I have given myself over to the pursuit of truth. I believe it is out there. The truth is out there and it cannot be hindered by all of the cigarette smoking men of the world. Truth is not new. It is not novel. It …
Read MoreTop Ten Dylan Albums
Dylan is on the cover of the rolling stone as he is promoting his new album Together Through Life. The album is #1 in the UK. Now that I am more than two years into my Dylan journey, I thought it was time to post …
Read MoreCross & Resurrection Songs
There are three songs I am listening to this weekend at we commiserate and celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus: “Dark is the Night–Cold is the Ground” by Blind Willie Johnson “Saving Grace” by Bob Dylan “He’s Alive” by Don Francisco I believe …
Read MoreBook Review: What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life by Brian Zahnd
This is the book I want with me when all hell breaks loose and I am battling the worst day of my life. I have had some difficult days, some challenging days, some tearful days, but on the worst day of my life would somebody …
Read MoreRepenting on Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday, the traditional first day of Lent, a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance. Learn more about Lent here: http://churchyear.net/lent.html Today is the “day of ashes” in the Jewish tradition of dumping ashing on your head as a sign of repentance. Many …
Read MoreLent 2009
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. So gather all that ash from the fireplace and grab your burnt sticks; it’s time for forty days of repentance all you sinners! I knew tomorrow was coming and I am ready…sort of. Ash Wednesday marks the …
Read MoreThe new blog
After 2 years 10 months, 220 posts, and over 32,000 hits on www.derekvreeland.blogspot.com/, I am moving my blog. WordPress is giving me the look I want, with a better (and easier) way to update my blog. Another reason for the move is that I am …
Read MoreRick Warren’s Prayer
Rick Warren was asked to deliver the innvocation at President Obama’s inauguration today. I joined Rick in praying for our president today. Here is the prayer: Let us pray: Almighty God — our Father. Everything we see, and everything we can’t see, exists because of …
Read MoreBlowin’ in the Wind
I am listening to various covers of Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” today on this MLK day. Dylan sang at the march on Washington in 1963, where MLK delivered his now famous “I Have a Dream Speech.” Dylan released this song in 1963. It became …
Read MoreHello 2009
So I am saying hello to 2009. I noticed that I only made one blog post in December and now we are a week into 2009 and I have yet to blog. I am still listening to Johnny Cash. My one and only post from …
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