A common refrain that I hear constantly in Christmas conversations is how it resembles anything Christian. I don’t mean that nonsense of how trees and Nativities are some sort of subterfuge for keeping alive some ancient pagan saturnalia. Christians around the fourth century AD had actually set December 25 as a day of observing the … Continue reading O Come Emmanuel
Thoughts on Music 3: Pushing the envelope and Selling Out
I remember back in the 80s the very shock and awe of Boy George. One can imagine the conversation between two dudes going like this way: Dude 1, “Hey, check out this chick!” Dude 2, “Um, that ‘she’ is a ‘he.’ ” Dude 2: “Whoa….?!” Pushing the envelope from what is the norm to the … Continue reading Thoughts on Music 3: Pushing the envelope and Selling Out
Thoughts on Music 2: Creativity when Nothing New is Under the Sun
I was 14 years old (was I ever that young? Oh, so long ago!), but it was then I got into Ozzy’s Blizzard of Oz. What an audio journey to hear Randy Rhodes on that Les Paul and Flying V stream out one arpeggio after another a light speed. If there was an electric guitar … Continue reading Thoughts on Music 2: Creativity when Nothing New is Under the Sun
Thoughts on Music: The Curse of the Second and Third Hit?
Just looked at my I-Tunes library and discovered there’s about 39.96 gigs of music, which is roughly 15 days worth of listening pleasure, give or take a hours worth of downloaded music videos and a Simpson’s Tree House of Terror episode. But, with all that ear candy, I thought to offer some reflections on what … Continue reading Thoughts on Music: The Curse of the Second and Third Hit?
Reflections Upon Christ’s Temptation
I was recently thinking about the temptation of Jesus Christ. What an epic battle between cosmic forces—the incarnate Son of God in one corner and Satan the prince of darkness on the other. The three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) include the account of Jesus Christ’s temptation in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11; Mk. 1:12-13; … Continue reading Reflections Upon Christ’s Temptation
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