I decided to go obscure with tonight’s Music Monday post. If you’ve never heard of Chris Staples, then you need to get yourself familiar. I first heard Chris when he was the singer of a Florida indie-band called Twothirtyeight. They were excellent and to be honest, I was sad when they broke up. But, the fruit of the breakup was Chris going out on his … Continue reading Music Monday: Chris Staples, Badlands
Ok look, I get it, I missed another Music Monday post last week. I’ve got all kinds of great excuses as to why I missed last week: we had Covid, it was a holiday weekend, etc. It was a weird week last week where hardly anything got done around here, including the Music Monday Post. So, here I am, tail between my legs again, actually … Continue reading Music Monday: TobyMac, This Is Not A Test
Ok, look, I know, I missed last week. I was out of town celebrating my wedding anniversary with my wonderful Bride, so there was no way I was logging on and writing a post. Sure, I could’ve written something ahead of time and scheduled it to post, but that’s not my style. Anywho, I’m back and I’ve got an oldie but a goldie for you. … Continue reading Music Monday: U2’s Achtung Baby
Like many in Gen X, my gateway to Led Zeppelin was their album IV, and more specifically, Stairway to Heaven. There’s a good chance, that even if you had never heard an entire Zeppelin record, you would’ve heard Stairway. It’s easily one of the most iconic, if not THE most iconic song in their catalog. But, I did not choose to showcase IV, but II. … Continue reading Music Monday: Led Zeppelin II
Wild, Free Good morning and Happy Monday! Ok, let’s get the elephant-in-the-room out of the way. I missed Music Monday last week. In my defense, last Monday was Memorial Day and my family and I were traveling home from our short vacation. So, if you will, please grant me a mulligan for last week and know, I’m back at it this week with the second … Continue reading Music Monday: Acceptance
Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to start a new weekly column on here dedicated to one of the greatest treasures God has given us: MUSIC! I’m a giant audiophile who loves to collect music. And by collect music, I don’t mean subscribe to a streaming service, I’m one of those weirdos that still buys full albums and listens to them, cover-to-cover. These new Music Monday … Continue reading Music Monday: CAIN
Over the past couple weeks, my wife and I have been binge-watching the TV show, The Blacklist. For those unfamiliar with the show, the star, “Raymond Reddington”, is one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals. He turns himself in, strikes a deal with the FBI to provide them with intel on taking down the worst criminals in the world who operate in the shadows–these are … Continue reading Our Infatuation with the Antihero
An opinion… I was thinking back to the “good old days” before we had the internet and social media and realized that back then, no one really cared about your political, religious, or social views. You could put any candidates sign in your yard and nothing would happen. You could wear any hat you wanted to and no one would have a complete meltdown. It … Continue reading Remember When We Didn’t Have to Disagree with Everyone?
A Brief Devotional A few weeks ago, the pastor of our church preached a message about the Christian life being filled with mountains and valleys. The mountains are the high points; the times when life is on fire and going well. The valleys; these are the dark parts of life, where God feels distant or when life is challenging. If you’ve been a believer for … Continue reading The Mountain, The Valley, & The Garden
One of the things I cherish about living in America, is, the Private Citizen is the focus of everything. This nation was founded on the idea that man was not meant to live under the tyrannical control of a government or a monarchy. There would be a small federal & state government which was made up of representatives who were elected by the people and … Continue reading Welcome to the Collective
The City Gate 