Author: Charlie Pharis (page 57 of 165)

…and slipping further.

Just a rather cryptic heads-up to those who know and those who care…Nothing happened like I thought yesterday. No great provision or deliverance or supply or any of those things I had such a confidence about early in the morning. No great breakthroughs. No confirmation. I guess I just missed it.

If you think you hear Someone saying…

Run easy, son…

…or something about…

…waiting because your dad’s coming…

…it may be, in the big scheme of things, best not to pay any attention to it. You’d just be setting yourself up for a huge disappointment. Trust me…or not…

At any rate, the ante just got raised when the new month kicked in.

And that’s all I’ve got to say about that…

It’s Sunday night, it’s after Labor Day.

It’s Windham Hill, it’s guitars.

It’s a cup of green tea, it’s the moon peeping through the blinds.

What more could you ask for, for a Sunday night unwind?

(Now if anyone just happens to have an extra, say…$5000 laying around, that you need to do something with by, say…tomorrow, well…)

Just to follow up on that last post…

Warning No. 3: There are at least two blind women walking around in public in Canton, Georgia!

WARNING No. 1: Possible “un-pastor-like” post ahead.
WARNING No. 2: Definite tired pop-culture-cliché rip-off ahead.

Here’s just what certain 46-year-old old coots need to get equipped and motivated for their 3-mile run when the temperature is 31 degrees…

• 1996 Paralympic Games denim baseball cap: $8.00
• New Balance “Gazelle” Tights: $29.99 at the New Balance store
• Champion C9 Long-sleeved T-shirt: $14.99 at Target
• Cotton Work Gloves: 6 pairs for $6.00 at Home Depot
• Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm: $1.79 at Kroger
• “Nice butt” comment from two women walking in the park: PRICELESS!

I read a piece in the New York Times about Sonny Rollins and his new CD earlier this week. Some of the older stuff just seemed appropriate for tonight’s Unwind…

It’s quite possible that yours truly is the only pastor in America who used Back to the Future, Samson, and an Elton John song in their message this morning…

And every one of us has to face that day
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
And every one of us that ever came to play
Has to cross the bridge or fade away…

It’s quite possible that yours truly is the only pastor in America who used Back to the Future, Samson, and an Elton John song in their message this morning…

And every one of us has to face that day
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
And every one of us that ever came to play
Has to cross the bridge or fade away…

Last week I solicited the help of all both of you loyal Just Charlie readers as to the most effective use of an Amazon.com gift certificate. Well, a couple of you responded, and just in case you’re interested, here’s how I used the gift certificate…

First, although I wrote that the gift certificate was for an amount between $30 and $50 (USD), I need to clarify that. The original amount was $75, but I had already used part of it for a gift and couldn’t let that cat out of the bag at the time.

The first two purchases were gifts for the best big brother I ever had (who was the source of the original gift certificate in the first place. Pretty sweet deal, eh? Hey, bro, you did say I could use it any way I wanted, right?).

Anyway, my big brother got…

And the gifting didn’t stop there! The lovely and gracious “Mrs. Just Charlie” is getting the newest CD from her country music secret heartthrob/Georgia native…

(Shhhh! Mum’s the word, though, because it’s scheduled to be here tomorrow!)

And just because it was a gift certificate for my birthday, I figured I’d spend it on something that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else. And since it is after Labor Day and all, the remainder of the gift certificate went for these goodies…

So, there you have it, folks!

I don’t know why, but Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony, the “Italian,” just sounds like fall to me. Especially that first movement. Your mileage may vary…

Luke 6:27-29…the words of Jesus. In action.

Wow…

Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
-The Message