I lived in a one bedroom one bathroom garden level apartment in Lakewood, Colorado for a couple of years. I finished up the 80s there. And I started out the 90s there. During my first summer, in that complex, I noticed oodles of rainbows after the almost daily short summer rains. And that inspired me to write a song called Rainbow City. The only … Read the rest…
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I’m sure you’ll disagree with me when I say this. But I’m so not cool. And this might be the biggest reason… I’ve never done any cool drugs. Not even pot. OK, they say the first step to healing is admitting you have a problem. So, that’s a load off my mind. And I can see my audience dwindle as they run to find … Read the rest…
“Everything has already been said a million times over!” “Not exactly the way you can say it,” he calmly replies. “Oh shut up,” I think to myself. I’ve never had that conversation while sitting alone at my desk. Well, not more than a million times over. When I finish one of those conversations, I get my hands back on my Macbook keyboard and start … Read the rest…
I’ve shared with you before how it’s not always wrong. But lying is bad for the most part. Especially when you do it to cover up something you’re gonna do or have done that is obviously wrong. I’ll show you an example of how lying is bad using some famous lyrics. And I can’t tell you how many times I have personally sung these … Read the rest…
It grows from ignorance and selfishness. It spreads, like kudzu, in the minds of fools who claim that hate only exists in others. I’m talking about hypocrisy. Unfortunately hypocrisy tends to be invisible to the hypocrite. And that’s partly why hate grows, like a weed, in this world. OK, now that I’ve rained on the parade, I’ll share some positive news. God’s love is … Read the rest…
As long as I can remember there have been “peace talks” and “peace agreements” and “peace accords” all over the world. Trouble is…I’ve never gotten the feeling that the world is at peace. Have you noticed that? For as long as I can remember (and that’s a lot longer than it used to be) there have been wars. We’ve been fortunate here in America. … Read the rest…
I make bold, public statements about how Jesus is the only way to eternal life in paradise with God. And I never make apologies for saying it as though it’s the absolute truth. Because it’s the absolute truth. Whether I believe it or not. Of course I do believe it. But nothing I, or anyone else in the world, can do will ever change … Read the rest…