This is a video my friend, Elyse, put on her Facebook wall. I think it is pretty cool and want to pass it on to you.

This (unofficial) music video is a combination of The Devil Wears Prada’s song, Louder Than Thunder, and Nickelback’s video from their Savin’ Me music video.

It has been a while since I have thrown a favorite song of mine on the blog. I thought this would be a good song since we are ringing in the Christmas season, Holiday season, winter season, etc., etc.

I have never actually seen the play or the movie, but I love this song.

Seasons of Love
Rent Soundtrack
I could not convert the song to an mp3 since it is “protected” so I am embedding one of the YouTube videos.

Also, I do not have too many soundtracks from Broadway musicals so I am pretty sure I am not going to begin adding a lot of show tunes.

Today’s Apple and Sesame Street moment is brought to you by the letter “D.”

This week’s song that seems to be hitting high numbers on the play count is Jars of Clay’s Show You Love. Jars of Clay are awesome anyway, but this one seems to be hitting me nicely right now.

Show You Love
Jars of Clay

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For a while, I thought I might share some songs that are playing in my iPod.

This week’s selection is one that I heard during worship over the weekend. I have to admit that the worship song was much better live… but if I turn up the volume high enough I feel like I am back with the band and my friends all singing together again.

Shout Unto God
This one is by Michael W. Smith, but there is a Hillsong version available also.

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As usual, I have found another great video on Dan Byron’s blog. This is Colplay’s music video for ‘Life In Technicolor ii’. It is awesome and is incredibly imaginative.

Thanks, Dan, for finding this!

I saw this video on Dan Byron’s awesome blog titled We Are Not A Democracy.

I knew the difference between socialism, democracy, and oligarchies, but I never realized that America is actually a republic. I guess I still have a thing or two to learn these days.

Here is the video. Does anyone care to respond?

The American Form of Government