Friday, December 30, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
Delbert McClinton - Come Together - Great Beatles Cover
Come Together is a song written primarily by John Lennon from the Beatles 1969 album, Abbey Road. As for the wacky lyrics, don't try to interpret them. In a 1980 interview John himself said, "It's gobbledygook. Delbert taught John Lennon to play the harmonica.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Otis Rush ~ ''Double Trouble''(Original Recording Electric Blues 1958)
Recorded Cobra Studios , Chicago , 1958
The song was produced by Willie Dixon and features Rush (guitar and vocal), Dixon (bass), Ike Turner (guitar), Little Brother Montgomery (piano), Harold Ashby and Jackie Brenston (saxophones), and Billy Gayles (drums). Although Rush plays the lead guitar introduction to the song, Turner plays the signature vibrato guitar parts.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
The Need To Believe
Donald Grey Barnhouse was speaking about the cross and the need to
believe on the Christ who died upon it said, “Imagine that the cross has
a door in it. All you are asked to do is to go through. On the side
facing you are the words “Whosoever will, may come”. You stand there
with the burden of your sin upon you and wonder if you should enter in
or not. Finally, you do and as you do the burden of your sin falls away,
you are safe and free. Joyfully you turn around and see written
on the other side of the cross through which you just now entered the
words, “Chosen in Him before the foundation of the world”.
Please don't make salvation any more complicated than this. There is no key to unlock the door it's already unlocked. There is no entrance fee you have to pay, it's already been paid in full. There are no gifts you are required to bring, there are no works you must preform. Walking through the door is believing as the scripture says "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved" Once you walk through the door a new world opens up to you that you never knew existed. The word Jesus speaks to you the new Christian is "Follow me"
Please don't make salvation any more complicated than this. There is no key to unlock the door it's already unlocked. There is no entrance fee you have to pay, it's already been paid in full. There are no gifts you are required to bring, there are no works you must preform. Walking through the door is believing as the scripture says "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved" Once you walk through the door a new world opens up to you that you never knew existed. The word Jesus speaks to you the new Christian is "Follow me"
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016
200 Proff Grace
The Reformation was a time when men went blind, staggering drunk because
they had discovered, in the dusty basement of late medievalism, a whole
cellar full of fifteen-hundred-year-old, two-hundred proof Grace–bottle
after bottle of pure distillate of Scripture, one sip of which would
convince anyone that God saves us single-handedly. The word of the
Gospel–after all those centuries of trying to lift yourself into heaven
by worrying about the perfection of your bootstraps–suddenly
turned out to be a flat announcement that the saved were home before
they started…Grace has to be drunk straight: no water, no ice, and
certainly no ginger ale; neither goodness, nor badness, not the flowers
that bloom in the spring of super spirituality could be allowed to enter
into the case.”
Robert Farrar Capon, Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace
To many Christians refuse to drink grace straight up they are constantly mixing it with something that comes from themselves. They have no clue how bad they are what sinners they are but they are convinced of their own self righteousness and judge others freely. But grace tells us "Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them" (Rom. 12:14) Not easy to do which is why I drink a lot of grace.
Robert Farrar Capon, Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace
To many Christians refuse to drink grace straight up they are constantly mixing it with something that comes from themselves. They have no clue how bad they are what sinners they are but they are convinced of their own self righteousness and judge others freely. But grace tells us "Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them" (Rom. 12:14) Not easy to do which is why I drink a lot of grace.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Monday, August 15, 2016
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Providence
What does God's Providence tell us? Providence tells me that the God who
created the world is still personally involved in maintaining it and
sustaining it. Jesus Christ is “upholding the universe by His word of
power” (Heb.1:3), that He is holding all of creation together
(Col.1:17). If Jesus Christ would stop His continuing activity of
sustaining all things in the universe, then everything except the triune
God would instantly cease to exist. Providence tells me that God “Accomplishes
all things according to the counsel of His will” (Eph. 1:11). Chance or
fate have nothing to do with what takes place in this world or in my
life. God causes the rain to fall, He causes the grass to grow (Psa.
104:14). God feeds all the animals (Psa. 104:27-29), Jesus said “look at
the birds of the air. . .your Heavenly Father feeds them” (Matt.10:29).
Providence tells me that God “rules over the nations” (Psa. 22:28), “He
made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth,
having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their
habitation” (Acts 17:26). When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon repented
of his pride he praised the Most High and said, “For His dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to
generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing;
and He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the
inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay His hand or say to Him, what
are you doing?” (Daniel 4:34-35).
