Never Forget The Cause has a new song entitled: No More Guitar Heroes. Which is also included in StickySweetSounds Records recently released compilation entitled: SinSSS. The compilation features artist mostly from Bacolod and Negros Occidental, Philippines but also includes several acts from nearby provinces and from Manila.
never forget the cause | no more guitar heroes
Never Forget The Cause has a new song entitled: No More Guitar Heroes. Which is also included in StickySweetSounds Records recently released compilation entitled: SinSSS. The compilation features artist mostly from Bacolod and Negros Occidental, Philippines but also includes several acts from nearby provinces and from Manila.
God on Trial: The Verdict
More than half-a-century after Auschwitz, we seemed to have become anesthetized to the once disquieting cry for justice, grown cold of the prophetic voice of the few who still cry out against the horrors of events that came years after Auschwitz. Words such as: Agent Orange, Khmer Rouge, Rwanda, Martial Law and Extra-judicial killings are now merely anecdotal information in history. Perhaps it is true that for those of us who dare call ourselves 'Christians' we are indeed content and unknowingly proclaim the dictum that perhaps: "God is not good, he is simply on our side..."
Unity Of Opposites | There Goes Another Decade...
Unity of Opposites is an indie electronic music label that supports DIY music projects regardless of their genre. This year they've started to showcase their roster of diverse indie bands in a sampler entitled, There Goes Another Decade which features music from the following artists: Ellen Degenerate, DeathToPuberty, The Loperamides, Never Forget The Cause and more. What's interesting about this compilation is that it can be downloaded for free!Click here to download the sampler>>>
Oblong | Sarah Sing Me To Sleep
It started with him writing on my blog’s guestbook...
This review is submitted way past its self-appointed deadline. I promised Mark, that I’ll have this done 3 days after his request but apparently a lot happened: a weeklong meeting in Bangkok, a weekend project planning in Anilao, mid-terms in my MA and a weeklong battle with flu and a urinary tract infection got in the way.
To make up I searched my old blog m35b to put into context my long digital friendship with Mark (Oblong) that has transcended Blogspot, Friendster, Purevolume, MySpace and Facebook. As I remember meeting Mark way back when Oblong was still in its infancy sometime back in 2004, when he wrote a very kind comment on m35b. During that time blogging was still in its infancy and Friendster testimonials were still considered sacred thus guestbook messages are treasured as well. At that time Mark was still involved Boy Meats Girl a Laguna, indie rock outfit that I vaguely remember watching at a morning show as I was preparing to go to work.
The invitation to draw near
Human experience unfolds in story. Meaning is fashioned from places, plots, and players fused in real-time[1]. This is because more often than we like to admit it God uses the stories of people, events and the things we already know to reveal Himself and His will to us.
Christmas is a classic example of this.
Being gathered here together as a family already resembles something that happened around 2000 years ago in Bethlehem as the first Christmas was also celebrated by a family.
In fact as far as the biblical narrative is concerned it seems that human life begins and ends in the story of families: it starts with the story of Adam, Eve and their children and it ends with the entire household of God. In fact Matthew 1:1-17 speaks of Jesus’ genealogy: a story of families and its narratives of one family tragedy after another. And in the middle of this grand cosmic narrative is the story of the first Christmas that was again unfolded in the story of a family.
The Scandal of partiality in the Epistle of James
A few months ago I wrote an exegetical paper on James 2:1-14 exploring the theme of equality. Below is the paper's introduction and on the side are links to sections of the exegetical paper, it is my prayer that you'll find it insightful.
The Scripture as the Word of God couched in ancient human language, in human words that persevere for Christians of all generations as a form of God's self-revelation to his people who are fashioned in and through Jesus of Nazareth. As Christians in the twentieth century we read and study that Word of God as nourishment of our spiritual lives. But we do not study it in a vacuum. We are members of a faith-community that feeds its spiritual life, indeed on the written Word of God along with the tradition that has been born of it and that has helped fashion the understanding of that written record[1].
May the light shine...
From the Greenpeace Philippines blogA little more than a dozen candles flicker in the dark wheelhouse of the Rainbow Warrior.
An anti-climatic ending for the Turn the Tide Tour of Southeast Asia that rallied, thousands into action for the past 3 months or so, but nevertheless, the candles stand as a testimony to the life of the few who chose to stand up, to bear witness and to offer up their lives, limbs and liberty for what we believe is the greater good of the planet.
The candles flicker for the life of one whose youth, has been stolen so that real, lasting and meaningful change would be ushered in. The candles shine for Crizel Jane Valencia, a very brave six year old girl from Mabalacat, Pampanga in the Philippines. Read more>>>
The Earth is waiting...
From the Greenpeace Philippines blog
As a musical genre reggae has always been noted for its tradition of lyrical social criticism, which is embodied in songs that talk about life, love , and the quest for identity that is to be found in the pursuit of freedom from the metaphoric ‘Babylon’ of ignorance to deeply rooted relationships of incongruity in society. By nature reggae music’s lyrics stands as an attempt to raise the political consciousness of the audience, such as by criticizing materialism, or by informing the listener about important subjects that includes the environment.
From an Asian standpoint, reggae finds itself at home in countries like the Philippines and Indonesia as the histories of so many Asian countries share the same plight to that of the country that birthed reggae –Jamaica, thus striking a sense of musical solidarity that transcends space, race and time. Read more>>>
Inspiring action...
From the Greenpeace Philippines blogThe movement for change is rich in visions.
All of us seem to have our ideas of the ‘perfect world’, some including detailed economic and political systems, while some simply a glorious dream of peace and love and harmony (or in Greenpeace lingo a ‘greener’ and ‘peaceful’ future).
Both, of course are important.
We need practical ideas of organization, and we need splendid ideas of harmony to inspire us.
Sometimes, though, the visions of our goal seems so far removed from our lives as to be impossible, and disagreements on practical plans split us apart.
Someday, "after the revolution," visions will be attainable. But now they are far away on the other side of that future event, change.
I think we need some sense of connection that exists between the struggles and fragility of our own day-to-day unromantic lives and the ultimate goal, the vision. Read more>>>
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