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To Know or Not Know the Truth

January 21, 2011 — Leave a comment

Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

Is it always better to know the truth, even when it hurts?

My answer:

Kaffee: I want the truth!
Col. Jessep: [shouts] You can’t handle the truth!

If you were of movie-watching age in 1992, when you read the question above, the quote from A Few Good Men probably immediately popped into your head. [the again, maybe it’s just me…i found myself whistling the Andy Griffith theme yesterday and listening to the Nacho Libre soundtrack today…]

Anyway,

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Questions About Hope

January 20, 2011 — Leave a comment

A few days ago, the post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

What gives you hope? And what, if anything, makes you question hope? And what makes you question your questions of hope? And…

Wow, a three-parter!

My answer:

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New Orleans, January 2011

January 19, 2011 — Leave a comment

Some images from my trip to The Big Easy. Spent most of my time in meetings. Next time, more sightseeing!

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Travel Day

January 18, 2011 — Leave a comment

Whenever I fly, I recall this video.

Today, I watched it on my flight home.

Via WiFi.

Sitting in a non-reclining chair.

With my teeth floating due to the extended turbulence.

Trying not to laugh too hard…

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Grandpa Elliott

January 17, 2011 — Leave a comment

I’ve been in New Orleans the past few days for a meeting and tonight, while walking around the Quarter, saw Grandpa Elliott – New Orleans icon and participant in the Playing for Change project (he is at 1:05 in the video below.)

I watched him from a distance for a bit and noticed people simply passing him by – almost not “seeing” him sitting there on the corner (the way most do when walking around and seeing street people or musicians.)

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Is there a Reason For Everything?

January 16, 2011 — 1 Comment

Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Why or why not?

My answer:

This is an interesting question.  One whose answer is generally either formed or influenced by the circumstances in our life or a predisposed and faith-based belief one holds.  For me, Continue Reading…

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Thoughts on Honesty with God and In Our Worship

January 15, 2011 — 2 Comments

Man…to be able to write like this:

A Thousand pairs of fiery eyes
Burn like a serpent down the Highway 5
As the long amber tail to Los Angeles unwinds
I’ve got His resurrection down in side my skin
But for all my revelating I just cant make sense of this gravity we’re in

Cause I’m a dead man now with a ghost who lives
Within the confines of these carbon ribs
And one day when I’m free, I will sit
The cripple at your table
The cripple by your side

– Carbon Ribs, John Mark McMillan

These lyrics just reverberated in my head today as I listened to them a number of times.

I read an article about McMillan this morning and two things hit home – one about his songwriting and the other about worship, but both dealing with being honest with God.

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If I Had A Time Machine

January 14, 2011 — 8 Comments

Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

If you had a time machine that only let you spend one hour in a different time, what date would you go to?

One additional, self-imposed caveat: …And, in going to that date, you COULD NOT change the future.

My answer:

Since I added the caveat above, I’m going to cheat slightly:  Rather than a specific time, I’m going to share about two.

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Why I started

January 13, 2011 — 3 Comments

Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

What made you decide to start a blog? If you’ve blogged about this before, go back and read it. Is that still the reason? What’s changed?

My answer:

I started blogging back on March 31, 2009 and actually wrote about the “why” on April 16th of that year.  You can read that post here, but in a nutshell my reason was:
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Looking Forward in 2011

January 12, 2011 — 2 Comments

Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:

What are you looking forward to this year?

My answer:

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