2013: songs

Posted on 12/19/2013

best of 2013: cover songs

Posted on 12/18/2013

best of 2013: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/17/2013

our little olive turns 5

Posted on 11/21/2013

Mark Driscoll Scholarship Fund for Women in Ministry (no, seriously)

Posted on 11/07/2013

two in review: september/october 2013

Posted on 10/31/2013

the death and resurrection of walter white (again)

Posted on 10/01/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: contrary spirits (3/3)

Posted on 09/20/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: bivocational martyrdom (2/3)

Posted on 09/19/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: money (1/3)

Posted on 09/18/2013

photoblogging: a look back at new york city

Posted on 09/12/2013

two in review: july/august 2013

Posted on 08/28/2013

preaching the end of the world: predictions for the final episodes of ‘breaking bad’

Posted on 08/09/2013

don’t call it a comeback: derek webb’s ‘i was wrong, i’m sorry & i love you’

Posted on 08/08/2013

the unseen monster: walter white serenades us with a haunting warning

Posted on 07/31/2013

on the 12th street shooting: when a thing is more than the thing

Posted on 07/16/2013

two in review: may/june 2013

Posted on 06/28/2013

mike huckabee on supreme court’s DOMA decision: “jesus wept”

Posted on 06/27/2013

the best music of 2013 (so far)

Posted on 06/21/2013

superman’s jesus, kanye’s yeezus (and 2007 britney spears)

Posted on 06/17/2013

turning the page: new website, new job, new start

Posted on 06/12/2013

two in review: march/april 2013

Posted on 04/30/2013

patton oswalt talks boston bombing, inadvertently talks jesus

Posted on 04/17/2013

why i’m surprised rob bell came out in support of same sex marriage

Posted on 03/19/2013

two in review: january/february 2013

Posted on 02/27/2013

beginning at the beginning: buddhism, the christian narrative (and les miserables)

Posted on 01/29/2013

12 albums i’m looking forward to in ’13

Posted on 01/24/2013

derek webb celebrates 10 years, announces new album, ‘i was wrong, i’m sorry & i love you’

Posted on 01/16/2013

teaching my kids not to be thankful for jesus’ death

Posted on 01/11/2013

two in review: november/december 2012

Posted on 12/31/2012

most read blog posts of 2012

Posted on 12/28/2012

best of 2012: albums, pt. 3

Posted on 12/14/2012

best of 2012: albums, pt. 2

Posted on 12/13/2012

best of 2012: albums, pt. 1

Posted on 12/12/2012

best of 2012: songs, pt. 2

Posted on 12/11/2012

best of 2012: songs, pt. 1

Posted on 12/10/2012

best of 2012: cover songs

Posted on 12/07/2012

best of 2012: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/06/2012

“super gay” brandi carlile talks salvation army, inadvertently talks jesus

Posted on 12/03/2012

‘Life of Pi’, Biblical Literalism and Creationism

Posted on 11/26/2012

a 4-year old olive

Posted on 11/21/2012

post-election burning questions: will will ferrell keep his campaign promises?

Posted on 11/07/2012

the lever-ending story: looking back at this election season

Posted on 11/05/2012

two in review: september/october 2012

Posted on 10/30/2012

derek webb calls his biggest hit “theologically narrow”

Posted on 10/15/2012

dan haseltine, jars of clay bid farewell to the evangelical church

Posted on 09/07/2012

the death and resurrection of walter white: recapping ‘breaking bad’s’ season 5 midseason finale

Posted on 09/04/2012

bad’s still good: 25 years since my first album

Posted on 08/31/2012

two in review: july/august 2012

Posted on 08/30/2012

so, my kids are socialists: the story of a bad king and queen

Posted on 08/10/2012

derek webb releases new album, ‘ctrl’

Posted on 08/07/2012

watch rob bell’s new video, ‘rediscovering wonder’

Posted on 07/18/2012

all hail the king: predictions for ‘breaking bad’s’ final season

Posted on 07/13/2012

derek webb announces new album,’ctrl’, and fall tour

Posted on 07/10/2012

best albums of 2012 (so far)

Posted on 07/03/2012

two in review: may/june 2012

Posted on 06/29/2012

david bazan is coming to eikon

Posted on 06/13/2012

max 2.0

Posted on 06/08/2012

the apologetics of lebron

Posted on 06/06/2012

derek webb releases latest project, concept band sola-mi

Posted on 06/05/2012

10 spot riverfest edition: snoop dogg & MUTEMATH

Posted on 05/25/2012

how then should we respond to violence?: a few thoughts on the thayer street shootings

Posted on 05/22/2012

lucy lu turns 5: a look back at the photos

Posted on 05/18/2012

bill maher spars with ross douthat on religion, creationism, killing bin laden

Posted on 04/30/2012

two in review: march/april 2012

Posted on 04/26/2012

should little rock police officers live in little rock?

