Growing up, I remember my grandparents telling me that music involving an electric guitar or drums was “the Devil’s music”. I also recall having a deck of cards that I had eagerly pulled out of a cereal box (back when we’d actually get prizes from our boxed breakfast) only to have it thrown away after being told that the Devil was in them.
Such was the life as a youth growing up in my church. I gained a healthy respect both for the good that God represented and conversely the evil that Satan represented. Heck, even one of the great prophets of the 80′s and 90′s recognized who was behind the evil in our world:
I wanted to post this on my Facebook account, but I noticed at the last minute that there were several references to “Social Justice” on the Burnside Writers Collective web site. Sadly, there are a number of my Facebook friends who will see that term and immediately associate it with “liberal socialism” and a host of other politically charged terms.
Maybe in 2011 I’ll start being bolder on Facebook, but for now material such as this will remain on my blog instead. (Much fewer people read this blog!)
This is a beautiful story. It’s sad that some will miss it. (Click on the link below).
If you read my previous post on Love and bumper stickers, this is the not-so-long-awaited sequel. (Actually, I just had so much to say that it all wouldn’t fit neatly into one post.)
But the more I thought about bumper stickers, the more questions I had: Read more...
Aren’t we really just sporting the “team colors” like avid sports fans (or gang members)?
Do we honestly think that anything of real value can be expressed in a 12×3 inch piece of vinyl?
Are we so passive-aggressive that we have to relegate our most divisive thoughts to the backs of our vehicles, where the WORST that could happen is that you might get the finger?
First, I just wanted to let everyone know that we haven’t fallen off the face of the planet. Summer is busy. There are so many things fighting for our time — like “America’s Got Talent” and “The Bachelorette” — who’s got time to blog? ;-}
Secondly, welcome to our new site! We’ve moved it to a different host and made a few changes. With this new platform, we have MANY more options available to use in the future. I’m already using one new feature – my “Now Reading” list. Be sure to check it out. Read more...
I love Saturday Night Live. It’s had its ups and downs over the years, but there’s some great new talent too. I think Kristin Wiig is right up there with Dana Carvey, Molly Shannon and Chris Farley when it comes to creating outrageous characters, like the dancer on the Lawrence Welk show with the high forehead and tiny hands. That one has me rolling on the floor in tears every time. Another one of her characters is one who cannot keep a secret — someone with all the self-restraint of the Tasmanian Devil or a politician at a Vegas convention. You know the one I’m talking about? Check out this video:
I also recall having a deck of cards that I had eagerly pulled out of a cereal box (back when we’d actually get prizes from our boxed breakfast) only to have it thrown away after being told that the Devil was in them. 
