The "king" singing for the KING OF KINGS

One of our members gave me "Elvis: Ultimate Gospel" this morning. I've been jamming to it all morning. My favorite is "Run On" (see lyrics below). We need more songs like this these days.

Well you may run on for a long time
Run on for a long time,Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down

Stop God almighty let me tell you the news
My head’s been wet with the midnight dews
Coming down on my bended knees
Talking to the man from galilee
My God spoke and he spoke so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of angel’s feet
He put one hand upon my head
Great God almighty let me tell you what he said

Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
Run on for a long time,Run on for a long time,
Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down

You may throw your rock and hide your hand
Working in the dark against your fellow man
As sure as God made the day and the night
What you do in the dark will be brought to the light
You may run and hide, slip and slide
Trying to take the mote from your neighbour’s eyes
As sure as God made the rich and poor
You gonna reap just what you sow

Run on for a long time,Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down
Some people go to church just to sit in the fire
Trying to make a date with the neighbour’s wife
Brother let me tell you as sure as you’re born
You better leave that woman alone
Because one of these days mark my word
You think that brother is going to work
And you’ll sneak up and knock on that door
That’s all brother you’ll knock no more

Run on for a long time,Run on for a long time
Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down
Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well
Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well
Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter
Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down

Well, it's official. I'm going to the North American Christian (aka. Denominational) Convention in fabulous Louisville, Kentucky. This is my first time. The best part is that I'll be hanging out with my friend & fellow worker Mike (Soren) Kjergaard. This ensures that it will be a very good time. I do wonder how this might taint my conservative credentials and hamper my acceptance within the right wing of our movement. One of my favorite preachers once said, "As far as I'm concerned they can write the last will and testament of the North American Christian Convention like they did the Springfield Prebytery a hundred years ago!"

Only 1120 Calories!

Ben & Jerry's - Fossil Fuel ice cream is superb. Here is the description: "Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Chocolate Cookie Pieces, Fudge Dinosaurs and a Fudge Swirl." I have really been consuming mass quantities of food lately, so last night was the deadline before I started "eating better." I decided to go out in style with a pint of Fossil Fuel. I'm usually a "New York Super Fudge Chunk" guy, but I decided to roll the dice & I hit the jackpot! It was 68 grams of fat & 104 grams of sugar expertly blended togther for one decilous pint of ice cream! And it was only 1120 calories. I guess it's back to the stairclimber for me!

Earl Woods - R.I.P.

Burying your Father is one tough thing to do. And I hate to take advantage of some else's grief, but I'm going to bet everything I own on Tiger Woods in his next golf tournament! It will be the whole "eye of the tiger" and "his 'A' game" coverging as Tiger looks heavenward after each hole. Get ready...

Somebody fetch that rope...

Thanks a lot Judge Leonie Brinkema!

In the words of Toby Keith:

Grandpappy told my pappy
Back in my day, son
A man had to answer
For the wicked thing he done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree
Round up all of them bad boys
And hang 'em high in the street
For all the people to see

AMEN!

This is bloody appalling!

Okay, Simon is my favorite American Idol judge, but I was stunned to learn that he banks $36,000,000.00 annually from the show! WOW! I guess he is worth it because the show makes ENORMOUS money & he is an integral part. I mean what would A.I. be without Simon? It would be bloody awful... it would be like a wedding reception where your drunk uncle tries to sing... or like a karaoke perfomance at some lounge... etc. I think I need to starting working on a British accent & some derogatory one liners.

Boycott or Siesta?

Well, it looks like the American economy will grind to a screeching halt today as we feel the impact of the so called "immigrant boycott." I say we "boycott" these irreplaceable "immigrants." How about we cut off free health care for starters? Can you imagine the reaction south of the border if millions of Gringos "immigrated" to Mexico in similar fashion. I bet El Presidente Vicente Fox would be calling the Whitehouse pronto!

But my brother is Michael Vick...

