In light of junk like this, which makes my skin crawl and blood boil, I offer you this statement from Mr. Koukl:
Evil is not some thing. Evil is a word that describes something missing, a privation, like donut holes and shadows. If evil isn’t some thing, then it wasn’t created and therefore didn’t need a creator, making possible and alternate explanation for its “existence”.
What say you?
As promised, a satellite photo courtesy of the United States Government, Google Earth and Jack Bauer of the land on which we have put a contract. The Richardson Family and the
Lee Family have contracted to purchase this lovely, but difficult to access, 4.85 acre tract in East Cherokee County.
I have also included, for your general amusement, another aerial photo from a higher altitude so that you can get an idea of the general location.
Now we must get a level III soil test (to make sure our the water percolates out of our poop into the ground) and then we must get it surveyed and split into two parcels. The kind folk at Cherokee County assure us this will be no problem.
We are happy with the location, the price, the land, almost everything seems to be just as we had ultimately hoped. Lord willing it will all work out. So, we are hopeful and thankful – and incredibly blessed.
And the whole land hunting and house building thing seems kind of silly when we consider the suffering of so many innocent ones, even in our own “land of the free”.
Come, Lord Jesus.
So, here it is after midnight – and I just finished cleaning out the Chilly Dog studio for the impending house listing – and – Lord willing – sale. For those of you who don’t know, we have put a contract on some land just outside of Knoxville and will be building a home and moving there, just as soon as we can sell our house. I’ll tell you more about that later.
Now – some Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing. I must say that Urban has probably offered up his best work with this collection of well, yes, pop-py country tunes. The album flows from beginning to end and hits only a small rough patch in my opinion. The first song, Once in a Lifetime was built and built well for radio play. Cut two however, is the gem of the album. Shine is just a great song – lyrically – musically – and road map – just beautiful – with clever rhythms – and unique piano work blended in. Of course, most everybody knows and has heard Stupid Boy (unless you stick your head in the sand, or you never listen to country radio or watch CMT). Another gem is Got it Right This Time which sounds like it was recorded in Urban’s bathroom with drum machine and a nice warm Rhodes.
Suffice it to say, whenever I have difficulty identifying my favorite song on a record – I consider it good, but when I have four or more to choose from – I consider it excellent. Bulldawgy gives Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing 9 out of 10 stars – so go buy it.
Or don’t, I really don’t care – I just told you I’d give you a review of my iTunes gift card music – so now you have entry number one.
Oh – and that land is not really in Knoxville – it’s in East Cherokee County – about two thirds of the way from the church to the Dirrim’s. I’ll give you an aerial pic one day.
Bulldawgy out.