by Jeremy | Jan 31, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
There’s a melancholy feeling I get whenever I look at an abandoned house. To some people, it’s just an eyesore. I see the former home of a million forgotten stories. How many little eyes peeped with wonder through window panes now lying shattered on the...
by Jeremy | Jan 24, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
The year was 1933. In the United States of America, the Great Depression had reached its peak. What remained of the fragile economy was fading quickly, and all attempts to stem the bleeding had failed. The public had lost faith in President Hoover and instead turned...
by Jeremy | Jan 17, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
The world is so loud. Everything screams for my attention at a pitch calculated to drown out any competitors. Flashy graphics, vivid colors, and high resolutions all plead for my direct line of sight while high fidelity, catchy riffs, and novel sound bites all jockey...
by Jeremy | Jan 10, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
The world of rock and roll confuses me. Let’s just go ahead and get that out of the way right now. The more I read about it, the less I feel like I understand it—and the less I feel like the bands who made it a reality understand it. Most bands’ stories...
by Jeremy | Jan 3, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
Sometimes the handiwork of God is hidden in the subtlest of details, visible to us only after years of reflection. Other times, He paints with strokes so bold that the only real way to miss them requires living blindfolded under a rock. This past weekend was one of...