Monthly Archives: January 2004

Let's start maximizing profit, kiddies!

Posted on January 30, 2004 by andrew Leave a comment

I’ve decided to begin a new weekly feature feature to be updated as often as I feel like it, henceforth known as “The TPS Report” (a reference to the meaningless pieces of corporate detritus featured in the movie Office Space) … Continue reading →

The TPS Report

You're not making this easy, CCM…

Posted on January 29, 2004 by andrew Leave a comment

I often get tired of hearing people bashing CCM for being shallow and money-grubbing, ineffective in its own self-stated purpose of “reaching the lost.” CCM was a big part of my spiritual formation as a “baby Christian,” and a lot of its influence still comes out in the music I write today, so you can probably understand a little of my defensiveness. Yes, there are problems with it (as with any intersection of faith, art, and business), but it just feels counter-productive to constantly whine about how bad it all is, when it’s seemingly ministering to lots of people.

Then I read something like this that makes me want to join in the chorus of dissent.

Where to begin? Continue reading →

God, Music, Rants

So long, Tom O'Dell

Posted on January 28, 2004 by andrew 177 Comments

Image by kostia via Flickr Edit (as of 5/8/06): For those of you who don’t feel like schlepping your way through hundreds of comments: yes, I know the knife show is back and on the air on your local PAX … Continue reading →

Family and Friends, Randomness