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Eyes on the Conductor
I've written a lot about musical life lessons before (see the list at the end of this post), but there are always more things on which to focus. Like the conductor! If you're a musician, you should be focusing on the conductor. The conductor, or the director, is the...
Abstract Physics
I'm enormously thankful that God made abstract concepts to work along similar rules as physical ones. I frequently say that I need metaphors like I need to breathe. It makes things so much easier when I can use a physical concept to help me grasp an non-physical one!...
Stinkin’ Thinkin’
While listening to a sermon yesterday I was reminded of something from a sermon years ago, a phrase about "stinkin' thinkin'." The point was that what you regularly think about, what you put into your mind, and the thoughts you entertain are all things that go into...
Spotting a Scam
I've gotten some interesting scam mail lately, which got me thinking about authenticity and verifying what's real. Yep, I'm going to draw a parallel between spotting a scam in real life with spotting a scam from Satan. Scams can sometimes look very much like the real...
A Different Shade of Normal
Normal is a very relative term. What's normal for me might not be normal for you. That can be good or that can be bad. Sometimes it isn't good or bad, it's just different. For example, pineapple on pizza is normal for some people and absolutely abnormal to others....
Looking Back and Considering the Present
Sometimes when we read the Bible or other accounts of history, we can see the stupid decisions people have made and the wrong attitudes they had. Then we think how much better we are at things these days, but don't realize we often have the same problem-solving issues...