Posted on 04/12/2012

10 spot: outkast

Posted on 04/06/2012

listen to brandi carlile’s new track, ‘that wasn’t me’, from her forthcoming album, ‘bear creek’

Posted on 04/03/2012

[introducing] 10 spot: the black keys & kanye west

Posted on 03/22/2012

dr. neil degrasse tyson, ‘the tree of life’ and universal interconnectedness

Posted on 03/07/2012

more easter for your money: celebrating the resurrection with walmart

Posted on 03/06/2012

two in review: january/february 2012

Posted on 02/27/2012

burying the infant: in memory of rob toon

Posted on 02/13/2012

reblog: pre-grammy predictions

Posted on 02/12/2012

how culturally connected should our president be?

Posted on 02/10/2012

the ‘why i hate religion, but love jesus’ guy won’t go away. (and that’s not a bad thing.)

Posted on 01/24/2012

how to pick a republican presidential candidate like a graphic designer

Posted on 01/12/2012

12 albums to look forward to in 2012

Posted on 01/04/2012

top 5 regrets of the dying: an invocation for 2012

Posted on 01/03/2012

two in review: november/december 2011

Posted on 12/30/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers nick lowe’s ‘(what’s so funny ’bout) peace, love & understanding’

Posted on 12/29/2011

most read blog posts of 2011

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best of 2011: albums

Posted on 12/23/2011

best of 2011: songs

Posted on 12/22/2011

best of 2011: cover songs

Posted on 12/21/2011

listen to the new punch brothers track, ‘movement and location’, from their forthcoming ‘who’s feeling young now?’

Posted on 12/20/2011

best of 2011: new music discoveries

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democracy wins: derek webb covers the swell season’s ‘falling slowly’

Posted on 12/13/2011

‘boardwalk empire’ talks heaven and hell

Posted on 12/06/2011

25 days of christmix :: day 5 :: ‘white christmas’ by bing crosby (via @christenbyrd)

Posted on 12/05/2011

of snubs and surprises: my grammy predictions

Posted on 12/02/2011

zombie theology: what ‘the walking dead’ says about our view of the other

Posted on 11/28/2011

silence is golden: an unexpected lesson from uc davis and the occupy movement

Posted on 11/22/2011

3 years down: our little olive gets a little bigger

Posted on 11/21/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers rich mullin’s ‘creed’

Posted on 11/10/2011

who will be the martin luther king, jr. of the occupy movement?

Posted on 10/31/2011

two in review: september/october 2011

Posted on 10/26/2011

what i would like to imagine: don chaffer, rob bell’s ‘love wins’ and an earthy afterlife

Posted on 10/25/2011

kids say the darndest things: prison edition

Posted on 10/17/2011

a warm fuzzy message from father driscoll: god hates you.

Posted on 10/11/2011

the crowning of a kingpin: ‘breaking bad’ season 4 comes to a close

Posted on 10/10/2011

why do we care so much about the death of steve jobs?

Posted on 10/07/2011

why are young christians leaving the church?

Posted on 10/06/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers the beatles’ ‘revolution’

Posted on 10/05/2011

in review: photos from elbow live in atlanta

Posted on 09/23/2011

education animated: reflections on divergent thinking, ADHD & the victimization of the arts

Posted on 09/20/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers simon and garfunkel’s ‘bridge over troubled waters’

Posted on 09/06/2011

all jekyll, no hyde: the dark evolution of ‘breaking bad’s’ walter white

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10 years later: in celebration of kevin max’s ‘stereotype be’

Posted on 08/29/2011

two in review: july/august 2011

Posted on 08/25/2011

UPDATED :: what a difference a year makes: reflections on last year’s west memphis 3 vigil

Posted on 08/19/2011

check out photos of the forthcoming apple mothership

Posted on 08/16/2011

mutemath channels their inner black keys in new track, ‘blood pressure’

Posted on 08/09/2011

how i learned to not laugh at the moms who cry on their child’s first day of kindergarten

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democracy wins: derek webb records ‘be thou my vision’

Posted on 08/02/2011

listen to the new song, ‘the death of you and me’ by former oasis member noel gallagher

Posted on 07/25/2011

mutemath releases first single, ‘odd soul’, with innovative visual remix board

Posted on 07/18/2011

the sacred/secular blur: how reading the bible or shane claiborne might be funding rupert murdoch’s empire

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back to bad: amc’s ‘breaking bad’ set to return sunday night

Posted on 07/15/2011

a tribe called blessed?: rob bell’s editor speaks out about the ‘love wins’ backlash

Posted on 07/11/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers u2’s ‘one’

Posted on 07/01/2011

best albums of 2011 (so far)

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mute math announces new album ‘odd soul’, due out october 4

Posted on 06/29/2011

two in review: may/june 2011

Posted on 06/24/2011

listen to brandi carlile debut a new song live, ‘raise hell’

Posted on 06/16/2011

(re)living in the 90s: download 2 new mixes for the road

Posted on 06/14/2011

my first infographic: eikon volunteer piece

Posted on 06/10/2011

a (first) birthday note to max

Posted on 06/08/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers the beach boys’ ‘god only knows’

Posted on 06/07/2011

dr. jekyll and mr. white: amc’s ‘breaking bad’ set to return in july

Posted on 06/01/2011

reflecting on hbo’s ‘how to die in oregon’

Posted on 05/31/2011

post-apocalypse now: songs for the end of the world

Posted on 05/20/2011

fleet foxes’ ‘helplessness blues’ talks existentialism, jesus & american individualism

Posted on 05/19/2011

a birthday note to lucy

Posted on 05/18/2011

UPDATED :: pawn shop shimmy: how a local homeless couple experienced extraordinary act of kindness & mercy

Posted on 05/17/2011

thy will be gun: the gospel according to bill maher

Posted on 05/16/2011

should bill steal the medicine? pt. 2: lawrence kohlberg’s stages of moral development

Posted on 05/13/2011

FEEDBACK NEEDED: should bill steal the medicine?

