For Ron…the main stained glass window above the altar. It is very, very beautiful. Do you see Matthew 11:28? Be sure to click on the photo for an extra-large view of this spectacular work of art (and love). 
Still the best! Remember back in the 70’s when skinny white dudes with long hair were hot!
I rediscovered one of my Todd Rundgren CD’s at work today and played it in my computer. I first discovered his music through a friend when I was no more than 12 or 13. My mom didn’t really approve, probably because of his looks; but there was nothing too wrong with the lyrics…at least nothing more wrong than any other song on the radio. Nowadays, he’s got a really cool website: www.tr-i.com. Check it out! I’ve still got one or two albums somewhere in the basement (unless Rob through them out!). One of them is the Utopia album - very new-age-ish, but really great tunes. Thirty years later, his music is still better than most new artists. Heck, he’s probably produced many of the new artists. My favorite songs of his are: Hello, it’s me, Bang on the Drums All Day, Can We Still Be Friends?, I Saw the Light, the entire Utopia album and this great song:
We Gotta Get You a Woman by Todd Rundgren
Leroy, boy, is that you?
I thought your post-hangin’ days were through,
Sunk-in eyes and full of sighs,
Tell no lies, you get wise,
I tell you now we’re gonna pull you through,
There’s only one thing left that we can do.
We gotta get you a woman,
It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.
We gotta get you a woman,
We better get walkin’, we’re wastin’ time talkin’ now.
Leroy, boy, you’re my friend
You say how and I’ll say when
Come and meet me down the street
Take a seat, it’s my treat
You may not ever get this chance again
That empty feeling’s just about to end.
Talkin’ ’bout life and what it means to you,
It don’t mean nothin’ if it don’t run through
I got one thing to say, you know it’s true
You got to find some time to get this thing together.
Talkin’ ’bout things about that special one
They may be stupid but they sure are fun
I’ll give it to you while we’re on the run
Because we ain’t got time to get this thing together, ’cause
We got to get together with a woman who has been around,
One who knows better than to let you down,
Let’s hope there’s still one left in this whole town,
And that she’ll take some time to get this thing together.
We gotta get you a woman
And when we’re through with you,
We’ll get me one too.
I will be printing this article and saving to wave in the face of anyone who tries to defend terrorists in Iraq.
Strange tie-in to Lord of the Flies
Somedays, as a parent I feel like the entire world is after the souls of my children. Of course, their souls are in Christ; I know that. But scripture tells me that they can lose their faith. At a hotel room this weekend, Rob fell asleep early and the kids and I were awake. As usual, I let them watch Saturday Night Live with me; they know that I will turn it if gets raunchy. Well, this particular show (a rerun) was raunchy the entire show! Before I realized it (I was reading something), my kids were listening to Colin Farrell describing acts between men in the context of the movie Alexander the Great.
I’m sure teens and adults all across America were chuckling at that, but I felt like someone had just sprayed poison right through the television screen. I turned the channel and checked back a few minutes later for a scene involving married couples swapping partners. As I announced that I’d had enough and “gallantly” recited a bible verse, they told me I was no fun. Yeah, I’m no fun and they’ll have lots to tell their psychologists someday. Right? Actually, I know that in their hearts they agree with me and are glad I turned it off. But will they turn it off when I’m not around? I don’t even want to conduct that experiment. That’s why God gives children parents: to advise and supervise until maturity kicks in.
We did end up finding a very interesting, although disturbing, movie. It was a remake of Lord of the Flies. It was the 1990 version - a very, very disturbing movie. Here’s the plot: Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery. It really got my son, the thinker, thinking. My first thoughts were that it is written by an atheistic person, but maybe not. The more respected and recommended 1963 version had a better tagline: Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it… That’s a very scriptural thought…very Lutheran, too. I am thinking of reading the book with my thinker son. I found an interesting site that discusses the book. I remember reading the book and not understanding it at all. Has anyone read it recently and would you recommend it for my son? Any good comments on it?
For some racy Friday night fun…don’t read this aloud if your kids are in the room.
Click here for a hilarious turn in the purpose driven lifestyle, as discovered by Jared of Thinklings weblog. Don’t worry; the blogger is a Christian and doesn’t cross the line into crude. Jared is obviously a Christian with a very astute sense of comedy. Too, too funny!
Did Bill Clinton visit my blog? Hey…it could happen. Click on the screen shot for an up-close view. The referring url was from technorati; someone had done a search for his blog (I haven’t yet established that it is his blog, as claimed by Radioblogger, but haven’t ruled it out yet either.)
Twylah’s favorite spot…
Twylah, at Lutheran in a Tipi blog, posts a most beautiful photo and commentary of her favorite mind’s picture. It’s a beautiful scene from Norway.
In honor of Twylah’s post and in honor of God’s beautiful creation, I will look for a photo of my favorite spot. I’m leaning toward a particularly special place in South Dakota. I can’t find a photo right now, so enjoy the link.
Do good ole’ boys from the south really slam America when they travel oversees?
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