Let me tell you about K’naan. His story is truly inspirational.  Having basically boarded the last plane out of war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, his family moved to New York City, and later Toronto to escape the Somali civil war.  Knowing no English, K’naan taught himself by listening to hip-hop albums as an expatriate teenager.  The song “Dreamer” off his February ‘09 release “Troubadour” tells of his young aspirations to become a beloved, touring musician:
“What would it take for a boy about my age to hear cheers in his head upon that …

by Liam Morris
One of my favorite things to do it to find musicians on youtube, myspace and purevolume who have yet to really make it big, but are amazing musicians.  Today I came across Garrett Gue, who is originally from Bozeman, MT but now lives in Seattle, WA.  Below is some information that I pulled off of his Myspace page.
Garrett Gue, hailing from Bozeman, MT, has been passionately exploring music ever since his uncle gave him a beat-up guitar when he was eight years old. Since then, he has found …

This Excerpt is from Mark Driscoll’s Blog – The Resurgence – and this article can be also found here.
Mark Driscoll Preaching Pastor at Mars Hill Church

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… a time to be silent and a time to speak…
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b
It was a very normal day until I realized that I was actively destroying my own soul.
The day began with my alarm jolting me awake. I immediately turned on my BlackBerry to hear it chime for each voicemail and email …

by Jesse Browning
I’ve recently come to the realization that the churches in my area who are the most unorthodox in their theology, the most “liberal”, and who hold the most distorted interpretations of Scripture, happen to care more about the people in our area than other more theologically conservative (evangelical) churches in our town. While the Churches with decent doctrine try ever so hard to draw the lost, white, middle class families into their buildings, the apostate “liberal” churches are out feeding the homeless, providing shelter for downtrodden families, running …

by Ian Bauer
Say HUUTAJAT ten times fast. Five times fast? Actually, just see if you can say it once.
For the last 22 years Mieskuoro Huutajat, has been a relatively well kept secret.  They’ve performed all over the world from Belgium to Estonia to Canada. From rock clubs, chamber music concerts, supermarkets and swamps. But, you’ve most likely never heard of them.  Finnish for “Mens Choir The Shouters” Mieskuoro Huutajat is a choir made up of 30 men with black suits and rubber ties.  Their style of performance is undefinable.  They …