Posted on 05/12/2011

fear & loathing in abbottabad (and beyond)

Posted on 05/11/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers bon jovi’s ‘livin’ on a prayer’

Posted on 05/05/2011

amish for homeland security: shane claiborne weighs in on the killing of osama bin laden

Posted on 05/02/2011

two in review: march/april 2011

Posted on 04/27/2011

listen to tracks from chris thile & michael daves’ forthcoming ‘sleep with one eye open’

Posted on 04/21/2011

blogging obama: re-election announcements & a brief blog history

Posted on 04/05/2011

download my latest mix, ‘music for fools’

Posted on 04/01/2011

democracy wins: derek webb covers cee lo’s ‘f**k you’

Posted on 03/29/2011

when men and mountains meet: ‘big love’ delivers in the finale (with video)

Posted on 03/21/2011

love wins?: msnbc anchor martin bashir takes on rob bell

Posted on 03/16/2011

download my latest mix, ‘lullabies: a musical guide to putting your kids to sleep & retaining your musical dignity’

Posted on 03/14/2011

end of days: my official ‘big love’ series finale predictions

Posted on 03/08/2011

a vote for democracy: derek webb preps democracy volume 2

Posted on 03/04/2011

two in review: january/february 2011

Posted on 02/28/2011

one year later: in memory of rob toon

Posted on 02/13/2011

the weirdest (free, downloadable) church pledge card you might have ever seen

Posted on 01/25/2011

from venting to vulnerability: why me (and your pastor) might be telling the truth too much or too little

Posted on 01/24/2011

listen to new elbow track, ‘neat little rows’, from their forthcoming, ‘build a rocket boys!’

Posted on 01/13/2011

get ready for ‘big love’s’ final season with a look back and exclusive clips

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snowblogging: photos from snowpocalypse 2011

Posted on 01/11/2011

beauty after the beast: a few thoughts on michael vick, second chances & raising children

Posted on 01/10/2011

public schools vs. charter schools -OR- what you are vs. what you aren’t

Posted on 01/07/2011

democracy wins: derek webb completes his covers project with ‘come thou fount of every blessing’

Posted on 01/05/2011

in retrospect: 2010’s most read/talked about blog posts

Posted on 01/01/2011

word(press) up: the newly redesigned beingryanbyrd.com

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two in review: november/december 2010

Posted on 12/28/2010

listen to new elbow track, ‘lippy kids’, from their forthcoming, ‘build a rocket boys!’

Posted on 12/26/2010

help us throw a christmas party under the broadway bridge

Posted on 12/22/2010

best of 2010: albums

Posted on 12/17/2010

best of 2010: songs

Posted on 12/16/2010

best of 2010: cover songs

Posted on 12/15/2010

best of 2010: new music discoveries

Posted on 12/14/2010

best of 2010: tv shows

Posted on 12/13/2010

ivy retardation: why our educational ladder leads to a dead end

Posted on 12/10/2010

righteous anger and walking a mile in the shoes of the other

Posted on 12/07/2010

download my latest mix: ‘christmas music for people who don’t like christmas music’

Posted on 12/03/2010

a litany to honor women from ‘common prayer: a liturgy for ordinary radicals’

Posted on 12/02/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers leonard cohen’s ‘hallelujah’

Posted on 11/30/2010

bad apple: in response to the banned “anti-gay” app

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from the babybyrds blog: it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas…so be jesus.

Posted on 11/23/2010

a 2-year old olive

Posted on 11/21/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers radiohead’s ‘karma police’

Posted on 11/19/2010

i hate mustard [and other reasons why us americans have a hard time being like jesus]

Posted on 11/16/2010

THE RESULTS ARE IN!: the best pizza in little rock

Posted on 11/12/2010

a veterans day prayer of peace by shane claiborne

Posted on 11/11/2010

VOTE NOW! who has the best pizza in little rock?

Posted on 11/08/2010

offering some feedback: first impressions of derek webb’s ambitious worship project

Posted on 11/04/2010

there will be blood?: a beautiful story of the cross

Posted on 11/03/2010

listen to the new track, ‘exorcist’ from kevin max

Posted on 10/29/2010

in response to hate: a few thoughts on clint mccance

Posted on 10/28/2010

beating up jesus: garry wills gets it right, driscoll…not so much

Posted on 10/27/2010

two in review: september/october 2010

Posted on 10/26/2010

the art of transformation: books or music?

