After I wrote last night about being happy, I thought of an old song that mirrored what I was feeling. After listening to the entire album, I found it remarkable how well the emotions of that music match my own heart at this point in my life. Bob Bennett’s “Matters of the Heart” came out while I was in college. Even after all these years, it holds up really well, and you can listen to the entire album on YouTube. The specific song which matched my feelings last night was “Madness Dancing,” but I still find every song on the album to be strong with the exception of the eighth and ninth. (The song about his parents, called “1951,” is especially poignant.) In fact, the opening and closing songs paint a picture of my heart at its best now in these lines: “A light shining in this heart of darkness, A new beginning and a miracle, Day by day the integration of the concrete and the spiritual.” It’s old music that you’ve probably never heard, but it means a lot to me.
Briefly: It helps to laugh at ourselves when we do silly things
Briefly: Knowledge is worthless if those who need it can’t hear
Briefly: Remember that wounded creatures require long-term patience
Unless you’re suicidal, an armed march on D.C. is a very bad idea
Why not join the LP? You can’t fight the state by becoming the state
I’d be thrilled if Ron Paul were elected, so why won’t I vote for him?
Private property ownership is just an illusion in this country today
If Christians have to sell church like soap, we’re doing something wrong
Brush with high-speed blowout leaves me thinking about death