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Somehow, music is able to convey feeling and emotion as well as truth and theology. When was the last time a sermon or lecture moved you to tears? I don’t mean the conviction of the Holy Spirit during a sermon or the tears of boredom during a lecture. A song has the power to stop you in your tracks, take you back 20 years, or help you look 20 years into the future. Why is that? How can we listen to a 45-minute sermon with little impact, but be driven to our knees by a three-minute song?

Since your brain may be a little soft from the holidays, we’re going to ease into 2008 with an easy to engage topic. What is your favorite movie of the past 30 days? I have seen only two: National Treasure 2 and Alvin and the Chipmunks. While Christmas Don’t Be Late (the Hula-Hoop Song) is hard to vote against, I am going with Nicolas Cage over Jason Lee because you can only watch or listen to approximately 20 minutes of Alvin, Theodore and Simon without your head exploding.