“Silent Love” still stands out as a personal favorite from Russ Taff’s Medals LP. throwback Russ Taff “Silent Love” I searched for a live performance to capture some of Russ Taff’s charisma back in the day, because he’s changed… like the best of them. He ventured into a Harry Connick style Christmas project a couple times. Then, he basically went country. Now his voice doesn’t have the same strength in my opinion, unfortunately. Embed from Getty Images However, Russ Taff and... Read more
highlights from Solomon | hit the refresh I received some positive feedback from the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes series I compiled this year. Here are the articles from Proverbs. I hope you’ll find in them some refreshing reflections on Solomon’s wisdom. sin drains one’s life blood | Solomon’s wisdom At best, Solomon is referring to shedding the blood of animals in idolatry. At worst, he is referring to the murder of humans made in the imago Dei. Either way, the habitual... Read more
Do you have a cause for others, or even for someone else? There are plenty of causes, plenty of ways to give yourself to someone for the greater good. The great Evangelist Paul narrows the question a little. Is your cause something more than simply offering a good work to someone now and then? Can your cause become a Christian practice or discipline for you? Is your cause for someone else becoming part of who you are, like your 2nd... Read more
There are 4 vacancies to be filled for Members of the Roanoke City Council. For those who are used to voting the Party line (all R or all D) this will not be an option this year. The main question on the ballot is about the Members of the City Council. Some digging is required to discover their Party affiliations. However, about all of them have their own websites. I always have to have a “why” for writing a political... Read more
Should politicians be guided by their faith in their elected office? The political scuttlebut is every President up until President John F. Kennedy claimed to be a Protestant. President John F. Kennedy claimed to be a Catholic. I’m really not too sure if this is common knowledge, but journalism used to be different than the media hype these days. There are different types of ways to express faith. Have you ever read up on the James K. Fowler’s 8 Stages... Read more
What place does prayer have in sports for both spectators and athletes? Consider this an old fashioned editorial. These are lessons learned if experience is still a good teacher. I’ve ran with sports psychologists, in a manner of speaking. Wait for it… sports psychology prayer integration begins at 6 minutes,30 seconds Some of the greatest spectators are preachers. There’s no doubt preachers often use their favorite teams/players for sermon illustrations. In fact I’m always seeing pictures weaving their way through... Read more
Are you all wondering where to start looking about for work in Virginia? For those looking for a fresh start, this could be a work field guide. I don’t know why you’d look into what I have to offer in the job sector since I’m kind of pigeon-holed. If the work boards don’t lead you directly to a Virginia site, you can usually start by filtering the results somehow. It’s different on every website, but with the filters, it’s the... Read more
* Juxtaposition before this article || “it keeps no record of being wronged . . . full of grace and truth . . . speaking the truth in love” (1 Cori xiii.5 NLT; Jn i.14 HCSB; Eph iv.15 NIV). These Passages are not diametrically opposed, but I struggle weaving them together in my journal, truly, honestly. You never know what I’m going to write in my Moleskine wanna-be leather bound little Think Ink notebook from Tennessee. Furthermore, this is not a... Read more
Reading Week at seminary | Let’s tentatively begin again at this point: and this common read: https://100daysofdante.com/cantiche-paradiso-21-30/?#canto-30 maybe tune in to some easy listening: I’m still waiting for the gavel to fall and Dante to have to make a speech like, “Well, it was nice talking to you all” ): I wish I could connect and have a conversation with this guy about 1-2 times per week. I think he leans toward Orthodox; my hypothesis. I’d really like to know... Read more
“In the ideology of the free market, freedom is conceived as the absence of interference from others.” William Cavanaugh [1] The article question is easy to ask, but difficult to answer. Have Politics Poisoned The Evangelical Church? There are a couple factors affecting this article. First, I look like an Evangelical on paper, but I have become fairly devoted to Ecumenism in recent years. One of the striking differences is engagement, i.e. in the marketplace and arenas like social justice,... Read more
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