Random Thoughts – Page 5

Integrity

Integrity is the amount that your words, actions, and beliefs line up with one another. As a teacher, I witness my students’ lack of integrity every day. When they misbehave, I follow our classroom procedures to reprimand them. They almost always say, “I’m sorry.” However, …

Miracle

I was a witness to a miracle a few years ago. Let me tell you the story: I used to play in a Christian worship band that recorded a couple of CDs and traveled around to play a few gigs. We played for church services, …

Quote: Doing or Being?

“We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have – for their usefulness.” – Thomas Merton . …

Bands I’ve seen Live

Rock Mutemath U2, Muse Texxas Jam 1985: Deep Purple, Scorpions, Night Ranger, Ted Nugent, Bon Jovi, Grim Reaper, Victory Texxas Jam 1986: Van Halen, Dio, Loverboy, Krokus, Keel, BTO Night Ranger – Six Flags Over Texas Damn Yankees Ratt, Twisted Sister, Mama’s Boys (My First …

Multi-tasking is a Myth

John Medina, author of Brain Rules, explains that multi-tasking is a truly a myth. The way that the brain works doesn’t allow for it. Although the brain can do multiple things simultaneously (You can walk and talk at the same time or breathe and read …

Troop Carrier or Luxury Liner?

In his book Radical, David Platt writes: In the late 1940s, the United States government . . . construct[ed] an 80 million dollar troop carrier for the navy. The purpose was to design a ship that could speedily carry fifteen thousand troops during times of …

Sanctuary Bus

“The next time you enter the sanctuary, look around. Think of it as a big, beautiful bus…. Instead of waiting for the world to come to us … we’re going to get off the bus…. We’re going to look for anything that doesn’t look like …

Career or Calling

John Ortberg says, “American society does not talk much about calling anymore. It is more likely to think in terms of career. Yet, for many people a career becomes the altar on which they sacrifice their lives. A calling, which is something I do for …

Rocks

As a kid, I collected rocks. The obsession followed me into adulthood and my first youth ministry job in Tomball. I think I like rocks, ’cause to me, they aren’t just rocks, they represent stories, times in my life, memories, etc. The movie “With Honors” …

Singing Your Song

I am grateful for the people in my life who have been singing to me lately. They are reminding me of who I am. And quite honestly, I’ve been struggling with that a bit. I have needed singers in my life, and God has provided …