Chopping my way through the rain forests of the internet to find you the jewels of the Nile. Treasures for your pleasure, brain candy for your inner child, starved for sweets. Help has come. Here’s some of what interested me this past week:

Browse the new website/blog for Third Avenue Baptist Church on Louisville, KY where Jonathan asks “How far should pastors go in discussing party politics either in the pulpit or privately with members of their congregations?”

Browse the ever growing list of “Christian Scholar Bloggers.”

Read the text of the “Gospel of Judas” (PDF file).

Read about the youth minister who beat up the kid who got him in dodgeball.

Browse the new Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation online.

Read the BBC’s reports that Kandinsky’s notes have been been translated into English and will soon be made available (ht: Pearcey Report).

Read Wade’s thoughts on the recent Thirsty ‘06 conference.

Read “Is God Worthy of This?” by Jim Hamilton in which he notes that “not only do those who refuse to worship Yahweh meet with misery and death in this life, they face an eternal conscious torment.”

Read Matthew Hall’s reflections on “Christians and Israel.”

Read about William Dembski’s move from Southern to Southwestern Seminary. Though rumors of this have been circulating for some time now, it appears to be official.

Read Will’s post regarding “anthropodermic-bibliopegy,” or the practice of binding books in human skin.

Read Russell Moore’s “Are You a Friend of Katie’s?”

Read as Tim Challies ponders Eugene Peterson’s philosophy of Bible “translation.”

Browse the newly released, ever expanding list of confirmed artists for Seattle’s Bumpershoot Festival.

Read about Coinstar’s move to print iTunes gift certificates for your pocket change.

Read as mp3.com traces the evolution of the iPod.

Read ‘Deciphering the Da Vinci Code’ by Al Mohler.

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.

Sign up for eMusic, expose yourself to a world of new music and help me get free downloads in the process!

Send a Bible to China through VoM’s “Bibles Unbound” program.

Read Christianity Today’s review of Paul Baloche’s new CD “A Greater Song.”

Browse Glide Magazine’s list of “25 Songs to Download Right Now.”

Read James White’s piece “Tom Wright: You Can Love Jesus Even if You Reject His Resurrection,” which includes the interesting line: “When I was in the UK recently I was struck by the vast difference between the view taken of Tom Wright there, and that found in the States. In general everyone I spoke to there chuckled at the idea Wright is in any way “conservative.”

Also see White’s piece “Dr. Caner Preached on Hyper Calvinism at Thomas Road Baptist Church,” which includes a video link to possibly the worst sermon on Calvinism ever. Dr. Caner, I will never be a “hyper Calvinist” either, I just regret you have failed to correctly define your terms.

Read “Immigration and the Law” by Cal Thomas and read “Illegal Brown is the New Black” by Ann Coulter.

Read Usounds snippet regarding “Heart of Gold,” the new Jonathan Demme documentary about Neil Young or visit the movie’s official website.

Read, read and read Denny Burk’s three-part series on Derek Webb.

Read Adrian Warnock’s interview with Sam Storms.

Read Mark Driscoll’s “Jesus’ Resurrection: Answers to Common Questions.”

Read about MTV’s decision to lampoon the crucifixion in Germany.

Download “Look to the Right,” a sneak peek track from the Benevento/Russo Duo’s forthcoming “Play, Pause, Stop” album.

Browse the ever-expanding list of confirmed artists scheduled to play Pitchfork’s Intonation Music Festival.