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Christmas Memories
Monday, December 15th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!For some reason, memories don’t come easy to me without a photo, video or someone sharing a story to trigger the remembrance. As I reminisce past Christmases, the details blur but the big picture pops off the page. For […]
One Piece of Paper
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Take a sheet of paper. Not the length or width, but observe the thickness of that paper. Now imagine the distance from the piece of paper and the next room, the street outside, the next city. The distance, as far as you can imagine, is like eternity, whereas our lifespan is like the thickness of […]
Inclusion of “My Jesus” on American Idol
Friday, April 11th, 2008So it appears that something influenced someone at AI to use the original lyrics of “My Jesus” in the song “Shout to the Lord” on last night’s show. All I’ll say about that is I’m glad they got it right this time. The conclusion I believe I’m coming to concerning my personal take on all […]
Possible Perspective of Darlene Zschech
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Many of you who have been commenting on the last post about AI may find this perspective interesting. It’s includes an excerpt from an interview with Darlene Zschech, author of “Shout to the Lord.”
Loud Music Suit Filed Against Church
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008I’ve been a part of half a dozen or more worship teams, and more than once noise control has been a problem. But check out this story about one church whose noise complaints came from beyond just those from within the building all the way to the neighbor inside his home across the street. […]
Spring!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Spring is finally here! Though the weather doesn’t match the season just yet in some places of the USA, it’s encouraging to know we’re out of the season of ice storms, snows and the flu. How appropriate it is that Easter — a holiday celebrating new life, Jesus’ resurrection and the new life He brings […]
The Future is Now!
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008In my last post I made mention of predictions that cars would be able to drive themselves by the time I was 16. Well, though it didn’t happen by then, it’s happening now! Check out this video of a Chevy Tahoe that drives itself! Named “Boss,” the self-driven vehicle safely navigated 60 miles in urban […]
Past Predictions, Present Actions
Friday, February 1st, 2008Sometime before my tenth birthday, my best friend and I had a discussion about what the world would be like when we were old – specifically when we turned 16. Somewhere she had heard that by the time we were 16, cars would be able to run on autopilot – navigating to and from with […]
Stuck in a Rut During a Tornado
Monday, January 14th, 2008On Jan. 2, “normal” became like a bad taste in our mouths when we were thrown from the holiday blitz into our typical Wednesday routine. All the excitement (and stress) of the holidays was suddenly gone. There were no more parties or get-togethers to look forward to or prepare for. There was no more reason […]
Lessons in Teaching
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007This summer I began giving piano lessons to a five-year-old girl. Each week after she leaves I marvel at how well she is doing.
During one of these times of reflection, I noticed how there are many things she simply has to memorize and accept that they mean what I or the book says they mean. She’s not old enough to understand and process the reason behind these things, and to explain them all, to share all my knowledge with her, would overload her with information. How similar that is to our relationship with God — except so often we, or at least I, ask why.
