Grand Optimist
Okay, I will confess, I am obsessed with a song. I have listened to it dozens of times in the last few days. Ever since I saw it performed on the Juno Awards I have been obsessed with Dallas Green’s song, “The Grand Optimist.” Dallas Green who performs as “City and Colour” won the songwriter…
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(Words and Music by Mike Charko and Keith Shields – SOCAN 2012) Listen to it here. People always tell me, This world is all there is. You’re a fool to think there’s more. But God above has told us, Heaven and earth fade away, His word remains the same. So straighten up and lift up…
Continue readingGod at the Door
Lately, I have had the same conversation with two different groups of friends. The conversation revolves around whether or not, and how, God might discipline people. If we remain resistant to the love of God, will he ever try to get our attention with difficulty? Will he ever “correct” our ignorance and entice us to be receptive…
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A few years ago I was headed out on a long road trip and grabbed several CDs from my collection as “music for the road.” Yes, it was CDs at the time. I had not yet made the leap to an iPod that allows one to take almost all of their musical collection along for…
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Music and Lyrics by Mike Charko and Keith Shields (SOCAN 2012) (Click here to listen to this song) (or here) I saw Jesus on the train today. He looked right through me with a piercing stare. I didn’t expect him to look that way. He asked me to love the people on the train. I saw…
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