Writing comes in waves. Sometimes those waves crash into the walls of normalcy and produce nonsense; for me at least. (Like this point) I’ve found that when I am overly busy with physical things (cleaning, fixing, working, etc.) I am unable to hear my mind because it isn’t working. I’ve written often about solitude and…
Leaves are Blowing, Everywhere
It’s that time of year again when leaves begin to fall to the ground, blow all over everything, and stick fifteen feet deep in my yard. The last person to help me with them retired from any physical labor. It is a daunting task when you have sixty-foot oaks, magnolia, and pecan trees and it’s…
Some of My Favorite Songs
I love music, all types, genres, and styles. I like music with lyrics and lyrics without music. Today I want to share my love for a few classic and contemporary hymns and why I love them. For the record, there are too many to list here and I have some that I absolutely love that…
You Need to Be Alone, Sometimes…
In my line of work I am connected with a lot of people from many walks of life – all the time. This is an unfinished essay… on purpose. You’ll feel it. During a very trying season a good friend said to me, “James, the good news is that we get to work with people,…
The Songs We Sing and What They Say
Last week I wrote about how music impacts our way of life and thoughts. When it comes then to our lives and what we say to them, they too affect those around us. Continuing this metaphor, I want to express a few ways (songs) that we sing and how they impact the world around us….
Quiet Resolve – Is there Peace?
Peace is a rare and precious jewel. It is often hard to find in a world that is so busy, nosy, and unable to rest. Gladly, some people know and understand the rest that comes through a true knowledge of God’s mercy and grace, but even then, the mind and body are easily unsettled and…
Does Your Song Matter?
Songs have changed the world. Seriously. How many times have you taken a ’jingle’ quiz online and know every single one? I can still hear all the commercials and the songs of my childhood and moreover, replicate the experiences surrounding them. I smell the warm invitation of the mornings as I hear the Folger’s commercial…
Some Random Thoughts on Death
There is little in the world that sobers my mind as powerfully as attending the funeral of a friend. Today I attended a pleasant and short remembering of a dearly beloved community member who was a relative of my wife. She was 90, and so were most of those in attendance. The scripture reading and…
The Perfectionist with Dirty Hands
I have always longed for the day we would have Hazel from the Jetsons running around cleaning and maintaining our homes. Sadly, the “house of the future” that I read about in magazines as a child was more myth than reality. In 2007 we bought our first Roomba on Yahoo’s campus in Sunnyvale at a…
I Hate Fridays – Future Fun
I really don’t hate Fridays, but if I entitled this, “My afternoon thoughts and musings” only about five of you would have read it. If I entitled this, “The logical absence of theological fortitude among Sovereign Grace believers” it would have blown up. Or better yet, “You might be reprobate, read this and take the…