1. Karen Carpenter’s voice plus Christmas music…oh wait…hang on…I’ve got something in my eye…
2. Everyone is trying to make their Christmas meaningful for their family, we are just trying to keep our kids from throwing up between December 21 and 25.
3. We have just enough electronic devices to get some peace and quiet every now and then, if one goes bad, we may need a lawyer.
4. No matter your vocation you will be prone to try and correct what your pastor says and does. No matter your vocation, you will be prone to ignore your pastor if he has an opinion on how you do your work.
5. Discovered a new band, you’ve never heard of them…no really, that’s their name.
6. Joined a church this past Sunday, first time since leaving vocational ministry. Thinking about joining again…they have a covered dish luncheon for the new members when they join.
7. One of the most exciting parts of Christmas is doing all I can to avoid “Last Christmas” by George Michael.
8. The Calvinist, for all his belief in the depravity of man, should be far more critical of the men within his own tribe, than those without.
9. I know some people may buy the book simply because they think I’m the Christian singer…and I’m OK with that.
10. I don’t know what other people say to themselves to motivate themselves when running, but something that starts with “B” and ends with “acon-wrapped shellfish.”
Echoes and Stars 
1. Couldn’t agree more.
7. It amazes me how many musical tastes we have in common and then still those many that we don’t. I think a very interesting thing to see would be a venn-diagram of our musical interests.
Imbi, my wife, woke up at 5:30am and looked for something new to read on the Kindle app on her iPad. She found your book and read it before I woke up at eight. She is lovingly insisting that all the Kinnons read it before Christmas so that we can discuss it during our family Christmas time together.
don’t know if this is relevant to #8 but have you read this
http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2012/december-online-only/going-to-hell-with-ted-haggard.html?start=3
apologies if you were the one who posted it in the first place. I found it powerful
I don’t think I could stop saying amen to 8 and I’m Presbyterian.
Love #4. Spot on.
Wait. You’re not the Christian singer? And all these years …