Mental Musings

Just watched the new Courageous Movie by Sherwood Pictures. There were some incredibly emotional moments in the movie. During one particular scene I personally wanted to reach out and hug my boys...but they were home and not with us. The crowd was laughing so much at times that it was difficult to hear the movie's sound. I was not exactly thrilled about spending $19 to go see this movie. Most Christian movies are embarrassingly corny with holier-than-thou dialogue. The previous Sherwood Pictures movie, Fire Proof, showed that Christian movies do not have to be corny, but it was also still a very in-your-face Christian movie. Courageous on the other hand proved that Christian movies can combine fast-paced action movies with the core Christian values and sprinkle in some real life Christian speech and relationships without the corny dialogue. I certainly applaud the growing ministry of the team at Sherwood Baptist Church. I would love to meet these people some day because th...

What can we learn from Mayberry when it comes to worship? I was thinking about that as I watched an episode of Andy Griffith with the very small church that was packed with enthusiastic singers. Some of the things I noticed: The hymns were all sung very fast with little difference in style between them Everyone sang even if they did not have a very nice singing voice-even the men The music was led by the organist-no minister of music People had trouble staying awake during the sermons-especially the men Woman often made a point to draw attention to their new hats Everyone spoke to the pastor on their way out So how does this compare to worship in your church?

And another one gone, and another one gone. Another one bites the dust. I have to admit that I had my doubts about continuing my 1lb per week weight loss since I am taking a staycation and we went out to eat twice this weekend. But I was happy to see that I am indeed down one more pound this week. I had actually prepared some ideas for what I would put in my blog if I had not lost weight or worse had gained some this past week. All of them were excuses as well as a little pep talk about how it is not important if you lose a little ground as long as you keep pressing on toward the finish line. But the truth is that I still do not have a goal in mind. I just want to keep working on losing a pound at a time and see where I go from there. It is amazing how easily it is to get discouraged when trying to make lifestyle changes such as this. I did some yard work on Friday and my back has been hurting since. Add to that the slight pain that I feel around my waist as some tightening is go...

We live in a world gone amuck: Political Correctness; Sensitivity Training; Anger Management; etc. Remember the days when men were men and women were women and men married women? Remember when children were raised by their parents instead of a village? Remember when it was safe to watch a football game on TV with your family without any fear of inappropriate commercials being aired? Remember when Christians took a stand for morality and were not ashamed of letting people know how they felt or what they believed? Sadly the moral fiber of our world has been corrupted by a well oiled machine of liberalism, intellectual elitism, and religious multiculturalism. Everyone of these isms have shouted out their mantras of acceptance and non-judgmentalism, however they are the most bigoted, judgmental, uninviting groups around. How often have we heard about how we are not allowed to take away a women's right to choose? Yet when a woman chooses to honor the life that is within her, sh...

I imagine that normal people never think about things like this, but today I was wondering what things would be like at work if everyone acted like cats. So what did my imagination perceive? Everyone would get to work very early and they would walk around from room to room waiting to find someone who would start the coffee. If nobody materialized, they would all gather outside any door that held the person who usually makes the coffee. As soon as this person arrived, everyone would crowd around them doing their best to trip them and force them to step lively around everyone until they made it to the coffee pot. While this person was making coffee, everyone else will be stretching and scratching at the cabinets. Some may even be standing incredibly close to the individual who is making the coffee. After everyone gets their coffee, they will suddenly go running around the office place. The least little thing would distract them, especially if it is something that moves. A few employe...

12 weeks, 12 pounds down. It seems that I have definitely hit on the right mix of exercise and diet for me. The best part of my diet is that I have still been able to eat some no-nos, such as cookies, pie, chocolate candy and even a couple iced doughnuts during the past 12 weeks. And there has only been one time that I had to turn down something that I really wanted to eat because I was thinking about my diet. I have only three more pounds to go and I will weigh the same as when I got married 19 years ago. I don't plan to stop there, but I really do not have a goal in mind. After I lost the first 7 pounds I started to notice that my energy was coming back. I have never been one to sit around doing nothing, but the problems that I have had with asthma for the past 3 years has really taken a toll on my generally hyperactive mind. My mind was still going at light-speed, but my breathing and body were slowing me down little by little. I am certain that most of the credit for my abi...