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Category Archives: Thoughts
Why so serious?
When I was a kid, I could have a pretty serious outlook on life sometimes. I was introspective, doing a lot of carefully thinking and caring deeply about everything that seemed important to me. And those qualities aren’t bad but, … Continue reading
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Do you approve?
“And they shall know you by your disapproval.” Or is it that Christians are supposed to be known by their love? And sure, we’re supposed to be continually changed to be more and more like Christ. But let’s not confuse … Continue reading
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What do you need?
When some people say that God is all they really need, what do they mean by that? We clearly have other physical needs, and God has created us to need attention and affection and interaction with other people – needs … Continue reading
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Give it to me black and white…
I was talking to a long-time friend earlier this week who mentioned how they hate it when there are “gray areas” in relationships, elements of the friendship left undefined – so you don’t know what your standing is. Years ago, … Continue reading
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Scars
I recently ran across an interesting saying at the end of a music video that a friend had posted to Facebook (Jeremy Fisher – “Scar That Never Heals”). It was the Zimbabwean proverb “a coward has no scars.” I’ve often … Continue reading
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Collaboration and Rewriting
So music is a big part of my life and I realized some time ago that writing is one of the particular aspects of music that I’m most interested in. Since that realization, I’ve begun to study more intently about … Continue reading
Statues of Critics
So a couple months ago, Mark Lee (from Third Day - who played two nights ago on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) made a great blog post entitled “There isn’t a statue of a critic.” Here’s some of what … Continue reading
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Tagged critic, critique, mark lee, theodore roosevelt, third day, Watercooler Wednesdays
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Keep Playing – Watercooler Wednesdays
I’ve been reading some good books on songwriting lately. The Craft and Business of Songwriting by John Braheny states, “In order to operate at peak performance during the creative process, you should be motivated internally by the spirit of play … Continue reading
Heroes – Watercooler Wednesdays
Hey there! Here’s another post that’s part of the Watercooler Wednesdays discussion on arts and culture. Thought I’d try to start a conversation about heroes today. Do you have any heroes? People who you look up to who have done … Continue reading
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Tagged hero, passionate life, purpose, rich mullins, role model, sacrifice, Watercooler Wednesdays
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Church life and Sundays
Today is Sunday and I got to thinking about being involved at church and in church-related organizations. Those reading this who attend church regularly know that you can get very busy with church – even to the point of having … Continue reading
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Tagged busy, Church, culture, hectic, Lance Wallnau, rest, sabbath, Seven Mountain Strategy, small group, sunday
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