Congratulations Marcus Vick. You've just become a free agent in the NFL. This is great. This guy is always dropping the ball, especially off the field. He messed up so badly that Va. Tech had to boot him off the team. At least his overrated brother didn't goof up this much and got paid big money as a result. I guess Marcus will have to keep driving Mike's spare Hummer for now.

Finally

Finally, we get a "real" vacation. At least that's what we are palnning and we have put he $$$ down on the place, so we are locked in. My family and I are going to head off to the relaxing environment of western Virginia this August. This might not seem so monumental, but this will be the first time we've actually gone anywhere for a vacation that wasn't at one of our relative's homes. And we are going for an entire week! We will be joined by 3 other couples and their children too. Ever the cynic I'm just hoping that all the church members stay alive that week! My last to "vacations have been interrupted, so hpoefully the 3rd time will be a charm as they say.

Supper 8, Super 8, Motel 6!

We just started at new program at church called "Supper 8's." The idea is to that 8 people (usually 4 couples) get together monthly for a meal. We mix people up and change groups quarterly all in an attempt to get more people connected in the body. Anyway, one of our leaders comes up to me in the hall last week and says "This Motel 6 thing is really going to help people get to know each other." Yeah, it sure will... I can't wait to promote it: We are asking four couples to meet at the Motel 6 ever month so they can get to know each other better!

Al Sharpton...Where are you?

I want to weigh in on the whole Duke rape scandal. I'm having a flashback to Al Sharpton & the Tawana Brawly "scandal." It's very possible that I'm wrong, but I'm predicting exoneration for the alledged Duke rapists. Afterall, the D.A. has no D.N.A. evidence! His pictoral evidence isn't helping much either. I'm sure, however, that their will be protests and riots in Durham. We will hear of double standards in the justice system and of racial unrest (translation = angry mobs of black folks in the streets). Somehow the "confederate flag" will be brought into this too. Sharpton, Jackson & other phony "reverends" will call for the Justice Department to investigate. And, of course, somehow President Bush will once again be villified as a racist. Do I sound cynical? I am. Maybe I'm wrong... then again... maybe I'm not!

R.I.P.

Well it looks like it might finally be over for my 91 Honda Civic DX Hatchback. It needs a new distributor, it is leaking oil, needs new gaskets, etc. It has no a/c & the paint is fading badly too. Oh, did I mention the muffler is rattling & a rear wheel is "shaking?" Yes, after 185,000 miles it might just be over. I bought for $2k over 4 years ago and I have run it in the ground. In hindsight, maybe I should have done more maintenance, but I definitely got my $$$ out of it. I hate car payments, so it looks like another well aged car for me.

Biscuits & Gravy

I just came home from our monthly men's breakfast at church. Every month I just pack it in (& pack it on later). Of all the food choices I seem to gravitate to the biscuits & gravy. I don't know who came up with this dish, but it had to be one of my fellow southerners. Hey, who would have thunk that a little flower, some sausage & some grease could result in such a tasty concoction? I imagine there isn't anything much worse for you from a health perspective, but it is so gooooooooood! I think I better go take some fish oil or flax seed oil or maybe both!

My Vice

I'm coming clean today. I have a probelem at least, an addiction at most. I just can't stop eating chocolate fudge pop-tarts! I have struggled with this issue for over two decades. I thought I was finally over it, but I'm not! I'm sick of myself and I want to stop, but I can't. I don't even buy theses suger filled things but somehow they are always in my house. I think my Mom is to blame. I'm gaining weight and probably developing blood sugar issues along the way. I need intervention.

J.C.

Today I spoke with Dr. Jack Cottrell, professor at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and it looks like he will be with us at Olivet Christian Church in early May. I am very excited. Jack is the man when it comes to theology. He is the author of several books and his latest, The Faith Once For All, may be his best yet. He is going to address the hot topic of our day: Women's roles in the church. This ought to be tremendous!