I was given a couple of books for Christmas and I am now getting around to reading them. I am unusual in a way, when I am reading and I come upon something that strikes me as insightful I highlight the passage and then note the highlight in the book for reference later. Let me quote to you something I read that caught my attention;
"A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to assert—himself. The part he doubts is exactly the part he ought not to doubt — The Divine Reason."
—Taken from Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.
Have we truly reversed the logic of doubt?
Blessings:
BluesMan
"cogito ergo sum"
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Reflection on Affliction
As I was reading today, I read this and for some reason I could not go on till I pondered it's meaning. Now I put it to you, the reader to ponder it's meaning...
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust,
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
yet man is born unto trouble,
as the sparks fly upward.
—Eliphaz the Temanite to Job, 5:6-7
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust,
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
yet man is born unto trouble,
as the sparks fly upward.
—Eliphaz the Temanite to Job, 5:6-7
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Resemblance
Rhonda thought this was interesting picture. For me it reminded me of myself, trying to get up off the floor ..... a little help please! Your trunk would be nice.....
Blessings:
BluesMan
It's Cold ... In Boerne
As I left my house this Saturday morning for my cup of coffee from Boerne's famous Daily Grind, I noticed a very COLD chill in the air. A chill not known to us here in South Texas.
On my way I turned on the radio to listen to my favorite country station and heard with my own two ears that the temperature here was 34 degrees! Panic set in, and my thoughts within my head started to give way to un-rational thinking. Was my cup of Daily Grind coffee worth risking my life for in such terrible weather? Could I make it home to my loving wife, or would I get stranded somewhere on the streets of Boerne and freeze to death?
Finally a calm took hold of me, and a resolution I that I have never known before pushed me forward for the smell of dark roasted coffee which my body was yearning for. When I made it to the Daily Grind there were others there that had also braved this terrible winter storm as well. We all smiled at each other with a knowing of what it took for us to make this trip in such awful weather.
When I finally made it home the temperature had risen to 36 degrees. Though this winter storm has abated some, there is a lesson that I learned today, and that is, my caffeine fix is greater than my need to survive.
For those who think that I am going overboard here, please note that the temperature hear in Boerne will drop well below 30 degrees tonight, but fear not, while I was at the Daily Grind I bought a pound coffee that I can brew at home!
Blessings:
BluesMan
On my way I turned on the radio to listen to my favorite country station and heard with my own two ears that the temperature here was 34 degrees! Panic set in, and my thoughts within my head started to give way to un-rational thinking. Was my cup of Daily Grind coffee worth risking my life for in such terrible weather? Could I make it home to my loving wife, or would I get stranded somewhere on the streets of Boerne and freeze to death?
Finally a calm took hold of me, and a resolution I that I have never known before pushed me forward for the smell of dark roasted coffee which my body was yearning for. When I made it to the Daily Grind there were others there that had also braved this terrible winter storm as well. We all smiled at each other with a knowing of what it took for us to make this trip in such awful weather.
When I finally made it home the temperature had risen to 36 degrees. Though this winter storm has abated some, there is a lesson that I learned today, and that is, my caffeine fix is greater than my need to survive.
For those who think that I am going overboard here, please note that the temperature hear in Boerne will drop well below 30 degrees tonight, but fear not, while I was at the Daily Grind I bought a pound coffee that I can brew at home!
Blessings:
BluesMan
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
A Transition We All Have to Make
Then so small .. - :)
17 Years Later, now so grown up .. - :P
Sometimes I miss my "little" girl.....but I love her even more now...
Blessings:
BluesMan
17 Years Later, now so grown up .. - :P
Sometimes I miss my "little" girl.....but I love her even more now...
Blessings:
BluesMan
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
What Was That?
As I was sitting this afternoon reading a book I heard a strange sound, it was kinda like a soft ka-boom. Later I got up to check on my chicken I was cooking for tomorrow, and I heard it again. This time it was a little louder. As I thought more about it it came to my mind what I was hearing, it was thunder! So I started to listen more carefully. Now I'm starting to also hear the patty-pat of rain drops. It was really starting to sprinkle here, and boy do we need it.
As you may know we are in a drought here in South Texas. This is February and it was 79 degrees here today. This is supposed to winter but the days have been dry and the temperature is averaging about 75 degrees. Man we are in the middle of a long cold snap! I sure wish we would get some cooler weather here, but I need to be careful what I ask for, right?
As I type this the sound I now hear is no longer just the pitty-pat of sprinkles but it is now raining. Thank You, Lord:)
Hope it keeps up for a while........
Blessings:
BluesMan
As you may know we are in a drought here in South Texas. This is February and it was 79 degrees here today. This is supposed to winter but the days have been dry and the temperature is averaging about 75 degrees. Man we are in the middle of a long cold snap! I sure wish we would get some cooler weather here, but I need to be careful what I ask for, right?
As I type this the sound I now hear is no longer just the pitty-pat of sprinkles but it is now raining. Thank You, Lord:)
Hope it keeps up for a while........
Blessings:
BluesMan
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