love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. -- Issac Watts What if our response to God was motivated by love and not fear? Instead of being afraid of hell or being zapped by a vengeful distant God, we would be overwhelmed by the depth of God's love. God's righteousness demands … Continue reading Love Not Fear
Lunch Box Police?
A Chicago public school, Little Village Academy has banned lunches from home. The school now requires all students to buy a school lunch for $2.25 a day. The only exemption to the rule is if the child has food allergies. The schools say this is necessary to improve students health. Children's Success Academy in Tucson, … Continue reading Lunch Box Police?
Song Challenge Day 17
Today's challenge is to name a song I hear often on the radio. The new JJ Heller song Love Me has been getting a lot of airplay lately.
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This is from the Daily Post on April 30. I'm a little behind in replying to it. One of the tricks I use to post regularly is to schedule posts in advance. I am able to write when I have time and try to stay about a week ahead. A result is that when I … Continue reading 33%
Song Challenge Day 16
This one was easy -- a song I used to love but now hate. Friends by Michael W. Smith. It has been severely overused for goodbye parties, graduations and other highly emotional occasions.
If I Were a Genre of Music…
If I were music I would be alternative. That funky acoustic/folksy kind that belongs in a good coffee-house. One of those local kind that features local art, musicians and fair trade coffee not one of those green and white chain kind. (BTW, I think I belong in one of those good local coffee houses. Wish … Continue reading If I Were a Genre of Music…
Song Challenge Day 15
The song of the day is a song that describes me. I can really relate Francesca Battistelli's This is the Stuff.
The Dee Zone 