So I bid you all…
Author: Charlie Pharis (page 31 of 165)
Got one of those “not-really-an-actual-album” compilation things going for tonight’s Unwind…a thrown-together selection of Christmas music by Alabama and Ronnie Milsap. Pretty good country Christmas stuff…especially Ronnie Milsap’s spectacular rendition of O Holy Night. And of course, there’s Joseph and Mary’s Boy, Santa Claus, I Still Believe in You, and the great classic (at least in my family!) Christmas in Dixie!
Some other thoughts that dropped out tonight…
- I pretty much stunk up the place with my message today. Just never seemed to click. I guess that’s what being tired will do for you!
- But then again, any Christmas message that includes references to J.I. Packer, T.S. Geisel, and M.H.Tormé can’t be all that bad, I suppose.
- “The Boy” (recently dubbed “Whiney Boy” by “Mr. Know-It-All”) is finally getting a little relief after his recent surgery. He had a pretty graphic description on the phone today, but let’s just say there’s tremendous power in poop and leave it at that!
- Cafetière à piston. Rôti français. Ooh la la, and pas mal, mon ami!
- The things one can’t help but notice when helping people get set up on weight machines at the YMCA…
- I love friends who challenge you and encourage you without even knowing it.
- Hey, how ’bout that Tebow kid for Heisman! I’m still a large Gator-hater and always will be, but it’s pretty cool to know that an historic Heisman Trophy winner is the brother of one of my best ministry friend’s daughter-in-law! (Yeah, yeah…six degrees and all that jazz!)
- Did I mention I stunk up the joint this morning?
- Did I mention our folks were gracious and forgiving?
- I love type! I’m not a great – or even good! – designer, but playing with fonts floats my boat!
- One of my strengths, according to the StrengthsFinder assessment is Input, meaning I collect things that may have real value in the future. I’ve come to the conclusion that the collecting is not nearly as big a deal as the retrieval. And I need to work on that. A lot!
- John Maxwell still pulls my chain after all these years!
- The fact of the Incarnation is staggering!
Alfred Reed. Russian Christmas Music. A piece for symphonic band (that’s a concert band on steroids for you non-musical folks out there!). Enough said…
Most of you loyal readers of this little attempt at a blog – both of you! – are also fans(?) of my buddy Gary Lamb, the lead pastor of Revolution Church in Canton and soon-to-be Jasper, Georgia. It seems I have more and more opportunities to invite folks to Revolution! (Can you “invite” someone somewhere you don’t go yourself? Hmmmm….good question!)
Anyway, I met a guy at the YMCA today who has just moved here from Arizona. In the course of our conversation, we started talking about churches and how he and his family haven’t found a church yet, etc., etc.
I asked what he was looking for in a church. His answer: Something upbeat with a great kids experience for his son. He asked about my church, and I honestly pointed him toward Revolution.
“What’s the pastor like?” my new friend asked.
I just laughed. “Just go Sunday and hear him preach,” I responded. And I laughed again.
Speaking of great Christmas music…
Today when I went into the office, I found a neat little gold gift bag in my door message-holder-thingy. Inside the gold gift bag was the Josh Groban Noel CD! Thanks to whoever you are, if you’re reading this post! A very cool surprise! And it is in the Thursday night unwind playlist as we speak! Thanks again!
A week of blur! is winding down! And one of my favorite ways to unwind this time of year is The John Rutter Christmas Album. It’s a very British, very traditional, very choir-y Christmas album. You may or may not like it. I’m especially fond of Jesus Child.
My weeks are no different than most of yours, I’m pretty sure, but this one has been a killer already, and there’s more to come…
- Sunday, usual Sunday stuff, late home, late to bed
- Monday, out of the house at 4:55 a.m. The Y, some running around Monday stuff, meeting from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Home late.
- Today, out of the house at 4:55 a.m. again. The Y, some church stuff, family stuff, etc.
- Tomorrow, out of the house at 3:00 a.m., on the road to Statesboro, Georgia, 240+ miles of the most boring interstate you can imagine. “The Boy’s” surgery at 8:00 a.m. or so. Back home tomorrow night some time.
- Thursday, the whole thing starts again, dark and early…
I’ll let you know when I meet myself…
Yea! The replacement cell phone is here, charged, and activated!