Posted on 10/15/2010

perfect weather to fly: my little rock aerial photos

Posted on 10/14/2010

the "love the sinner, hate the sin" myth: tony campolo talks twitter (sorta)

Posted on 10/12/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers simon and garfunkel’s ‘sound of silence”

Posted on 09/30/2010

of wax and worship: reflections on last night’s west memphis 3 vigil

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photoblogging: a vacation retrospective

Posted on 09/24/2010

i’m 30! what now?

Posted on 09/22/2010

beach blogging: in memory of the mitch

Posted on 09/16/2010

life’s a beach: a new mix to help you escape

Posted on 09/15/2010

creepy jacky, trust issues and horse bbq: a few words from the babybyrds blog

Posted on 09/13/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers the beatles’ ‘eleanor rigby”

Posted on 09/09/2010

15 albums i’ll always love (and a heartfelt facebook diatribe)

Posted on 09/02/2010

weekend worship: reflections on the west memphis 3 rally

Posted on 08/31/2010

two in review: july/august 2010

Posted on 08/27/2010

meet kevin, the other max in my life -OR- a brief ryan byrd music history

Posted on 08/24/2010

the tweet heard ’round the world: a few words about segregation and educational options

Posted on 08/23/2010

beautiful noise: 6 songs to help you de-stress

Posted on 08/20/2010

why we should stop letting black people live in the quapaw quarter

Posted on 08/16/2010

some exciting new eikon church updates

Posted on 08/13/2010

listen to lissie cover metallica’s ‘nothing else matters’ and download ‘live sessions’

Posted on 08/06/2010

listen to new ray lamontagne tracks: ‘for the summer’ and ‘the devil’s in the jukebox’

Posted on 08/03/2010

anne rice’s guide to quitting christianity and keeping jesus

Posted on 07/30/2010

download my latest mix, ‘good. evil.’

Posted on 07/27/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers huey lewis’ ‘power of love’

Posted on 07/26/2010

long on diagnosis, short on cure: remembering rob with don chaffer

Posted on 07/22/2010

i’m rubber, you’re glue: letting go of the negative

Posted on 07/21/2010

counting sheep: one more thought about guns, fear and becoming a sheep

Posted on 07/16/2010

listen to the new track, ‘big wave’, by rilo kiley frontwoman jenny lewis’ latest incarnation, jenny and johnny

Posted on 07/15/2010

more sheepishness: a few thoughts about our culture of fear

Posted on 07/14/2010

feeling sheepish: a few thoughts about concealed weapons in church

Posted on 07/12/2010

one month down: new pictures of max

Posted on 07/07/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers u2’s ‘where the streets have no name’

Posted on 06/29/2010

so i’m the dude who crashed little rock family’s mommy blogger story

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best albums of 2010 (so far)

Posted on 06/25/2010

listen to the new track, ‘scissor runner’, by rilo kiley frontwoman jenny lewis’ latest incarnation, jenny and johnny

Posted on 06/22/2010

listen to the new track, ‘unholy triad’ from kevin max’s forthcoming, ‘cotes d’armor’

Posted on 06/18/2010

two in review: may/june 2010

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listen to the new track, ‘beg steal or borrow’ from ray lamontagne’s forthcoming, ‘god willin’ and the creek don’t rise’

Posted on 06/16/2010

dr. jekyll and mr. white: a look back at ‘breaking bad’ season 3

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what my neighborhood grocery store has taught me about stereotypes

Posted on 06/14/2010

of max and men: teaching a boy to be a man

Posted on 06/12/2010

the new baby byrd has arrived: first pictures of max

Posted on 06/09/2010

picking up the pieces of my blown mind: apple announces iphone 4

Posted on 06/07/2010

pre-max: a lucy and olive photo retrospective

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in memoriam: the way of jesus remembered

Posted on 05/31/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers sufjan stevens’ ‘chicago’

Posted on 05/27/2010

loving your enemies: a few words on criticism by don miller

Posted on 05/26/2010

jakob dylan talks hebrews 11

Posted on 05/21/2010

baby watch 2010: lucy lu turns 3 and a free max mix

Posted on 05/18/2010

listen to new tracks from fiona apple and the forthcoming punch brothers’ ‘antifogmatic’

Posted on 05/12/2010

is barack obama a moderate republican?

Posted on 05/10/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers gnarls barkley’s ‘who’s gonna save my soul’

Posted on 05/07/2010

agreeing to disagree, pt. 2: principles of civil discourse from don miller

Posted on 05/05/2010

agreeing to disagree: exploring the limits of social engagement

Posted on 05/04/2010

of protest and privilege: tim wise talks tea party and racial divide

Posted on 04/27/2010

rampant religion roundup: lifeway christian stores, jennifer knapp and johnny piper

Posted on 04/23/2010

roll your windows down: a soundtrack for spring/summer

Posted on 04/22/2010

praise the lord!: in pursuit of the american dream

Posted on 04/20/2010

kevin max releases new track, on yer bike!, from the forthcoming cotes d’armor

Posted on 04/15/2010

letting go: jennifer knapp confirms she’s gay to christianity today

Posted on 04/14/2010

jakob dylan, neko case perform on npr’s tiny desk concert series

Posted on 04/09/2010

when heritage is hate: virginia governor declares "confederate history month"