This is our God, this is my God, this is the God who saves.
This is our God, this is my God, this is the God who saves.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
The Gift Of Music
Heres a word to go to sleep on or to get up to:“The devil, the
originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before
the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God....Music is a
gift and grace of God, not an invention of men. Thus it drives out the
devil and makes people cheerful. Then one forgets all wrath, impurity,
and other devices.” Martin Luther
This is why I love music all music. I thank God for the ability to play music, let your heart rejoice at the gift of music.
This is why I love music all music. I thank God for the ability to play music, let your heart rejoice at the gift of music.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
What Happens When You Wake Up
“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and
hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each
morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that
other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger,
stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing
back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the
wind.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
The other voice is the Holy Spirit and the other point of view is the Word of God and the larger stronger quieter life is Christ in you the hope of glory. Allow the Christ life, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God to protect you from all the other voices that rush in on you in the morning and throughout the day and be at peace.
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
The other voice is the Holy Spirit and the other point of view is the Word of God and the larger stronger quieter life is Christ in you the hope of glory. Allow the Christ life, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God to protect you from all the other voices that rush in on you in the morning and throughout the day and be at peace.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Luther on Salvation
“So then, have we nothing to do to obtain this righteousness? No,
nothing at all! For this righteousness comes by doing nothing, hearing
nothing, knowing nothing, but rather in knowing and
believing this only – that Christ has gone to the right hand of the Father, not to become our judge, but to become for us our wisdom, our righteousness, our holiness, our salvation! Now God sees no sin in us, for in this heavenly righteousness sin has no place. So now we may certainly think, ‘Although I still sin, I don’t despair, because Christ lives, who is both my righteousness and my eternal life.’ In that righteousness I have no sin, no fear, no guilty conscience, no fear of death. I am indeed a sinner in this life of mine and in my own righteousness, but I have another life, another righteousness above this life, which is in Christ, the Son of God, who knows no sin or death, but is eternal righteousness and eternal life. For if the truth of being justified by Christ alone (not by our works) is lost, then all Christian truths are lost… On this truth and only on this truth the Church is built and has its being.” (Martin Luther)
believing this only – that Christ has gone to the right hand of the Father, not to become our judge, but to become for us our wisdom, our righteousness, our holiness, our salvation! Now God sees no sin in us, for in this heavenly righteousness sin has no place. So now we may certainly think, ‘Although I still sin, I don’t despair, because Christ lives, who is both my righteousness and my eternal life.’ In that righteousness I have no sin, no fear, no guilty conscience, no fear of death. I am indeed a sinner in this life of mine and in my own righteousness, but I have another life, another righteousness above this life, which is in Christ, the Son of God, who knows no sin or death, but is eternal righteousness and eternal life. For if the truth of being justified by Christ alone (not by our works) is lost, then all Christian truths are lost… On this truth and only on this truth the Church is built and has its being.” (Martin Luther)
On this
truth I stand and am convinced that it is the only solid foundation the
church can be built on. I so desire that Christians know this truth and
build their lives upon it and take great comfort in it. I challenge you
to print this out carry it around with you and read it over and over
until the truth of it frees your soul from all the religious bondage you
have been taught and the condemnation that weighs you down and you
experience the deep peace of God. If this makes me a Lutheran than so be
it.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Imported From Detroit / The Juliets - "Loon" Music Video
My son Jeremy is singing lead and playing guitar.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The Almost Impossible Thing
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your
whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ. But it is far
easier than what we are all trying to do instead. For what we are trying
to do is to remain what we call "ourselves," to keep personal happiness
as our great aim in life, and yet at the same time be "good.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Monday, May 16, 2016
Do You Have This Peace?
"There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed
with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them,
and that this relationship guarantees God’s favor to them in life,
through death and on for ever."
— J.I. Packer (Knowing God)
Are you enjoying this peace? Do you have this full assurance that you know God and God knows you and as a result this relationship guarantees you God's favor, his grace, throughout all of your life every second you are breathing and it will take you right through death (death where is your sting?) and into eternity? There is nothing in existence that can compare to this Peace. This is available to every christian to have for themselves this is what gives you confidence to get up every day and live your life for Jesus.
