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Friday Groove: John Legend & The Roots–Wake Up!
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Robert Gelinas
It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed an album as much as Wake Up! by John Legend & The Roots. In this neo/old-school soul album, Legend solidifies himself as the Marvin Gaye/Bill Withers of our day. Check out the title track, Wake Up!, featuring Common & Melanie Fiona:
Religion & Politics: The Religious Right is on its deathbed! (p1)
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Robert Gelinas
I’m reading a new book about religion and politics. More specifically,what role should our Christian faith play in our politics? It’s called, City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era, by Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner. The fundamental question they are seeking to answer is this: “So what does it mean to…
Conviction & The Confession
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Robert Gelinas
For months now I’ve been on the edge of my seat waiting for the release of a movie and a book. The Movie: Years ago I heard this story…now it’s a movie: “Conviction”–Can’t wait to see it! The Book: John Grisham turns the tables with “The Confession.” “For every innocent man sent to prison, there…
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud
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Robert Gelinas
While on sabbatical I’m catching up on my “to read” stack of books. I’m really enjoying Cornel West’s memoir entitled, “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.” Here are a couple of quotes from this Harvard professor, public intellectual and “bluesman in the life of the mind…jazzman in the world of ideas.” Here’s how he…
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