tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767060.post8218127520711132887..comments2023-10-23T09:45:37.568-05:00Comments on Blog? I thought you said Dog!: Joshua 24:15toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07990024962030851436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767060.post-36033044081021212412008-08-23T19:09:00.000-05:002008-08-23T19:09:00.000-05:00Todd: The Socratic concept of living the examine...Todd:<BR/><BR/> The Socratic concept of living the examined (introspective) life is certainly alive in you - unquestionably most today seem to lack any awareness whatever.<BR/><BR/> Like you I am often frustrated by the degree to which "the world is (too much) with us", the shallowness of modern 'culture', materialism, mindless 'entertainment', the debasement of moral standards. It sometimes seems overwhelming, and sometimes I feel it's my responsibility to soberly consider and reflect on the world's problems, despite all the 'grasshoppers' around me.<BR/><BR/>But then I remember that there's someone else who gladly bears our burdens, and that it's not my place to carry the burdens of the world. <BR/><BR/>Reading Ecc. 3:4, there is a time to weep AND a time to laugh.<BR/><BR/>So, we can, and should, note the shortcomings of the world, educate our brothers and sisters about what can and should be, and still we can take a moment to poke fun and laugh at soul patches and Nobama, and 300 lb. inmates.<BR/><BR/>To everything there is a season. Let us enjoy all the seasons HE made for our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767060.post-44782956022441214792008-08-22T19:19:00.000-05:002008-08-22T19:19:00.000-05:00What!? Obama has a soul patch?I think maybe the ph...What!? Obama has a soul patch?<BR/><BR/>I think maybe the philosopher Robert Allen Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, may have been channeling old Josh when he wrote this, in 1979:<BR/><BR/>"You may be an ambassador to England or France,<BR/>You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,<BR/>You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,<BR/>You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,<BR/>You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,<BR/>You may be a business man or some high degree thief,<BR/>They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,<BR/>You may be the head of some big TV network,<BR/>You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,<BR/>You may be living in another country under another name<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>You may be a construction worker working on a home,<BR/>You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,<BR/>You might own guns and you might even own tanks,<BR/>You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,<BR/>You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,<BR/>You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,<BR/>You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk,<BR/>Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,<BR/>You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,<BR/>You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed<BR/><BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody,<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/><BR/>You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy,<BR/>You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy,<BR/>You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,<BR/>You may call me anything but no matter what you say<BR/><BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed<BR/>You're gonna have to serve somebody.<BR/>Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord<BR/>But you're gonna have to serve somebody."<BR/><BR/>The fact is, everything we do has consequences. If we're not serving the Lord, well, what does that leave?<BR/><BR/>I noticed that song has a lot more verses (7) than a lot of stuff played today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767060.post-26584842475912762342008-08-22T09:47:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:47:00.000-05:00As I lurk here in the gray area, I realize your go...As I lurk here in the gray area, I realize your gonna leave me without a wingman. I might as well step into the light but it aint gonna be pretty!<BR/><BR/>DTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com