— J.I. Packer (Knowing God)
Are you enjoying this peace? Do you have this full assurance that you know God and God knows you and as a result this relationship guarantees you God's favor, his grace, throughout all of your life every second you are breathing and it will take you right through death (death where is your sting?) and into eternity? There is nothing in existence that can compare to this Peace. This is available to every christian to have for themselves this is what gives you confidence to get up every day and live your life for Jesus.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Bono & Eugene Peterson on THE PSALMS
This is a wonderful conversation and story about how Bono and Eugene Peterson formed a relationship. Listen to the whole conversation especially the last 10 minutes.
Monday, April 25, 2016
My Memory is Nearly Gone
John Newton’s final recorded words: “My memory is nearly gone, but I
remember two things: that I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great
Savior.” Newton died a few weeks later, on December 21, 1807. The
words transcribed by Jay are a simple and profound summary of John
Newton’s life.
Newton’s dying words summarize the message he preached and wrote about throughout his Christian life. Four decades earlier, in the prime of his health, Newton had written to a friend, “Our sins are many, but his mercies are more: our sins are great, but his righteousness is greater.” At another point he wrote, “We cannot be so evil as he is good.” Newton was governed by the abiding hope that where sin increases, grace abounds all the more (Rom. 5:20). In one letter early in his pastorate he wrote, “Though our sins have been deep-dyed, like scarlet and crimson, enormous as mountains, and countless as the sands, the sum total is, but, Sin has abounded; but where sin hath abounded, grace has much more abounded.” Yes, sin is a monstrous, condemning force—but Christ is greater. Grace abounds because the Savior superabounds. This biblical truth worked itself deeply into Newton’s heart very early in his Christian walk, and it was a conviction that drove him toward pastoral ministry and to preaching “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8).
"Amazing grace how sweet the sound"
Newton’s dying words summarize the message he preached and wrote about throughout his Christian life. Four decades earlier, in the prime of his health, Newton had written to a friend, “Our sins are many, but his mercies are more: our sins are great, but his righteousness is greater.” At another point he wrote, “We cannot be so evil as he is good.” Newton was governed by the abiding hope that where sin increases, grace abounds all the more (Rom. 5:20). In one letter early in his pastorate he wrote, “Though our sins have been deep-dyed, like scarlet and crimson, enormous as mountains, and countless as the sands, the sum total is, but, Sin has abounded; but where sin hath abounded, grace has much more abounded.” Yes, sin is a monstrous, condemning force—but Christ is greater. Grace abounds because the Savior superabounds. This biblical truth worked itself deeply into Newton’s heart very early in his Christian walk, and it was a conviction that drove him toward pastoral ministry and to preaching “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8).
"Amazing grace how sweet the sound"
Friday, April 22, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
"Going Down" - Freddie King
From his 1971 record, "Getting Ready," which was largely written and produced by Leon Russell and features Duck Dunn on bass. Russell wrote "Going Down," as part of an attempt to introduce Freddie to more of a "rock audience" through this record.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
This joke was just to funny to pass up
This joke was just to funny to pass up:
Researchers are saying that men who marry intelligent women are less likely to develop dementia later in life. After hearing this, Kanye West said, "Where am I?" (Conan)
Researchers are saying that men who marry intelligent women are less likely to develop dementia later in life. After hearing this, Kanye West said, "Where am I?" (Conan)
Friday, April 8, 2016
Martin Luther compares the Devil to a Chained Dog
Martin Luther compares the devil to a chained dog:
Why should you fear? Why should you be afraid? Do you not know that the prince of this world has been judged? He is no lord, no prince any more. You have a different, a stronger Lord, Christ, who has overcome and bound him. Therefore let the prince and god of this world look sour, bare his teeth, make a great noise, threaten, and act in an unmannerly way; he can do no more than a bad dog on a chain, which may bark, run here and there, and tear at the chain. But because it is tied and you avoid it, it cannot bite you. So the devil acts toward every Christian. Therefore everything depends on this that we do not feel secure but continue in the fear of God and in prayer; then the chained dog cannot harm us. But this chained dog may at least frighten him who would be secure and go ahead without caution, although he may not come close enough to be bitten.
The person who is secure is trusting in himself and rushes forward without caution. Learn the lesson of Colossians 2:15 "He (Jesus) disarmed the (demonic) rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in the cross" Get this picture of Satan and his demons in your head and do not be afraid.
Why should you fear? Why should you be afraid? Do you not know that the prince of this world has been judged? He is no lord, no prince any more. You have a different, a stronger Lord, Christ, who has overcome and bound him. Therefore let the prince and god of this world look sour, bare his teeth, make a great noise, threaten, and act in an unmannerly way; he can do no more than a bad dog on a chain, which may bark, run here and there, and tear at the chain. But because it is tied and you avoid it, it cannot bite you. So the devil acts toward every Christian. Therefore everything depends on this that we do not feel secure but continue in the fear of God and in prayer; then the chained dog cannot harm us. But this chained dog may at least frighten him who would be secure and go ahead without caution, although he may not come close enough to be bitten.
