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The melodies that echo in my soul.  The songs that vibrate to the rhythm of my heart.  The words that cascade like waves of water on the ocean sand.  These are the things that I dream of.  The things that I live for.  The purpose of my life. Nothing, nothing in the world comes close to the sounds of a beautiful song that I can share with the people who appreciate beautiful music.  We will only…

Once in a while it is fun to do a blog on a song that means a lot to me and I hope to some of my readers as well.  I have done several of these “song blog posts” in the past.  I hear the song while I am writing and I only wish that I were musical enough to be able to sing it as well as write about it.  This particular song is from the musical Cats which is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.  Mr.…

I want to talk about the idea of righteousness in my blog today.   Of course, I did not invent this concept.   But I do have my own definition for the concept.   I am going to give you my definition and then some popular definitions from other perspectives.    A righteous person consistently places truth, justice, compassion, and integrity above personal gain.  They willingly sacrifice wealth,…

How Education Destroyed Four Friends!

Sometimes my best blog ideas come at 3 AM in the morning.  This morning I woke up thinking about “What does it take to be taken seriously?”  Are people just reading my blogs and thinking “That sounds nice” or “Sounds like a good idea but not for me.”  I hope that I am writing these blogs as more than mere entertainment.  I want my ideas to be taken seriously.  But what does that mean to be taken…

You have eyes but you do not see.  You have ears but you do not hear.  You say the words, but you ignore the deeds.  You claim to profess a belief in Christ, but you do not live according to the words of Christ.  You follow Christ by your own desires but not by the desires of Christ.  O Ye Christian Hypocrites! Let me be clear.  I have known many Christians whose lives reflected extraordinary…

Do you hate to admit when you are wrong?  Do you try to defend your position even when it is indefensible?  If so, do not feel too bad.   You are in great company.   Throughout history, some of the greatest thinkers and most intelligent people in the world have refused to admit when they were dead wrong.   We are going to look at some of the most egregious examples of some very smart people who…

Over the years, I have come to think of myself as a warrior.  Not because I served four years in the military.  Truth be told, the Boy Scouts were a tough organization compared to the Air Force.  I think of myself as  a warrior because I have never walked away from a fight.  Sure, I sometimes got my butt kicked but the other guy did not want to fight me again.  Furthermore, we often had a greater…

I have decided that each month I will publish my favorite movies for that month.  Some months I might have only a few and other months, I might have more.  Karen and I have what we call “Friday Night at the Movies” where she makes dinner and I set a table in front of our TV and we watch a  movie that I have chosen.  I often have two or three prospects, and I give her a choice.  Many of the…

I have always loved great speeches.  A long time ago I found a series of the greatest speeches in history on Caedmon LP Records at the Eau Claire Public Library.  I would go into the sound booth and play everyone of them over and over again.  It did not matter whether or not I agreed with the speaker or whether or not I endorsed his/her ideas.  The passion, resonance and persuasion that came…

When Dreaming Is Not Enough When I was young, I loved the words from the  song “Dreaming” by Johnny Burnett: Dreamin’, I’m always dreamin’ Dreamin’ love will be mine The song “Motherless Child” by Richie Havens was my dirge.  I never dated in high school.  Never went to a dance or prom.  I left high school a few months after just narrowly graduating so I could fight the communists in Asia.  I…