Spirit
“The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts of his being.” ~Proverbs 20:27
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Thoughts on Home
“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.“~Oliver Wendell Holmes “The sun at home warms better than the sun elsewhere.” ~Albanian Proverb “We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.” ~Mother Teresa “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” ~Confucius… Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~C.S. Lewis
“Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you…either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature.” ~C.S. Lewis Continue reading
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D.M.Z.
D.M.Z. ~Resurrection Band | Then and Now I have fond memories of listening to D.M.Z. In my opinion, this was Resurrection Band’s best. Colours and Mommy Doesn’t Love Daddy Anymore easily stand on their own, but both efforts led up the musical moment of D.M.Z. The album opens with the blistering, “Military Man”, one of the… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Archilochus
“We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.” ~Archilochus Who is Archilochus? Archilochus (/ɑːrˈkɪləkəs/; Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος Arkhilokhos; c. 680 – c. 645 BC) was a Greek lyric poet from the island of Paros in the Archaic period. He is celebrated for his versatile and innovative use… Continue reading
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Seventy Sevens
Seventy Sevens ~The 77’s | Then and Now “The 77’s will take you on a journey through the past, present, and future of rock & roll” ~ Island Records radio advertisement, 1987 Unfortunately for the 77’s, this album was released the same year and on the same label as U2’s, The Joshua Tree. This is unfortunate… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~V. Raymond Edman
“Never doubt in the dark, what God told you in the light.” ~V. Raymond Edman Continue reading
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How C.S. Lewis Helped Encourage Tolkien’s ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’
By Alicia Kort, Newsweek | Repost In the 20th century, two British authors, J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, dominated the world’s imagination with their original works, which have been translated into more than 39 languages, printed in more than 300 million copies and were optioned into films earning more than $6.4 billion combined… Continue reading
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The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree ~U2 | Then and Now Today marks the 30th anniversary of U2’s, The Joshua Tree. The anniversary will be celebrated with a full-blown North American and European tour. I remember when this album came out. There was much to be anticipated and it seemed like it took forever to be released after their amazing… Continue reading
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