Justin Cross and I were at Southeastern together.  He is a fantastic musician, have seen him play at several shows in Birmingham.  Just recently he put out an album titled “Listening to Ghosts.”  I highly recommend it!

Justin http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=musingsandph-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B004BRW1B4&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrhas also just put out a live album recorded at one of my favorite places in Birmingham, the UCF House.  Check out the live album here:

UCF (University Christian Fellowship) is a college ministry that I did a lot with, and their main building, essentially a student center/lounge that also doubled as a concert venue, was basically my home while I lived in Birmingham.  UCF is also the link to the second shameless plug.  The Director of UCF, Andy Byers, who is an awesome, excellent pastor, just wrote a book, which you can check out below!

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=musingsandph-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0830836187&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrThe final bit of this string of shameless plugs is about an upcoming talk I will be giving at First Church of Christ in Clinton, CT.  I will be discussing the differences among Bible translations and translation philosophies on April 13 at 7:30.