Posted on 04/07/2010

derek webb performs unreleased caedmon’s call track, ‘god’s hometown’ —OR— a scary tale of christian subculture

Posted on 04/05/2010

watch and download rob bell’s latest film, ‘resurrection’

Posted on 04/04/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers bob dylan’s ‘the times they are a-changin’

Posted on 04/02/2010

apple to fox news: you keep your glenn, we keep our money

Posted on 04/01/2010

faith without politics is dead

Posted on 03/30/2010

surprise! i blogged! -OR- looking for blog suggestions

Posted on 03/26/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers coldplay’s ‘fix you’

Posted on 02/26/2010

download rob’s memorial playlist & videos

Posted on 02/23/2010

information about rob’s memorial service

Posted on 02/19/2010

the good, the bad & the space between: in memory of rob toon

Posted on 02/13/2010

brian mclaren talks a new kind of christianity

Posted on 02/08/2010

just another blog about vomity corpses: periodic table of smellements

Posted on 02/07/2010

democracy wins: derek webb covers the beatles’ ‘while my guitar gently weeps’

Posted on 02/05/2010

i do confess: a big eikon announcement

Posted on 02/04/2010

what your pastor will (likely) never say publicly or to you privately

Posted on 02/03/2010

a final farewell from Fat Ryan -OR- my plan to lose the equivalent of a 10-yr old

Posted on 01/23/2010

relief roundup: how to help haiti

Posted on 01/14/2010

big love returns with season 4 and a new intro

Posted on 01/12/2010

orthodoxy vs. monodoxy

Posted on 01/11/2010

7 big ideas for little rock

Posted on 01/09/2010

a vote for democracy: derek webb to release "democracy: vol. 1"

Posted on 01/06/2010

dissolution of marriage: a case for a church-state separation

Posted on 01/05/2010

the coolest thing i didn’t blog about in 2009 -OR- how i got published by spike lee

Posted on 01/01/2010

a diagram of the same sex marriage debate

Posted on 12/31/2009

2009 in review: albums

Posted on 12/30/2009

2009 in review: songs

Posted on 12/29/2009

25 in the 2000s: things that shaped the aughts

Posted on 12/27/2009

25 in the 2000s: albums

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25 in the 2000s: songs

Posted on 12/25/2009

merry christmas: wise-bloggers

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25 in the 2000s: one-hit wonders

Posted on 12/24/2009

an advent reflection: in anticipation of life (and death)

Posted on 12/22/2009

25 in the 2000s: cover songs

Posted on 12/20/2009

25 in the 2000s: movies

Posted on 12/17/2009

25 in the 2000s: tv shows

Posted on 12/12/2009

a few thoughts concerning the shane montgomery arrest

Posted on 12/11/2009

25 in the 2000s: sports moments

Posted on 12/08/2009

25 in the 2000s: technological innovations

Posted on 12/02/2009

25 in the 2000s: religious stories

Posted on 11/29/2009

25 in the 2000s: an introduction

Posted on 11/28/2009

from the eikon blog: a day of eucharist

Posted on 11/26/2009

pro-abortion, anti-communion: when religion becomes a weapon

Posted on 11/25/2009

do you f*#@ing love bacon!!??: a religious flowchart

Posted on 11/24/2009

hbo’s big love returns in january 2010

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our sweet little olive turns 1

Posted on 11/21/2009

twitter me this: 5 twitter gripes

Posted on 11/15/2009

pulaski academy, marching bands & the new racism

Posted on 11/13/2009

anne pressly & curtis vance: the uncomfortable unspoken reality

Posted on 11/12/2009

from mcsweeney’s: an open letter to the guy at my gym who screams when he lifts weights.

Posted on 11/09/2009

when churches attack!: scaring the hell out of the masses, pt. 2

Posted on 11/07/2009

when churches attack!: scaring the hell out of the masses

Posted on 10/31/2009

a solution to the little rock homeless problem: let them die

Posted on 10/29/2009

designing obama: scott thomas talks about obama design campaign

Posted on 10/26/2009

BeingRyanByrd.com has low self esteem, receives a facelift

Posted on 10/24/2009

a graphic debate: liberals vs conservatives

Posted on 10/23/2009

friedrich nietzsche was exactly right about christianity

Posted on 10/18/2009

music you should know: brandi carlile’s give up the ghost

Posted on 10/06/2009

join me in saying ‘no!’ to public libraries!

Posted on 10/02/2009

the gospel according to breaking bad’s walter white

Posted on 09/29/2009

a little byrdy told me about a place called etsy

Posted on 09/28/2009

jennifer knapp releases new track, letting go

Posted on 09/18/2009

the blueprint: the making of a jay-z album cover

Posted on 09/17/2009

the theology of killing: jesus and our brother romell broom

Posted on 09/16/2009

smashing assumptions: billy corgan talks god

Posted on 09/14/2009

from the eikon blog: bazan breakup?

