New Hold Steady Album

The Hold Steady are an old-school rock band. They play pretty raucous music which is influenced by roots and Americana rather than anything heavy metal-esque: think loud Neil Young. They don't try and change the musical rules, they just write good lyrics and set them to good music. And all of their albums have been well received. They have just released their fifth album called, read more

Bible reading notes

Luke 9:20

"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."'

Not everyone in those days expected a Messiah, but a great many Jews did. Given the fact that they were surrounded by Romans, and paying them taxes, the idea that one day there would be freedom from all this and that God would send someone to defeat their enemies was a popular one. It is easy to imagine that as...