So I bid you all…
Category: Thoughts (page 12 of 14)
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!
Still waiting for the replacement phone to come. I was worried earlier about being without my cell phone, but now, I guess I’m kind of over the cell phone DTs I guess, because it’s actually kind of cool not to be checking it every so often. Anyway, while I’m waiting patiently, here’s what’s going on…
- What did we ever do before cell phones anyway? Sounds like an old coot, I know, but I noticed something last Friday in the shopping crowds at the mall. I unscientifically estimated that 9+ of every 10 people had their cell phone apparently surgically attached to their ears while going about their business. How did we ever stay in touch before we carried our phones with us? What’s so important that you’ve got to be on the phone with someone all the time? Just wondering…
- I guess if my phone had been surgically attached to my ear on Friday, I wouldn’t be waiting for the replacement one to come now. Touché!
- At Fusion Church on Sunday, they had one of those “hearing protection dispensers” with the usual disclaimer about the loud band, etc. Somebody asked me if we dispensed earplugs at my church. I responded: “Nope, we have to hand out hearing aids!“
- The old City on a Hill Christmas CD is a pretty good way to spend a Monday morning.
Still no word on Chan Gailey’s future with the Jackets…probably a dim one at best.UPDATE, while writing this post: Never mind…- Anybody else think the Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas albums after Christmas and Fresh Aire Christmas just seem kind of gimmicky and formulaic?
Great post about keeping one’s mouth shut by Steven Furtick…
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…
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.
One of my buddies at the YMCA reported this morning on a conversation he had with his mom about Joel Osteen…
My mom’s 80 years old and she said, “The boy’s got a mullet! How can you even listen to someone who preaches with a mullet?!?!”
Too funny…especially hearing this particular guy tell it in his own inimitable style!
Man! Today started out great! I mean really great!
Then somewhere along the way, it just got out of sync. Nothing really bad happened, no major catastrophes, just a general kind of weirdness, a funk that just sort of set in around mid-morning. Go figure…
UPDATE, 10.29.07…My bad…I forgot there was one in between!
Sorry…reading the crow-and-humble pie posts now appearing on many FloriDUH fans’ blogs – and you know who you are! – reminds me…
- There’s only one college football coach I can think of that might have a shot at replacing one named Spurrier as the official Just Charlie Most Despicable College Football Coach. And it’s the guy who replaced the guy who replaced one named Spurrier at “that place” where jean shorts and stupid shark motions prevail.
OK, that’s it…I think…