Your day didn’t go like you planned or wanted. But why you gotta be like that? Your hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow were dashed against the rocks. But why you gotta be like that? You don’t see anyone living up to your expectations. But why you gotta be like that? I’m serious…why? Do you think you have the right to make someone … Read the rest…
Tony
Tony Funderburk is the Christian Author Writer Podcaster and Publisher Who Shares The Rhyme and Reason and Power of God’s Love. He has written and published over 100 books for adults and kids, thousands of articles, and hundreds of songs filled with faith, hope, and joy. Get downloads to some free songs and The Very First 6 Days, a rhyming book for kids about the creation week, with a subscription to his Daily Devotional today.
Life is calling. It wants you…it needs you wide awake. Be clear-headed, vigilant, and ready. Stop living in a dream. It’s OK to dream. If it wasn’t, I sure would have wasted a lot of time writing all those lullaby songs for kids. In fact, I suggest you dream big. But don’t spend your life living in a dream. Reality is where you make … Read the rest…
Down The River
Down the river there’s a ripple and a wake That doesn’t seem to end like it does in a lake. It doesn’t need a storm or a deep earthquake To shimmer and shudder and shiver and shake. Down the river there’s a mile-high sky That changes real fast as the rocks roll by. It doesn’t share a smile or a mournful sigh. It darkens … Read the rest…
Love Is Snow don’t you know
I know you’ve heard love is patient. You’ve probably heard all those other descriptions like love is kind love is blind love is true love is blue But have you ever heard that love is snow? One day, as I sat in my college dormitory room in Manhattan, Kansas…I looked out the window and saw feathery, floating flakes of snow. It had just begun … Read the rest…
Two-Celled Life
Did you know there are many single-celled forms of life? And did you also know there is no known two-celled life? It’s no big deal, though. Right? After all…we’re just talking about tiny, little, microscopic particles of life. Couldn’t possibly make any difference in the grand scheme of things. Hold on there partner. It makes a huge difference because millions…or should I say billions…of … Read the rest…
Behind Statues And Doors
I remember an ongoing study, in a high school English class, on the implications, metaphors, and similes found in John Keats’ poem, “Ode On A Grecian Urn“. It wasn’t a simple class on which words rhymed and which did not. And I remember my fertile, young poet’s mind wanted to peer behind statues and doors for the hidden meanings. If you have a few … Read the rest…
From the world of boxing we got the expression “down but not out.” That’s because a boxer can be knocked off his feet, but until he receives the count of ten…he’s not out. In 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 the apostle Paul talks about how “we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” The … Read the rest…