Echoes and Stars

1. I really do no think we can think about heaven too much. Maybe I’m speaking for myself alone here, but I tend to forget the hope of heaven when the pains of this world are few. When sorrows are kept at bay. When the engine lights are off and ease is the order of the day. Heaven is not then on my mind ’cause I’m tasting it here. Maybe I’m alone in this but I’m guessing I’m not.

2.  I’ve been listening to Bill Mallonee (formerly of Vigilantes of Love) this past week and it hurts to know that many of the instruments he’s used in the songs I’m listening to are now gone, just so he can pay the bills. Maybe that’s why his songs are so good. He has some blood in the game. I mean how people are we listening to struggle to keep the lights on?

3. I had pizza last night and all was well.

4. Last night I went to a Samford University Women’s Volleyball game. The brains and athleticism are an impressive display. The joy and smiles on their faces are inspiring. And it was fun for everyone. Even the losing team looked like they were having fun. It seems to me this is what college sports should be about. 

5. It is hard to read of Mother Teresa’s own medical care at first world hospitals and the testimonies of those who worked with her talk about the disparity of the care they provided to the poor.

6. An entertainment obsessed culture will care little that those making the money on the entertainment knew the entertainment was irrevocably harming the entertainers, but kept the hurting in the dark. Entertainment rules.

7. The church must be able to love while not flinching in her convictions.

8. My kids ask me 457 questions a day and I know the answer to maybe three.

9. We live in a culture where if you are rich and famous you are more likely to receive free meals and gifts than if you are poor.

10. I love my early mornings alone. More than that, I love Bethany interrupting them.