Posted on 09/04/2009

an open letter to those who have been burned by church

Posted on 09/01/2009

derek webb announces original caedmon’s call working on new album

Posted on 08/30/2009

of prophets & pundits: a few words about criticism

Posted on 08/28/2009

drops like sketchnoting: rob bells talks creativity and suffering

Posted on 08/27/2009

move over pat robertson: john piper talks gay tornadoes

Posted on 08/20/2009

eureka! six years of wedded bliss.

Posted on 08/18/2009

brian mclaren: an open letter on healthcare to conservative christians

Posted on 08/12/2009

music you should know: umbrella tree’s the letter c

Posted on 08/11/2009

rant two: bill maher talks healthcare (insert ominous music here)

Posted on 08/09/2009

to the dave ramsey disciples: beware of moths and rust

Posted on 08/07/2009

announcing the launch of the eikon website

Posted on 08/04/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: the spirit vs. the kick drum

Posted on 08/03/2009

my piece in little rock soirée: a day in little rock

Posted on 07/30/2009

god resigns, appoints assistant ashley to god

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reggie fish to the world: "i put that on my mama that the hogs get a bowl"

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barna group research on homosexual faith perspectives

Posted on 07/29/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: cobra con

Posted on 07/26/2009

new series: derek webb’s stockholm syndrome track-by-track

Posted on 07/24/2009

my feeble attempt to avoid a rant: healthcare reform.

Posted on 07/22/2009

you are what you eat: john calvin, tony campolo and logical conclusions

Posted on 07/17/2009

free music: the official beingryanbyrd playlist

Posted on 07/16/2009

poets, prophets and preachers: what else do you want to hear?

Posted on 07/10/2009

poets, prophets and preachers: chocolate covered turds and death by paper cuts

Posted on 07/08/2009

new video: jenny lewis sees fernando

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poets, prophets and preachers: the beginning is the end is the beginning

Posted on 07/06/2009

in route: poets, prophets and preachers

Posted on 07/05/2009

from the eikon blog: informational meeting scheduled

Posted on 07/04/2009

quote of the day: the wisdom of parker palmer

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derek webb stockholm syndrome update: new track released – what matters more

Posted on 07/03/2009

a comment on blog comments

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simply put, today i got censored.

Posted on 06/25/2009

legend lost: michael jackson 1958 – 2009

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father’s day pictures

Posted on 06/21/2009

father’s day thoughts: count your blessings…or curses…

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lucy lu: summertime on the farm

Posted on 06/19/2009

music you should know: dirty projectors’ bitte orca

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twitter me this: iran, protests and social media

Posted on 06/17/2009

isn’t it ironic: indie sensibilities and the rise of hip hop

Posted on 06/13/2009

derek webb stockholm syndrome update: new track released – freddie, please

Posted on 06/11/2009

lucy and olive hit the pool

Posted on 06/10/2009

mute math announces new album armistice, releases new track ‘the nerve’

Posted on 06/09/2009

zack attack: jimmy fallon talks reunion with our favorite preppy

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quote of the day: death of emergent?

Posted on 06/05/2009

eikon therefore i am: cookout details

Posted on 06/04/2009

derek webb stockholm syndrome: spirit vs. kickdrum vs. utter confusion

Posted on 05/29/2009

a quick pic of lucy lu

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ted talk: the power of design

Posted on 05/26/2009

pick six: 90’s songs you don’t know but should

Posted on 05/24/2009

big announcement on the eikon blog

Posted on 05/21/2009

one year of blogging bliss

Posted on 05/20/2009

to lucy: birthday two

Posted on 05/18/2009

our [not-so-new] new house

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the common

Posted on 05/16/2009

the venn master

Posted on 05/14/2009

ino records give a thumbs down, derek webb gives a…

Posted on 05/12/2009

my two moms

Posted on 05/10/2009

from the eikon blog: organic community

Posted on 05/04/2009

an ethic of fear and muslim baby-making

Posted on 05/02/2009

of gays and gods: thoughts about closed-ended questions

Posted on 04/30/2009

two futures: a call for nuclear disarmament

Posted on 04/29/2009

god is not a white man

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life update: life behind bars and ONE notes

Posted on 04/27/2009

new mute math video for spotlight

Posted on 04/17/2009

breaking news: mustaches cure scurvy!!

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brother hank on christian music

Posted on 04/14/2009

world map according to americans

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ladies and gentlemen, i give you: chicken tetrazzini

Posted on 04/11/2009

will ferrell prays to diet slice-drinking jesus

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sara watkins: give me jesus

Posted on 04/09/2009

from the eikon blog: graphics and god

Posted on 04/07/2009

jesus people and the christian music bubble

Posted on 04/06/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 04/02/2009

an olive update

Posted on 04/01/2009

from the eikon blog: thile theology

Posted on 03/29/2009

bat fight!!

Posted on 03/25/2009

for the love of big love

Posted on 03/24/2009

facebook promotes sibling love

Posted on 03/17/2009

music you should know: lisa hannigan

Posted on 03/14/2009

what happened to ryan?

Posted on 03/11/2009

sucking face wilco style

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ash wednesday sacrilege

Posted on 02/25/2009

oh no, mommy…it’s…the…INTERNET!!

