Another week of random tidbits and periodic tripe in the blogosphere. Just a brother tyring to make my way; leaving you crumbs along the path. Here’s some of what caught my eye and stopped my mouse this past week:

Follow the San Francisco Chronicle’s timeline of Apple computers.

Read the Independent’s results of their “worst album ever” poll.

Read Mark Driscoll’s apology over the handling of recent comments regarding Brian McLaren.

Read Chris’ piece wrestling with “Pastoral Plagarism.”

Read Canada’s National Post’s thoughts on Morrissey’s ban of their country.

Browse the growing list of confirmed acts for the “Wall of Sound” music festival in Fort Worth, TX.

It seems to be official (and here), Ergun and Emir Caner will engage James White and Tom Ascol on the topic “Baptists and Calvinism” at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA.

Read about the recent use of photographs in the fight against abortion in Canada (ht: Pearcey Report).

Read as Cal Thomas wonders “Whose Country is This?” and why “many illegal aliens who broke our laws to get here and who continue to break our laws to stay here, demanding that the United States not only allow them to remain, but support them with the taxes of law-abiding citizens?” (ht: Pearcey Report). Read LaShawn Barber’s accompanying “Illegal Ingrates.

Read Thom Rainer’s thoughts in Baptist Press on the dying church in America.

Read Dr. Burk’s recent ETS paper “Inerrancy is Not Enough,” surely it went over well in Patterson’s backyard! I had hoped to attend, but was only able to be there Friday for Grudem’s presentations and a couple of other papers.

Read Justin Taylor’s post regarding Francis Beckwith recently being denied tenure at Baylor.

Participate in the conversation over at Challies regarding the question “What is the Gospel?” prompted by the Together For the Gospel blog.

Look into my ears and see what I’ve been listening to.

Freepay has changed its rules and imposed deadlines, so please, Please PLEASE, help us both earn a free laptop, a free Mac Mini, a free iPod video or a free iPod Nano. Come on, help a brother out….I now only have until May 30.

Read a great review of Anathallo’s “Floating World” which references another great review (if I do say so myself).

Follow the recently reunited Greyboy Allstars as they tour in advance of their first new studio LP in nine years.

Continue to pray for Keith and Alicia as they are in China, soon to return with their daughter, Ruth Ann!

Read Pitchfork’s recent interview with Calexico.

Browse Tim Bluhm’s (of Mother Hips) list of five great albums.

Read as guitarist Papa Mali joins the blogosphere, telling his “Notes From The Road.”

Preview several tracks from the new (as of yet unreleased) album by Canadian (mostly) instrumental post-rockers …As The Poets Affirm at their myspace.

Just in case it’s been too long since you’ve felt nauseous�(I don’t know if this is real or not, but it seems appropriate to equate Osteen’s approach to church with a game…)

Visit my beautiful family on the web.

Don’t forget to download Anathallo’s “Hymns” before it’s too late.

Read Rhett’s excerpt of the story of the American Bible Society refusing to print for XXX.Church.

Browse the ever-expanding list of confirmed artists for Pitchfork’s Intonation Festival.

Read about Sufjan Stevens winning the Pantheon Award.

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