January 2014

     Today’s song is not from the 60’s or 70’s, but it is by one of the best songwriters from those years, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival.  Fogerty began a solo career after CCR broke up in 1972.  He wrote “Don’t You Wish it Was True?” for his 2005 album Revival.  While John […]

     “Eternity is in our hearts,” was the theme of yesterday’s meditation.  We are frustrated and saddened by the swift passage of time, and the Bible tells us of a place beyond time that God has prepared for us.  But John Lennon was not interested.  In one of the biggest hits of all time

THOSE WERE THE DAYS  by Mary Hopkin Hear it at:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyaTIXdN5fI Once upon a time there was a tavern Where we used to raise a glass or two Remember how we laughed away the hours And think of all the great things we would d0. Chorus: Those were the days, my friend We thought they’d

OLD-TIME ROCK AND ROLL  by Bob Seger Hear it at:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62diHTKQ-N8 Just take those old records off the shelf I’ll sit and listen to ’em by myself Today’s music ain’t got the same soul I like that old time rock and roll Don’t try to take me to a Disco You’ll never even get

     My first classic song from the 60’s is Rock of Ages.  Actually, this one is from not the 1960’s, but the 1760’s.  Rock of Ages was written in 1763 by Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), and was first published in 1775.  The story is that Toplady got his inspiration for the hymn when he

        I feel sorry for kids these days– and by kids I mean anyone younger than 50 years old.  I feel sorry for them because they missed out on all the best music.  These poor kids did not get the chance to grow up with great music like we more fortunate Baby Boomers.

By C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity, 1952      I remember once when I had been giving a talk to the R.A.F., an old, hard-bitten officer got up and said, “I’ve no use for all that stuff.  But, mind you, I’m a religious man too. I know there’s a God. I’ve felt Him:  out alone in the

     The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the hills of Kentucky with his young grandson.  Each morning, grandpa was up early, sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old Bible.  His grandson, who wanted to be just like his grandfather, imitated him in any way

The primary part of today’s meditation is from Randy Alcorn’s blog on January 20, 2014, entitled Three Things We Can Do to Deal with Worry (see:  www.epm.org )      The Greek word for worry means literally “to divide the mind.”  The worried mind is a torn, and therefore worn, mind…  Ironically, much of our worry is