Wesley had a game this morning and I finally got around to bringing the camcorder. Wesley is playing in a 7 & 8 year old rec. league. They use a pitching machine, pitching the ball 35 MPH. There is no stealing and there is a …
Read MoreI Hear the Woods A-Callin’
I am packed and ready to go. The woods are calling me. Tomorrow I am going hiking in Pine Mountain, North of Columbus, Georgia with some guys from the church. I am giving up a Sunday morning at our church building to be with the …
Read Morefacebook and blogging
So a few weeks ago, I signed up for a facebook account to see a video posted by a friend on his facebook account. I signed on to facebook simply to see his video. I thought, “I blog and that is about all I can …
Read MoreBob Dylan’s Pulitzer Prize
Bob Dylan was awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize this week for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Congrats Bob! Well deserved. Whether you respect Dylan as a musician or not, you have to respect …
Read MoreBlogging Tips from Seth Godin
Internet-savvy marketing guru, Seth Godin has recently blogged on the the subject of blogging and sounding intelligent when speaking or blogging about the Internet. I have had a couple of people over the last few weeks (months?) ask me about blogging. Seth’s suggestions are all …
Read MoreEighteen Years
Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 37:5 NASB Eighteen years ago I read these words. No joke. I was no fool. I read these words. They became to me the very spoken words of God. …
Read MoreTori Vreeland
I am an uncle! My sister-in-law, Jenny gave birth to Victoria Annette Vreeland yesterday at 1:36pm. The baby weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and she was 20 inches long. My brother Jeff and sister-in-law Jenny (that’s right, there are two Jenny/i Vreelands in the world) …
Read MoreA Tribute to Larry Norman (1947-2008)
I was sad to hear of the passing of Larry Norman. He is known as the father of “contemporary Christian music.” He grew in popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with songs like “Why Should the Devil Have all the Good Music,” “Sweet …
Read MoreBainbridge Cemetery: A Poem
In a rare moment of poetic inspiration, I wrote this after attending the funeral of Paul Ragan, the father of my friend Darrell Chatraw. Bainbridge CemeterySpanish moss hung on mournful hearts,Sunlight peeked through green pine needles.Old family reunions,New family introductions,Folded flags,Military salutes,Loving laugher,Smiling tears,Stampering feet.The …
Read MoreShould a Christian listen to Bob Dylan?
I recently received an email from a Christian who read a blog I wrote about a Dylan song. He was previously a Dylan fan, but he stopped listening to Dylan after he became a Christian. He felt that his new found faith in Christ was …
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