New Articles 9/15: Kimya, Civility and Comfort Zones

NEW TO RANSOMFELLOWSHIP.ORG -- September 15
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Kimya Dawson: remember that i love you (2006)
By: Denis Haack
Date: 09/15/2008
Topic: Music
There is a lovely paradox in Kimya Dawson’s music. Her songs are simple, childlike, almost childish in spots, yet they probe into the meaning of life. Her voice is clear and calm, yet her lyrics build intensely, rushing out in crowded lines as if pausing to catch our breath is something we cannot afford in the face of so much honesty.
http://www.notesfromtoadhall.com/articledetail.asp?AID=455&B=Denis%20Haack&TID=4

Re-Thinking Issues: Civility and Immigration
By: Denis Haack
Date: 09/15/2008
Topic: Books
As I write this America is in the midst of a political campaign... which means it is a time to make choices, which means we need to think about issues responsibly, which means for Christians that our politics needs to be intentionally under Christ’s Lordship, which means that we need to be sure our thinking is informed by a biblically informed Christian perspective instead of being simply swept along by political ideologies or slogans or party loyalties.
http://www.notesfromtoadhall.com/articledetail.asp?AID=456&B=Denis%20Haack&TID=5

Pushing Beyond Comfort Zones
By: Denis Haack
Date: 09/15/2008
Topic:
Last year a friend, Tim Giese, phoned with an invitation, though he worded it as a challenge. “You’re always talking about discerning culture,” he said with a good-natured snicker, “but there’s a lot of culture you don’t pay any attention to—let’s go to the mixed-martial arts cage fight at the fair grounds next week. Bet you’ve never discerned one of them!”
http://www.notesfromtoadhall.com/articledetail.asp?AID=457&B=Denis%20Haack&TID=2