Archive for May, 2008

Guns and Polls

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Today I stumbled upon, to my great surprise, the Roots covering Hendrix’s Machine Gun.

I gotta give props to the Roots. They are still holding it down as musical artists in a generation of ring-tone marketeers. Props also to their label for allowing them the creative freedom to retain their own license. God knows theres enough so-called rappers that sell out now a days.

For anyone looking for Jimi’s original (the Isle of Wight version), someone posted it, although they shouldn’t have because the DVD is freakin amazing.

And to those 2 of you who voted for New Orleans to win it all, did you really think so?!

Money Doodles!

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner?  These doodles are pure genius.

Truth

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Sitting in Church on Ascension Thursday, a tiny little part of the Gospel reading struck me profoundly. Matthew 28:17 reads:

“When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.”

I couldn’t help but relate that back to our community.  Every meeting, assembly, household, we come into worship to see Him, to seek His face.  And if all goes as it should, then by His grace, God reveals Himself to us.  And yet we doubt so many things. (more…)