Great post about keeping one’s mouth shut by Steven Furtick…
Author: Charlie Pharis (page 32 of 165)
Puttering around the house, waiting for the DHL delivery (“between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.,” she said on the phone), reading, thinking, great steady winter rain, wind chimes from the front porch, a little cool, and J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio by The Netherlands Bach Society.
Great post on Hell – and our response as Jesus-apprentices – from the one, the only Dan Kimball…
WOW! I had 4-page “To Do” list for the week of Thanksgiving, and all but three of the items are crossed off, done and on schedule. Those three? They’re in process as we speak, and will be completed by the end of the day today…
This from yesterday’s Literature Ministries International’s daily A.W. Tozer devotional, Insight for Leaders…
It may surprise you that Aldous Huxley, often a critic of evangelical Christianity, has been quoted as saying: “My kingdom go is the necessary corollary to Thy kingdom come.”…
Certainly His kingdom can never be realized in my life until my own selfish kingdom is deposed. It is when I resign, when I am no longer king of my domain that Jesus Christ will become king of my life.
Ouch…
Both of you loyal readers know that I’m not really a huge University of Georgia fan. So my comments are totally unbiased.
Coach Richt’s Dawgs are better than any of the three teams ranked ahead of them in the polls right now. Way better. Go figure…
Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas is the soundtrack for tonight’s Unwind. Right at this very moment, the incomparable Oscar Peterson is playing A Child Is Born. Up next, Jimmy Smith’s Jingle Bells…you get the idea…great stuff!
That’s what I’ve felt like all day today. Very weird. While I was waiting backstage to speak at Fusion this morning, it felt like I was watching someone else waiting backstage to speak. And when I started, it seemed like I was watching someone else speaking. It was all kind of a blur, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
Oh, well…
Anyway, got the usual attaboys from Tony‘s folks. Had a big time, hope it was good for somebody. Hope Jesus was lifted up. Hope I didn’t cause any problems.
Seth and the band rocked. Adam was a gracious host. The new digs are pretty cool (except there was no eau de popcorn lingering in the air, no place to pay the Macy’s bill on the way in and out of church, no mall security to tell me I was parking in the wrong place, etc.). They even laughed politely at my stories. God is good. Thanks to Tony for the opportunity!
Listening to Windham Hill’s Celtic Christmas II tonight…very laid back, “new agey” wintery, Christmasy kind of stuff, drinking the last of a bag of Sumatra.
Here’s what’s occupying my time and my thoughts, as though you really cared…
- The Georgia-Georgia Tech game was really over before it ever got started, if you ask me. I think Georgia was toying with us the whole game, and had they wanted to, they could have scored 60 points tonight, easy. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.
- Say goodnight, Coach Gailey.
- Now Georgia is in what appears to be a real good position: They’ll be in at least the Top 5 tomorrow, they won’t have to be humiliated and/or banged up in the SEC Championship game next week, who knows where they may end up?
- All that being said, I still don’t think you ought to have any shot of playing for all the marbles if you don’t even win your conference.
- And all that being said, here’s another year of having to listen to obnoxious Georgia fans barking. Ugh!
- I’m really getting nervous about preaching at Tony’s place tomorrow. I don’t know why.
- The A-Team will be handling things at The ‘Crest tomorrow! Go guys!
- It’s raining at my house! Yea!
- I’m kind of glad this week is over…long trips and all. Good trips, very good Thanksgiving celebrations in both ends of our great state. I’ll be glad to be back to somewhat-normal.
- I’ve got to hit the Y hard next week!
- Just about finished with J. I. Packer’s Knowing God.
- Really digging the ESV!
- Really want to see Bella and Enchanted.
- Really want to take the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Just Charlie” to see Nutcracker this year.
- Really want to catch the Impressionism exhibit at the High Museum.
- Really want to do a good job tomorrow.
- Worried about being without a cell phone until Monday.
I never thought I’d say this, but enough of the “holiday” music on the radio already!
A couple of radio stations here in Atlanta usually go “all Christmas, all the time” on Thanksgiving or the day after. This year is no exception. You’ve got B98.5, 104.7 The Fish, and this year, The Bull 94.9. Well, today while we were out and about, I flipped the radio over to B98.5 to listen to Christmas music. Let’s just say a little goes a long, long way!
Man! Enough already! 5 versions of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in less than 30 minutes, and none of them were worth listening to! And I think “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time” is one of the worst excuses for a holiday song ever. Then there’s “So This Is Christmas (War Is Over)”…huh?!?!
And please…if Jessica Simpson and the ex-Mr. Simpson is the only rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” you can find for your playlist…it would be better not to bother!
Call me Scrooge. Tell me I’m a mean one, Mr. Grinch. Whatever. But right now, I’ve got a great classical Christmas compilation CD going along with my green tea. Now that’s Christmas music!
OK, sorry…rant off!