"Contentment and moderation have no place in this story."

Tim reflects theologically on the meaning of the current USA "economic stimulus payments" (a topic he's been posting some important and thoughtful stuff on the past several days - check out his other posts) with the help of "Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car."

Lyrics to life

Those of you who read @U2 will have noticed in yesterday's Off The Record a comment about the author's pastor using "Beautiful Day" in a sermon. Sherry Lawrence, who wrote the piece, was kind enough to send along a link to the church's site, where you can hear the sermon (the link is only good this week), which alludes briefly to the song and then moves on to talk about the Biblical character Naomi.

Bible Lectures at Pepperdine University

For anyone who'll be in the Malibu, California area in late April, Pepperdine University's 65th annual Bible Lectures will feature a class called My Faith Journey With U2 (How a Rock Band Bolstered My Faith, Broadened My Compassion, and Deepened My Ministry). The speaker, Andy Wall, is from the Conejo Valley Church of Christ and has some comments on U2 on their site as well.

"Wave of Sorrow" & the Ethiopian Famine of ‘84

From last month... Quaerentia posts a fine reflection on U2’s "Wave of Sorrow," including musings on the various Biblical references behind the song. Features pictures from the Ethiopian famine that is the lyric's historical context.