Mandisa, Phil Stacey and Chris Sligh on the Dove Awards by mjsbigblog OMG. Dream come true. Mandisa, Chris Sligh, and Amy Grant, paying tribute to Michael W. Smith! I’m tearing up right here at my computer. Bad trip nga lang, putol sa dulo. (Sorry, Phil.) Agnus Dei! Lord, we should do Agnus Dei in church!...

Candice has tagged me. The rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people and post a comment to Candice’s blog (she’s the one who tagged me) once you’ve posted your three sentences. I wanted to be strict about this, but as it turns out, the nearest book, Jealousy: 99 Tips to Bring You Back from the End of Your Rope, a gift to Cathy,...

On February 25, 2008, one of my best friends, Jay Tan, joined our Heavenly Dad. On April 4, his family and friends celebrated his 40th day. (I’m not exactly sure why we do this. Is it rooted in Catholic theology? Can someone tell me?) So I joined my very good college friends Danny, his girlfriend Michelle, and Mic, for the celebration at his home. The first thing I thought to myself upon reentering the Tan residence was this: Wow, how...

Mariah Carey’s new album, E=MC2 is available at record bars everywhere. We bought our copy of Carey’s E=MC2 two days ago – album launch worldwide – at the Odyssey branch at Market! Market! The version of Mariah Carey’s E=MC2 that we bought is a limited edition copy, one that comes with a Mariah Carey E=MC2 skin for I-Pod, as well as a poster. In total, E=MC2 contains a total of 14 songs, including the #1 hit Touch...

“Always Be My Baby” by David Cook is arguably the best performance this season on American Idol. I don’t think anyone could’ve taken this Mariah Carey chestnut and turned it on its head so completely and successfully, but David Cook did, and I am blown away. Thanks to Rickey, here’s a live David Cook Always Be My Baby mp3, taken from his April 17 American Idol performance. I don’t make David Cook mp3s...