The Best Album of the Year…So Far

Today, the new album from The National called Trouble Will Find Me Here came out. I’ve listened to it 3 or 4 times and it is easily the best album I’ve heard all year so far. Here’s a song from it.

Links I Like

Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like.

book

  1. 20 reasons why going to the gym is a waste of time. This will make you laugh.
  2. Michael Lukaszewski on 10 ways to be miserable as a pastor. I’ve done almost all of these at one point or another. Great list.
  3. How Ryan Huguley preps a sermon.
  4. Relevant Magazine on The state of music in 2013.

Evolution of Music

Links I Like

Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like.

book

  1. One church planter reflects on the gospel coalition conference.
  2. Jason Helopoulos on Why pastors quit. Lots of wisdom for pastors and for church members to know what pastors go through.
  3. How pastors can thank wealthy givers.
  4. Joe Thorn on Why you shouldn’t be late to church. Totally agree.
  5. What do you do when you find out your favorite band is a Christian band?
  6. Brian Howard on How to get home from work early.
  7. Carey Nieuwhof on If you miss your family, you will miss everything.

Real Beauty

Links I Like

Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like
  1. Download a FREE album from The Gray Heavens. Check out an interview with the band here.
  2. Tom Ascol on Being a pastor and handling confidential stuff.
  3. 50 shades of porn and the growing number of women drawn to porn.
  4. Dan McCarthy on What we can learn from the worse CEO’s of 2012. Fascinating leadership reading.
  5. A play by play of Andy Stanley’s pre-preaching time for the inauguration service. Pretty interesting stuff.
  6. J.D. Greear on 2 ways to know you are saved.
  7. Why pastors and elders need prayer. When people at Revolution tell me they are praying for me, our elders and my family, it is one of my favorite things to hear.

New Favorite Music 10.10.12

Streaming:

Burning up my iPod: