Links I Like

There’s a long-standing tradition for people with websites to provide links to other websites that they like, in the vain and futile hope that anyone might be bothered to care. Why should my website be any exception?

If You Like My Music…

	Carrie Pazdziora There are lots of people whose music I admire, but there’s only one I admired enough to marry. That should tell you something (besides just that I’m biased!).
	Edwin T. Childs Composer, mentor, arranger of hymns. He taught me at least half of everything I know.
	Milano Gloria. And Hans slipping on a banana peel.
	Keith & Kristyn Getty Ireland’s finest composers of modern-day hymns for worship.
	Ken Medema is simply the greatest Christian musician alive.
	Fernando Ortega If you can’t guess why he’s a favorite of mine, listen to “The Shadow of Your Wings” and then you’ll see.
	Marty Goetz It’s the Psalms as David would have written them if he’d played the piano… and taken them to Broadway.

Out-of-the-box Bible Studies and Stuff

	The R. A. Torrey Archive A 19th-century evangelist with a remarkable knack for making the Bible clear and practical.
	Stuff Christians Like Hilariously and devastatingly honest.
	Fruit of His Lips Hovering somewhere in the colorful space between theology and poetry, the inscrutable thoughts of Dr. McDuffee will leave your head spinning and your heart singing.
	Letters from Kamp Krusty (by Brant Hansen) Includes “Ancient Wisdom for No One in Particular,” “Stolen from Chesterton, But He’s Dead So What’s He Going to Do,” and “If Jesus Had a Blog…”
	ChrisRusso He writes the posts that I would have written if I had the time. Kind of spooky, actually.
	Ship of Fools Because sometimes church seems loony, but you still want to believe in something or other. Don’t miss the Gadgets for God!
	Scriptorium Daily (Middlebrow) Classic Christian theologians from St. Ambrose to R. A. Torrey–and especially Torrey–are taking the web by storm.

On Writing, Editing, and Such

	The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond My brother John on fantasy writing, etc.
	You Don’t Say Veteran copyeditor John McIntyre weighs in on words and how to use them.
	Evil Editor Your queries mocked while you wait. Also, weird cartoons.
	The Hog’s Head Faith, fiction, fantasy, and (gasp!) Harry Potter…. imaginative literature examined from a Christian perspective.

Spiritual Abuse Awareness and Resources

	Provender An extremely thorough list of links to resources on understanding, dealing with, and overcoming the effects of spiritual abuse.
	Teen Mania / Honor Academy It’s called a Christian ministry, but Teen Mania’s “Honor Academy” is one of the most spiritually abusive groups I’ve ever encountered. This blog documents their abuses and offers hope.
	Mrs. Darcy, Mrs. Darcy, Mrs. Darcy A spiritual abuse survivor with some very encouraging articles in her archives. (Yes, her husband likes her.)
	Quivering Daughters The “Quiverfull” movement presents itself as conservative family values, but can lead to spiritual and emotional abuse of women. This site offers comfort and encouragement.

Some Ministries I’ve Worked With (Good ones, not abusive ones!)

	UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) Sunday School and Bible Study materials for urban Christians. (I’m the Senior Copy Editor and occasional contributing author.)
	Holy Trinity Church Find me on the North Side leading worship on odd Sundays. (You’ll know because the Sunday will be a bit odder.)
	UnMasked Productions Creative drama and arts; I’ve written some choral works for them.

Stuff & Nonsense (The Meaning of Life is Found in Silliness, Or Not)

	(The customer is) Not Always Right …and here are the laugh-out-loud stories to prove it.
	F Minus The adventures of people who take it quite seriously. World’s Worst Grandpa.
	Criggo “Kids Make Nutritious Snacks,” and other interesting news items.
	The Annoying Music Show Doctors rapping about sickle-cell anemia. Farm animals bleating the Beatles. Ragtime Eminem. Turn off your radio. Turn it off now.