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Found the website: The Wittenburg Door. Back 'in the day' I used to read 'the Door' religiously. It's great Christian satire and commentary on modern eveangelicism. I laughed out loud reading the article on Obama called "Blessed are the Swishy"


Here's what I've been listening to lately. I recommend all these records: 
  1. Echos, Silence Patience and Grace - Foo Fighters
  2. In Another Land - Larry Norman (RIP)
  3. Brighter Than Creation's Dark - Drive By Truckers
  4. Sirens of the Ditch - Jason Isbell
  5. In Rainbows - Radiohead
  6. The Fight of My Life - Kirk Franklin
  7. Magic - Bruce Springsteen
  8. Into the Wild - Eddie Vetter
Went and saw "No Country for Old Men" last weekend. While it's bloody, it has a profound message. It's not for the faint of heart. I intererpret the movie as a statement about chance and choices. It's about the choices we make and how they impact the world around us. I've been thinking about it all week. 


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