For Wilshire Baptist Church
I’ve been mocked for using AOL for my email service. I was told it was “an antique.” That came from a friend who apparently had just noticed for the first time that my personal email is through AOL. He was kidding me, but still it made me feel a little self-conscious. Continue reading “Attitude On Line”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
I’ve always been obsessed with liner notes – printed on the packages of vinyl records and some CDs – that list musicians and sometimes explain the meanings and motivations behind the songs. When I was younger I’d lie back on my bed and read the notes while listening to a new record. Now I search the internet for the backstories on my latest music download. I like to know what was inside the artists’ heads and hearts when they wrote a verse or worked out a tune. Continue reading “Blessed be the complainers”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
It’s hard to believe a week ago we were celebrating the cosmic wonder of a total solar eclipse. It was as if God was reminding us of his command and control of all that “was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end.” Continue reading “In times such as this”