The person who is secure is trusting in himself and rushes forward without caution. Learn the lesson of Colossians 2:15 "He (Jesus) disarmed the (demonic) rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in the cross" Get this picture of Satan and his demons in your head and do not be afraid.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Who Can Enter?
Donald Grey Barnhouse was speaking about the cross and the need to
believe on the Christ who died upon it said, “Imagine that the cross has
a door in it. All you are asked to do is to go through. On the side
facing you are the words “Whosoever will, may come”. You stand there
with the burden of your sin upon you and wonder if you should enter in
or not. Finally, you do and as you do the burden of your sin falls away,
you are safe and free. Joyfully you turn around and see written
on the other side of the cross through which you just now entered the
words, “Chosen in Him before the foundation of the world”.
Jesus said "I am the door if anyone enters by me he will be saved"
Who can enter? Jesus said "anyone" Salvation is pictured as walking through a door. Jesus didn't say he was a wall you had to climb over and if you made it you would be saved he said walk through the door. The door is not locked its open all you do is walk through. Its not an exalted door that only people with money can go through, its not a hidden door that only those with knowledge can find, it's a street level door accessible to anyone. If you want to be saved walk through the door and you will be.
Jesus said "I am the door if anyone enters by me he will be saved"
Who can enter? Jesus said "anyone" Salvation is pictured as walking through a door. Jesus didn't say he was a wall you had to climb over and if you made it you would be saved he said walk through the door. The door is not locked its open all you do is walk through. Its not an exalted door that only people with money can go through, its not a hidden door that only those with knowledge can find, it's a street level door accessible to anyone. If you want to be saved walk through the door and you will be.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the
Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the
sheep (John 10:14-15).
Definite redemption, sometimes called “particular redemption,” and effective atonement,” is an historic doctrine about the intention of the triune God in the death of Jesus Christ. Without doubting the infinite worth of Christ’s sacrifice or the genuineness of God’s “whoever will” invitation to all who hear the gospel (Rev. 22:17), the doctrine states that the death of Christ actually put away the sins of all God’s elect and ensured that they would be brought to faith through regeneration and kept in faith for glory, and that this is what it was intended to achieve. From this definiteness and effectiveness follows its limitedness: Christ did not die in this efficacious sense for everyone. The proof of that, as Scripture and experience unite to teach us, is that not all are saved.
J.I. Packer
Definite redemption, sometimes called “particular redemption,” and effective atonement,” is an historic doctrine about the intention of the triune God in the death of Jesus Christ. Without doubting the infinite worth of Christ’s sacrifice or the genuineness of God’s “whoever will” invitation to all who hear the gospel (Rev. 22:17), the doctrine states that the death of Christ actually put away the sins of all God’s elect and ensured that they would be brought to faith through regeneration and kept in faith for glory, and that this is what it was intended to achieve. From this definiteness and effectiveness follows its limitedness: Christ did not die in this efficacious sense for everyone. The proof of that, as Scripture and experience unite to teach us, is that not all are saved.
J.I. Packer
Monday, April 4, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the night...
In 1927, Texas gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson recorded "Dark Was the Night—Cold Was the Ground” with Columbia Records. He borrowed the title from an 18th century English hymn by Thomas Haweis:
Dark was the night, cold was the ground
on which the Lord was laid;
His sweat, like drops of blood, ran down;
In agony he prayed.
There are no lyrics to Johnson’s piece, but the agony is clear. It’s a truly sobering piece of music, but one that perfectly encapsulates the suffering and sadness of Christ’s death.
Johnson’s music, while as bluesy and raw as anything you’ll hear, stays committed to the persistent hope of Christ. Whether holding onto the promises on “God Don’t Never Change” or hopefully stomping to “Jesus Is Coming Soon,” Johnson stayed affixed to the gospel. Songs like “John the Revelator” and “Trouble Will Soon Be Over” focused on Christ’s return, a consistent theme in Johnson’s work.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - I Got My Mojo Working
Mike Bloomfield - guitar/ Elvin Bishop - guitar/ Jerome Arnold - bass/ Paul Butterfield Harmonica/ Sam Lay vocals and drums/ This is en example of Sam's double shuffle I had the privilege of playing bass with Sam back in the seventies
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Monday, February 1, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Otis Spann & George 'Harmonica' Smith - Blues Jam
Band:Big Joe Turner (vocals), T-Bone Walker (vocals, guitar), Otis Spann (piano), George 'Harmonica' Smith (harp), Ernie Watts (tenor sax), Ron Brown (bass), Arthur Right (guitar) and Paul Humphrey (drums).
