Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil
For those of you who loved Steve Taylor in the 80’s, he’s back; and back in style. The creator of such music as “Meltdown (At Madame Tussaud’s)” (1984), “On The Fritz” (1985), “Lifeboat” (1985), and “This Disco (Used To Be A Cute Cathedral)” (1985) has released a new album. He used a Kickstarter campaign to…
Continue readingSleep in Heavenly Peace
“Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.” Earlier this week, the Rosetta spacecraft reached the end of a ten year journey and delivered the Philae lander to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. After a bouncy landing in the open planes,…
Continue readingA Prayer for Today
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, My one desire is to live a thankful life. You have rescued me, blessed me, healed me, redeemed me. Selah I desire to live this life in gratitude to you. I desire to find my place in Your will. I desire to fulfill the role to which you are calling…
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This Journey
Together we traveled on paths of beauty. The stars were purest white, the leaves greener than we had ever known, and the rivers brimmed with life. The hills spoke of old battles fought and new battles to come; we traveled through old forests inhabited by creatures both fair and foul. Sometimes the road was straight…
Continue readingFollow-Up to Big Smoke
The Del Barber deer story and my own Blackbird story from yesterday’s post led me to think of this powerful song. I Hung My Head (Words and Music by Sting) (Performed by Sting – listen here and Johnny Cash – listen here) Early one mornin’ with time to kill I borrowed Jeb’s rifle and sat…
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