In the end, as Paul the Apostle said, all things work for the good for those who believe. Just gotta believe to receive the blessings we all too often take for granted, especially in the tough times. Amen.
Archive for April, 2009
Words of Wisdom (Apostolic Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Theology on April 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Personal Message to Dave Matthews and the band (Rock Me Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Music on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll be in Section 204, Row F, seat 10, the one jitterbugging with the daughter and son-in-law to-be. Give me a shout out, will ya?
Enlightening travel guidance (Those Evil Iranian People Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Media, Movies on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve never seen travel guide Rick Steves’ TV film about his travels in Iran last year, do yourself a favor and check it out. Anybody who’s done the least bit of traveling in the world–and I’m not talking tourism but doing mission trips or the kind of travel in which you get to meet [...]
Wisdom fit for a week focused on poverty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, Theology, war & peace on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“If we are to be peacemakers we need to take on . . . a mentality of abundance and put away from us the mentality of scarcity. “This sense of scarcity makes us desperate, and we turn to competition, hoarding, and a kind of parody of self-preservation. This greed extends not only to material goods [...]
Of do-gooders & bleeding hearts and libruls and fools
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, Theology, war & peace on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If anything can be imagined, it can be done. Ending poverty. World peace. Dismiss me as a idealist if you will. The hardcore realists said slavery could never be abolished and besides–the Good Book never condemned slavery and in fact appeared (and appears still) to be perfectly fine with it. The hardcore “realists” always love [...]
Wisdom fit for a Sabbath Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Theology on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Come to me, you who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” – Matt. 11:28 “It is such folly to pass one’s time fretting, instead of resting quietly on the heart of Jesus.” – Therese of Lisieux
Of me and Lincoln and MLK and Forrest Gump (Great Country Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Movies on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So one day years ago I’m in Washington on Houston Chronicle assignment and have time to do the whole tour thing and I’m standiing in front of Lincoln in absolute awe. No matter how many times you do Washington and the monuments and incredible Americana sites, you just stand in awe of it all, right? [...]
Dave Matthews Band is coming to town!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Music on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One week from today! Jitterbugger will be there with two daughters, jitterbugging to the high heavens! There is a time for silence (see post below), and a time for Jitterbugging!
In praise of the Godly sounds of silence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, Theology on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Stop. Be aware of the volume of that TV you’re not even watching. Be aware of the music blasting from the radio. Tune out all the clamoring voices around you. Turn it all off and think about this wisdom from Isaac of Niniveh, the Syrian monk: “Every man who delights in a multitude of words, [...]
In the Christian life, beginnings are never-ending
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, Music, Theology on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had a good and quiet Saturday morning with coffee over the Scriptures, with time to reflect and meditate on whatever comes to mind and in that process, it came to my mind that in the Christian life the beginnings never end. Thomas Merton said something to the effect that we who are faithful and [...]