T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Otis Spann & George 'Harmonica' Smith - Paris Blues
Big Joe Turner (vocals), T-Bone Walker (vocals, guitar), Otis Spann (piano), George 'Harmonica' Smith (harp), Ernie Watts (tenor sax), Ron Brown (bass), Arthur Right (guitar) and Paul Humphrey (drums).
Monday, January 25, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Why People Feel Lost
Many people feel lost today. This is reflected in our culture — art,
poetry, books, magazines, music, movies, T. V. Shows. In a time when we
think we have more control we are finding most of life is out our
control (example - recent disasters, terror attacks). People are doing
their best to feel at home in this world. Everything centers around
self. The natural inclination of the unsaved heart is to think the
universe revolves around us. To think this way is spiritually insane.
We refuse to believe we should live for something more than this
present life. We treat this world as if it were the only home we will
ever have. We concentrate on arranging it for our comfort.
We find ourselves in a age of nuclear threats, torture, oppression, terrorism, brainwashing, and natural disasters. We expected life to be friendly instead it mocks our hopes leaving us frustrated and disillusioned. We thought we were wise instead we’re like children lost in the dark we ask, “Is there a plan?”, “What’s the point of this life?” God’s world is never friendly to those who forget its maker. God alone made life and only God can tell us it’s meaning. If we want to make sense of life in this world we must know God. And if we want to know God we must turn to the Bible.
We find ourselves in a age of nuclear threats, torture, oppression, terrorism, brainwashing, and natural disasters. We expected life to be friendly instead it mocks our hopes leaving us frustrated and disillusioned. We thought we were wise instead we’re like children lost in the dark we ask, “Is there a plan?”, “What’s the point of this life?” God’s world is never friendly to those who forget its maker. God alone made life and only God can tell us it’s meaning. If we want to make sense of life in this world we must know God. And if we want to know God we must turn to the Bible.
Muddy Waters w Otis Spann - Country Boy (Live France 1964)
Muddy Waters - vcl gtr; Otis Spann - piano; Ransom Knowling - bass; Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith - drums.
Fleetwood Mac/Otis Spann - Someday Soon Baby
Peter Green/Danny Kirwan/John McVie/Mick Fleetwood Otis Spann/Vcl and piano
Blues Jam at Chess/Fleetwood Mac In Chicago - 1969
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
Preserve Your Sanity
“THE END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND; THEREFORE, BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND SOBER-MINDED" 1 Peter 4:7
Peter is saying preserve your sanity. Don't lose your mental or moral balance in view of the nearness of the end times. As the end time approaches we need to keep alert and be aware of conditions in our world but not be thrown off balance or give way to panic. We are to be of sound mind. How many Christians thought the world would end in 1988 & 1989 or Y2K? Or today with the red heifer or the blood moons? The idea of keeping "sane" is that of thinking in a level headed way about yourself.
This sanity will lead to being "clear headed". The opposite of clear headedness is intoxication. So this word meant literally "not drunk" and figuratively that the mind was alert and clear devoid of mental intoxication or fuzzy thinking, or bad doctrine. The nearness of the end times is no excuse for believers to fall apart or drop out. We must be sound, stable, balanced mentality, it's time for clear thinking. Think clearly because the end of all things is near and you need to be fully in control of your thoughts.
Peter is saying preserve your sanity. Don't lose your mental or moral balance in view of the nearness of the end times. As the end time approaches we need to keep alert and be aware of conditions in our world but not be thrown off balance or give way to panic. We are to be of sound mind. How many Christians thought the world would end in 1988 & 1989 or Y2K? Or today with the red heifer or the blood moons? The idea of keeping "sane" is that of thinking in a level headed way about yourself.
This sanity will lead to being "clear headed". The opposite of clear headedness is intoxication. So this word meant literally "not drunk" and figuratively that the mind was alert and clear devoid of mental intoxication or fuzzy thinking, or bad doctrine. The nearness of the end times is no excuse for believers to fall apart or drop out. We must be sound, stable, balanced mentality, it's time for clear thinking. Think clearly because the end of all things is near and you need to be fully in control of your thoughts.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
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