Sentimental Journey

Today I heard the music for the song Sentimental Journey, and as I sang the words in my head (more brain sludge, which is where your brain decides to remember things that you never made any effort to remember - like - two all-beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun - which has a place in my mind regardless of the eviction notices I have served upon it ~ but AGAIN I digress ~ who's surprised?). I realized how much the words express how I feel about Jesus Christ. Feeling as though I'd been separated by some action that I had no idea would have such consequence, He suddenly decided to forgive me. For no reason other than His own goodness. Which in turn makes me want my actions to prove the gratitude I have for such grace. It's NOT because of my actions that I've been forgiven. It's because of His forgiveness that my actions can now be a testament to His mercy.

Many times secular music seems to me to be much more true than hymns. I think that is because man is made in God's image, and whether he chooses to acknowledge this fact or not, he KNOWS there is a void in him, and he tries to fill it with whatever comes along. His need is for God, but he will not go to Him, so God has to come and take him, kicking and screaming, into the light.



OK, here's the prep work before you read the lyrics and see why I say what I've said.



From the 1868 dictionary. And please note that even though there is a more 'negative' definition to sentimental, it's not the one my spirit was lifted by as I sang the words.

SENTIMENT'AL

1. Abounding with sentiment, or just opinions or reflections; as a sentimental discourse

2. Expressing quick intellectual feeling

3. Affecting sensibility; in a contemptuous sense

The number Seven: Throughout the bible, numbers are used consistently, and repetitively with strong emphasis on the number seven. The frequent use of seven is obvious even to an occasional reader of the Scriptures. Seven is in the bible more than any other number. This phenomena is technically referred to as the Hepatic Structure of the Bible (hepta is the Greek word for seven) or Biblical Numerology. The number seven in the bible is associated with "completeness".

Gonna take a Sentimental Journey,

Gonna set my heart at ease.

Gonna make a Sentimental Journey,

To renew old memories.

Got my bags, got my reservation,

Spent each dime I could afford.

Like a child in wild anticipation,

I long to heart that, "All Aboard!"

Seven.....that's the time we leave, at seven,

I'll be waitin' up at heaven.

Countin' every mile of railroad track,

That takes me back.

Never thought my heart could be so yearny.

Why did I decide to roam?

Gotta take that Sentimental Journey.

Sentimental Journey home.

BWAHAHAHALARIOUS

If Paul's Epistle to the Galatians was published in Chrisianity Today.

This article was published back in February, and I missed it somehow. I found it so funny I wanted to put a link to it here so that you don't miss it. Even if you already read it, it was probably back in February, and a re-read will still more than likely make you laugh at a place or two.

It takes humility and meekness to find most satire funny. It takes the same to find sarcasm funny, especially when the sacasm is directed at you! Satire is usually funny when we can see ourselves within. Tears of laughter are a blessing, and show that which is most beneficial in a satirical piece, knowing that but for the grace of God, go I.

Anyway, this article is BWAHAHAHALARIOUS....ENJOY.

Been Awhile ~ Or ~ A While

Since it had been some time since my last post I thought today I would take the time to enter a short thought or two. Just entering a title for the post I thought about how I wasn't sure if it had been 'awhile' since I posted or had it been 'a while'? I started looking for the definition of each and came upon a post by someone titled 'Awhile vs A While', and came to the conclusion that it has been awhile since my last post, but I suppose if your definition of awhile is for a shorter period than my definition, it may have been a while.

Then I said to myself, self, I wonder if I just used the words 'than' and 'then' in their proper context. I do recall in the past that I had thought I could remember the difference by using 'then' in the context of time, and the word time ends with an e, so the word with the e, then, would be the proper word to use. The other word, than, would then be used to contrast items, like, rather this, 'than' that. Then (properly used) I said to myself, self, how blessed is my life that God would have me born in a place and time where I would learn the English language as I grew. I cannot imagine having to learn this language having been brought up with another. How would you ever be able to learn the difference between words, or the differences between voice inflections, which could totally change the meaning of the spoken words. Like you could say, 'That's a lovely dress' and mean it, or you could say the same words in a sarcastic tone, and totally change the meaning of those words to be the opposite. Then I thought about how I've had the audacity to make fun of a person's accent when they've obviously gone through much pain to learn our language, and to use it properly. God forbid I should ever do such and thing again, and God forgive my having done such a thing in the past. I tried to learn Spanish once, a language that many of our commonly used words are based upon, and I was never able to remember much more than 'where's the bathroom', although, I must admit, that is a very useful question if you ever visit Mexico.

Ah yes, again I ramble on and on. Some people like to call their similiar posts, a rant, but I am more of a rambler than (proper usage) a ranter. To me, ranting has more of a connotation of complaining. I'm sure that's a wrong impression of a rant, but that's the way it is in my mind, and I don't expect it will change. After you reach a 'certain age' it is most difficult to train yourself to think differently about things. I spend my efforts and energy in unlearning wrong doctrine, and replacing it with correct. Lord willing, that will be enough for me to accomplish at such an old age. God allowed a miracle to occur. An old undeserving wretch was given light. Next this wretch was given ability to unlearn and then learn proper doctrine. It would be too selfish to expect to be given an entire new ability to rethink every word learned, so 'rant' will just have to continue to mean 'complain' to me. (now THAT was one bodacious ramble)

So, maybe I should have titled this post 'Rant or Ramble' or 'Then or That', but 'Been Awhile or A While' it is. And then I thought, "Is it proper to start a sentence with the word 'and' or end it with the word 'is'?"

I gotta go, I feel another ramble coming on, and you're already bored enough. Or - is it all ready? Never mind.

May God grant you grace, and proper understanding, better known as wisdom, through Christ Jesus.

Amen

The pope decides to do a tribute to Michael Jackson's final tour

Oooo Oooo Oooo



In a take-off of the Sacred Sandwich I thought we could all have a little fun by writing our own caption for the above picture. I went first, now it's your turn, go.

Well, since no one wrote me any captions, I decided to write another myself.

"Oh Satan, Satan, over here, come sit by me, The antichrist, I saved you a seat."