Most of my summers in Kansas, in my teen years from 13 to almost 18, were spent hauling hay. Literally from first thing in the morning, often until midnight. Yeah, I was in hot Kansas fields bucking bales up on to hay trucks. Now, keep in mind, I was basically a city boy all during the nine months of school. It wasn’t like I … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
One time, back in my full-time musician days, as my band set up to play for an evening crowd in Denver, I made a good, clean humor pun about something. I don”t even remember what it was. But a guy, who helped set up the gear said, “Ooh, a pun! Those are the lowest form of humor.” I immediately replied, “I suppose if you … Read the rest…
If there is no God, then the sum total of all life on Earth is basically meaningless. It will come to no good end. And even if it did, how would anyone know it was a “good” end? What difference would one person’s opinion be from another? Who would determine good versus bad? Here’s something I wrote about life on Earth over 15 years … Read the rest…
Just about everywhere you look or go people seem to be mad about something. And a lot of them don’t seem to have any problem letting that anger, inside, out for everyone to see. But when the anger inside comes out, so does the ugliness of sin. People are walking around with chips on their shoulders. That’s what we used to call it anyway. … Read the rest…
I remember, as a young boy, I wished my own dad would give me grace for some things I did. And when he didn’t, I knew there was gonna be a high price to pay. And my own fanny would pay it. Because his rules were written in stone. My dad was human. He made mistakes, as we all do. I admit there were … Read the rest…
Leaving college was the first good decision I made that year. Because, even way back then (in the early part of the fourth quarter of the 20th century) they laced most of the classes with anti God ideology. And my Christian background made me stubborn enough to change course and resist the subtle indoctrination. I didn’t know it right then, but music would change … Read the rest…
As I write this, it’s Sunday. So, time for a Bible study. And, now, anyone who’s still here, I’ve got this question for you. Why is it so difficult for most people to admit the Creator of the universe is real? After all, the actual Creator of the universe left evidence literally everywhere. It’s simple really. When you look at a building, you know … Read the rest…