Posted on 02/24/2009

new on the eikon blog: culture, christ & the city

Posted on 02/22/2009

kay pettigrew keeps it fresh

Posted on 02/21/2009

rolling stone’s 100 greatest singers of all time

Posted on 02/18/2009

nailing jello to the wall: defining emerging church

Posted on 02/17/2009

swedes, spouses and shepler’s

Posted on 02/16/2009

theological lumping

Posted on 02/13/2009

woe to those who have blog synergy

Posted on 02/07/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 02/05/2009

tired, worn & haggard: our brother ted

Posted on 02/03/2009

saying no to therapeutic self-help theism

Posted on 02/01/2009

religion roundup

Posted on 01/27/2009

stockholm syndrome

Posted on 01/26/2009

where there’s smoke, there’s fire

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happy birthday macgyver!

Posted on 01/23/2009

music you should know: fiction family

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big, big love

Posted on 01/21/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 01/20/2009

introducing eikon church.

Posted on 01/19/2009

how to lose a blog in 10 days, er, seconds…

Posted on 01/18/2009

bebo, britney and the cult of celebrity

Posted on 01/16/2009

funniest person on planet earth: tracy morgan. period.

Posted on 01/13/2009

blog FAIL

Posted on 01/12/2009

evangelicalism smackdown: the battle for the bible belt

Posted on 01/11/2009

good copy bad copy and the great confession, pt.2

Posted on 01/10/2009

good copy bad copy and the great confession, pt.1

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2008 in review: it’s in the numbers

Posted on 01/08/2009

doesn’t revel when others grovel…

Posted on 01/05/2009

emergent jesus

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in review: the curious case of benjamin button

Posted on 01/03/2009

finally! beingryanbyrd.com gets a redesign

Posted on 01/01/2009

2008 in review: personal experiences

Posted on 12/31/2008

2008 in review: best movies

Posted on 12/30/2008

why obama won: reasons #437 & 438…

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new pics of olive

Posted on 12/29/2008

yo GABA: my life as a physiological freak

Posted on 12/28/2008

the rainbow connection

Posted on 12/27/2008

top 10 buzzwords of 2008

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2008 in review: best albums/songs

Posted on 12/26/2008

merry christmas from olive

Posted on 12/24/2008

rick warren, lesbian rock stars and generative friendship

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WARNING: gratuitous proud poop pictures ahead. :)

Posted on 12/22/2008

happy birthday, olive!

Posted on 12/21/2008

theology on tap

Posted on 12/19/2008

quote of the day

Posted on 12/13/2008

oh! christmas tree

Posted on 12/12/2008

more goodness from tony campolo: power vs. authority

Posted on 12/11/2008

memo to the "i’m cool" cussers: you’re not.

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kevin max live at the rev room: a night in review

Posted on 12/10/2008

want another helping of ryan byrd? no? (then just humor me…)

Posted on 12/07/2008

a quick olive pic from the iphone

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quote of the day

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current music obsessions

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name that arkansas newspaper

Posted on 12/06/2008

my guiding theologies: scripture

Posted on 12/05/2008

power vs. love: the psychology of a man & his bride

Posted on 12/04/2008

new olive pics!

Posted on 12/02/2008

oh the breadth of my blog…

Posted on 12/01/2008

my guiding theologies: christ

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10 reasons why men should not be church leaders

Posted on 11/30/2008

olive’s first (real) trip out of the house

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thoughts from my doctor’s office waiting room…

Posted on 11/29/2008

UPDATE: mark driscoll: the sad gospel of male chauvinism and female denigration

Posted on 11/28/2008

my guiding theologies: intro

Posted on 11/27/2008

beautiful summation of the christian faith by tony jones

Posted on 11/26/2008

babybyrds.com updated!

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will ferrell: fashion maven

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more pics of olive: day 5 (already!)

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a quick pic from olive’s first night home

Posted on 11/22/2008

notes on an olive

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come see the olive

Posted on 11/21/2008

gone in 60 seconds: the story of olive grace

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scratch that last post…

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olives available next tuesday…

Posted on 11/20/2008

video roundup: from advent & atheists to mashups & masterpieces

Posted on 11/18/2008

is it just me, or is it getting hot in here?

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a serious moment: top 10 grossest foods…

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you listen to what??: an unlikely list

Posted on 11/16/2008

did anybody hear we’re gonna have a black president??

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hell freezes: my wife’s a blogger!

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new kevin max track, take ??

Posted on 11/15/2008

babybyrds.com!

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the real atlas: sad analogous observations

Posted on 11/14/2008

don’t stop believin’

Posted on 11/12/2008

mark driscoll: the sad gospel of male chauvinism and female denigration

Posted on 11/11/2008

fear and loathing (and burning) in san francisco, part 2

Posted on 11/10/2008

fear and loathing (and burning) in san francisco

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what’s in my [proverbial] 6-disc changer

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great quote

Posted on 11/09/2008

ok, point taken…

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lucy lu: sans parents

Posted on 11/08/2008

baby byrd #2: very close…

Posted on 11/05/2008

president barack obama. finally.

Posted on 11/04/2008

24 karat bull.

