theme song of the week

This is a great song with great lyrics which I think we should all spend some time contemplating.... I Repent

words and music by derek webb

i repent, i repent of my pursuit of america's dream i repent, i repent of living like i deserve anything of my house, my fence, my kids, my wife in our suburb where we're safe and white i am wrong and of these things i repent i repent, i repent of parading my liberty i repent. i repent of paying for what i get for free and for the way i believe that i am living right by trading sins for others that are easier to hide i am wrong and of these things i repent bridge i repent judging by a law that even i can't keep of wearing righteousness like a disguise to see through the planks in my own eyes i repent, i repent of trading truth for false unity i repent, i repent of confusing peace and idolatry by caring more of what they think than what i know of what we need by domesticating you until you look just like me i am wrong and of these things i repent

Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007

Today I received an email from World Vision in regards to the new development in stopping children soldiers. Here's the low-down:
The Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 (S.1175) would curtail U.S. military assistance to governments that fail to take steps to demobilize and stop forcing/recruiting children into the armed forces or government-supported militias. Countries that do take steps to disarm, demobilize and rehabilitate child soldiers would be eligible for certain forms of assistance to help professionalize their forces and ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to finance the exploitation of children in armed conflict.
Ask your Members of Congress to support the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007. American tax dollars should not be used to support the exploitation of children as soldiers, and American weapons should not end up in the hands of children.

Please take 5 minutes to complete the forms and add your voice to stopping this sad army of children killing children.

key of R - top 5 best albums of recorded history (ever)

That's right I'm once again imposing my musical elitist opinion on the void. Revel in your unknowingly lacking existence and rejoice that you have been freed. Go, buy these 5 (I mean 6......I couldn't bear to leave Linford out of the list) albums right away.

5. Linford Detweiler - Unspoken Requests
5. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
4. Damien Rice - O
3. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
2. Johnny Cash - American 5: A Hundred Highways
1. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

[addendum]:
Since Wilco holds the #1 slot I thought I'd also drop a line about their great new album out entitled "Sky Blue Sky". I would also highly recommend the special CD/DVD version which shows the band in the studio recording the album. This cd is very layered & dense musically which isn't readily apparent on the first couple listens but, you visually can see this on the DVD. Tracks to pay attention to, in my opinion, are "Impossible Germany", "Walken", & "Shake It Off". Check it out.
Enjoy & I'd love to know what your top 5 (6) list would include.

skie

As, I continue to dabble in photography I find that, other than taking picture's of my daughter, I greatly enjoy trying to frame trees & clouds in new & interesting compositions. So, tonight is a post solely dedicated to the sky & all it's wonders.
The first 3 pictures are taken here in the Kittitas Valley in Washington State. The 4th & 5th pictures are from Wyoming last year on our migration out West from the East Coast. The remaining pictures are from various points in the Shenandoah Valley back in Virginia. Hope you enjoy.

sierra leone's refugee all stars

A quick post about a great band I've been listening to quite a bit for the past few months. The group is called Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, which was founded in a refugee camp in Guinea during the civil war in Sierra Leone. This band also has a documentary out about the forming of the band and footage from the early days of the band. Check them out. The album is entitled, "Living Like A Refugee". The trailer for the documentary is below.