If you want to be happy for the rest of your life… don’t be a sports fan. It’s a losing proposition. Take football for example. There are 32 teams in the NFL. Of those teams, do you know how many win each year? One. Yes, that is all. So, you […]
Lest all my references to the 80’s make people think this blog is anything less than cutting-edge, I’m here to supply some facts on the moy (man/boy) known simply as “Bieber” and his impact on social media. Two of the top ten most viewed videos on YouTube right now are […]
Dear Car, I purchased you for only $3,090 back in 2003. I don’t recall why that figure wasn’t rounder. It certainly should have been higher. You were only 8 years old back then. I drove you for almost another 8. You spent half of your life with me. You were […]
A lot of people have heard the story about the Chevy Nova having a terrible time selling cars in Spain because “no va” is translated as “doesn’t go”. Here are some of my other favorites (taken from the article linked below): In the mid-1960s, Pepsi’s slogan “Come Alive with the […]
As I learned on my friend Stephanie’s Facebook page, Dolly Parton turned 65 today. She also posted this riveting video below from one of Dolly’s performances on the Porter Wagoner show that I’m not sure many people know the story behind. In addition, I wanted to do my part in […]
Due to some medical issues, I’ve been pretty much out of commission. It has, however, given me time to get reacquainted with the video game industry after not owning a system since the Sega Genesis. So far, it has been a very challenging experience. For one, these games are way too complicated. […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about dead people lately. In particular, I’ve been thinking about stars who died young, the impact it had on their legacies and which ones I would want to bring back the most. Here is a list of the top five musicians I wish had seen […]
I did my fifth grade book report on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Not having read the books earlier in the series, I had absolutely no idea what was going on. All I knew is that they were on a ship that was heading for somewhere. I read the […]
Earlier this month, I stumbled upon a Google Chrome extension that tells you when people unfriend you on Facebook. Though not for the faint of Facebook friendship heart, I immediately found this concept awesome. What a great way to have an idea if something you posted recently really offended someone […]
Quick thoughts on tonight’s NKOTBSB performance at the American Music Awards: NKOTBSB performance was choppy but riveting. I was moving my hips like “yeah!” Nodding my head like “YEAH!” (And that makes me larger than life). What happened to “Step 5” in “Step by Step?” Was it because Jonathan Knight […]
Is God stern and angry, or warm and kind? In a sense, He is both. He is a father who delights in His child, so He therefore disciplines His child with a rebuke (Proverbs 3:11-12). Another contemporary image is the oncologist. He is a cancer specialist who will do anything to destroy that which destroys. He will surgically cut away flesh; He will burn out cells through radiation; and He will poison them with chemotherapy. The treatment is, at times, brutal and appears cruel, but the result is profoundly life-changing and lovely. Discipline, though it often feels like a judgment that exiles and abandons us, is a labor of love that beautifies the heart through the disruptive touch of a severe mercy.
– Dan Allender, Bold Love