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new mute math track

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nerd alert! nerd alert!

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one final thought…

Posted on 11/03/2008

speaking of hulu…

Posted on 11/01/2008

music on mtv?

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why i can’t not vote for obama: a manifesto of hope

Posted on 10/30/2008

dance or die

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lucy lu @ the pumpkin patch

Posted on 10/28/2008

who knew ’73 was so fancy?

Posted on 10/27/2008

stay classy, g.i. joe

Posted on 10/25/2008

little rock: come here and you will die

Posted on 10/21/2008

happy trails, coach

Posted on 10/20/2008

new website completed

Posted on 10/19/2008

creative advertising

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exciting design news

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attention liberal elite media…

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yo face: the new yo mama…

Posted on 10/15/2008

procrastination…

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old cowboys never die..ok, wait, this one did…

Posted on 10/11/2008

the art of inspiration

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church quote

Posted on 10/09/2008

the "m" word

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you be the judge

Posted on 10/07/2008

healthy, wealthy…and wise?

Posted on 10/04/2008

post about posters

Posted on 10/02/2008

another new kevin max track

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i can’t make this crap up.

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pro life, pro obama

Posted on 10/01/2008

must bring your own weapons…

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the devil’s iv

Posted on 09/28/2008

find your own calcutta.

Posted on 09/27/2008

ray lamontagne: lover, not a fighter

Posted on 09/25/2008

the perfect song?

Posted on 09/24/2008

clay gay (not to be confused with ray gay…)

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why not to be a christian: reason #379

Posted on 09/23/2008

god hates blogs: the scurvy dogs

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a quick break from the westboro crazies…

Posted on 09/21/2008

god hates blogs: the demigods

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god hates blogs: demigods and scurvy dogs

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god hates upcoming blog teasers.

Posted on 09/19/2008

happy belated anniversary

Posted on 09/18/2008

emobama

Posted on 09/17/2008

what’s in my [proverbial] 6-disc changer

Posted on 09/13/2008

the most profound mystery

Posted on 09/12/2008

cancer research: overrated.

Posted on 09/11/2008

slacker uprising

Posted on 09/10/2008

indie music fans hate themselves and are lazy…

Posted on 09/08/2008

a generous paradoxy: peace through weakness

Posted on 09/07/2008

on the border, off the job…

Posted on 09/05/2008

death of an ironic legend

Posted on 09/03/2008

new kevin max track, take 2

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truth/Truth

Posted on 09/02/2008

worship

Posted on 08/31/2008

internet junkie

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would it be wrong to pray for irony?

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3 years later: hurricane katrina

Posted on 08/29/2008

office aggression

Posted on 08/27/2008

if all else fails…

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what do you get when you cross a voodoo witch, a wig and an angry security guard?

Posted on 08/26/2008

the dangerous power of labels

Posted on 08/24/2008

obama/biden ’08, part deux

Posted on 08/23/2008

new kevin max tracks

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god the mother? nooma she | 021 rob bell

Posted on 08/20/2008

mobile blogging: my 20-minute electricity vacation

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i [heart] music

Posted on 08/19/2008

confessions of an olympic profiler

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summer comedy throwdown

Posted on 08/17/2008

5 years

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james 5:16 says…

Posted on 08/15/2008

like a mini horse in a china shop…

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awesome headline of the day: police detain cinderella, snow white and tinkerbell

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screw it: the story of a man, an elevator and a burkha

Posted on 08/14/2008

i think i’m starting to agree…

Posted on 08/12/2008

lucy in technicolor

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the power of graphic design

Posted on 08/11/2008

paducah: a retrospective (cue flowery music…)

Posted on 08/10/2008

music of the free variety

Posted on 08/05/2008

lucy lu

Posted on 08/04/2008

surely not…

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arkansas sports 360

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welcome back nfl, go away brett favre…

Posted on 08/03/2008

springfield and me, the giddy obama stalker

Posted on 07/30/2008

honeysuckles in branson

Posted on 07/26/2008

marriage in reality: <i>to christen</i>

Posted on 07/24/2008

<i>god</i>songs

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lucy the camera hog

Posted on 07/12/2008

white lines

Posted on 07/10/2008

alien girl found in woman’s womb…

Posted on 07/09/2008

arkansas sports 360 football preview

Posted on 07/08/2008

our summer vacation is in minden, louisiana…seriously…

Posted on 07/05/2008

links page up

Posted on 07/03/2008

noisetrade

Posted on 07/02/2008

the art of quitting

Posted on 07/01/2008

lucy lu

Posted on 06/27/2008

pick your nose

Posted on 06/25/2008

the truth shall set you free

Posted on 06/24/2008

back to the future

Posted on 06/22/2008

smoke in the air

Posted on 06/15/2008

lucy

Posted on 06/11/2008

parking deck

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never-aging 90’s albums

Posted on 06/10/2008

racial reconciliation…

Posted on 06/09/2008

theology

Posted on 06/07/2008

performing songwriter

Posted on 06/03/2008

so far i’ve lost…

Posted on 05/26/2008

pain.

Posted on 05/23/2008

welcome

Posted on 05/20/2008