We had the chance a few months ago to sit down with James Rubart, first-time novelist of the book Rooms, a fictional account of a man who goes through an introspective journey by way of the rooms in his new house.

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I came searching for spirituality
And you fed me destructive doctrine.
I came seeking some answers
And you fed me legalistic jargon.
And you fed me damaging theology.
I came looking for acceptance
And you fed me your mirror image.

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Continued from Ruthanne: By The Fire   With a creak the light takes over as the day meets her face. Illuminated, her eyes crinkle as she adjusts to the sunlight. A figure slowly appears, silhouette darkened by the illuminating light that surrounds it. His back faces to her, appearing to be slowly moving forward, just out of grasp.   Like those times where your mind follows after your...

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Creation 2010 was an experience that words cannot describe. So I give you the pictures. I will caption them, but to get the best perception of Creation you just need to go.

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I often frequent the closest coffee shop in pursuit of an upside-down caramel macchiato.  After a long absence from coffee there is nothing more refreshing than that delicious drink. Recently however, I have realized that there might be a cost not worth the refreshment.

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  The brown broth splashes my face, as I dig in face down, slurping the noodles while simultaneously scooping with the chopsticks in my right hand. A European man behind me tells his daughter to chew with her mouth closed. I chuckle to myself with mine half-open, laughing at the differences in culture, yet saddened by how I have felt trapped within two cultural ideals for most of my life. I...

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You make music because you love it, and you can also get a job, and that's fair enough.  But I think a lot of times, you find a lot of great songs that are written, and people are really in a place of, I guess you would say suffering, or a dark place, or just kind of feeling pretty empty, and I think a lot of time, due to those experiences in life, when you come out of it, you can really write some pretty potent stuff. 

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He called for prayer and everyone and everything stopped. The silence was staggering. 75,000 people froze and the mountains screamed God's love. Switchfoot just filled previous hours with praise to Him and greater than their fame or performance was their passion for Jesus Christ...

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Let's face it. When you take Hallelujah Highway to get the largest Christian music festival in the country, it's going to be a good week. As I sit here and type, cars, trucks, and RVs are pouring into Agape Farm in Mount Union, Pennsylvania.

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