Rhyme and Reason Podcast | Tony Funderburk

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Tony FunderburkFebruary 6, 2021

Time flies. And time drags. And yet it’s all the same 24 hours every day. But circumstances are what can make those hours feel like they last forever. Or pass by in the blink of an eye. And events can … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 29, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Live and let live is not so determinative

Almost 6 years ago I shared a story about a bad experience I had in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Check out that story) And I talked about how it made me mad and how that inspired a song, Never Neverland. One of … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 28, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Laughter and love are what I'm thinking of

Laughter and love. Could there be anything better than those two things? And that’s a rhetorical question of course. Because they both are awesome examples of human connection to God. But before you click away, or stop reading and listening … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 27, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Kiss babies. Shake hands. And eat at mom and pop restaurants that exude Americana. OK, what do those statements make you think of? Bam! That’s right. Politicians. And let’s not leave out all that talk they do about division and … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 26, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Climate crisis is so much sneakier than Isis

I’m sure you’ve noticed, if you’ve lived more than a couple of decades, how we continue to suffer through a climate crisis. Every year it’s the same thing. You can’t depend on seasons because they consistently (oops, should I say … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 25, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Anyone who knows me knows I’ve always been a big admirer of women. I appreciate ’em so much, in fact, that I married one 31 years ago. But, as usual, women are at the heart of a Yuge problem. And … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 21, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 31, 2021

Do the right thing and stay on the upswing.

Some time, around the middle decades of the twentieth century, a 16 year old girl discovered she was pregnant. Of course, she knew how it happened. And this was at a time in American history when young people were supposed … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 19, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 28, 2021

Infinitely creative with love that's qualitative

Infinitely creative. That’s the way you might imagine somebody who could conjure up designs for the universe and everything in it. And if you found out that the same person could get it all built in only six days, you … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 18, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 28, 2021

Successful band, planes that land. I promise you will understand.

An old friend of mine, from back in my days as a full time musician in Texas, loved REO Speedwagon. And I think she even got to meet them one time. I wasn’t a fan. But there’s no denying they … Read the rest…

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Posted on January 17, 2021 by Tony FunderburkJanuary 28, 2021

Free offer and gift that provides the most lift

If you’ve spent even a little bit of time online, you’ve probably noticed a common “item” in the world of internet marketing. And you might have taken advantage of it more than once. I have. In fact, I have one … Read the rest…

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