As I sit here drinking a cup of coffee…listening to U2's ONE, I can't help but ponder it's meaning and preparing a message for next Sunday…. is ONE about love, a lack of love…something way bigger? World poverty, hunger, peace, religion, spirituality? I think back to the first time I listened to the track in …
The Lords of Discipline (a few quotes and thoughts)
"He who lives without discipline dies without honor." Icelandic Proverb It would appear that discipline is one of those things in that the minute you might believe you have it... you have lost it. It is a life's pursuit. I can not help but harken back to a quote attributed to Margaret Thatcher... something like... …
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Tangled Up in Blue: What was Bob thinking?
Bob Dylan has to be an all time favorite... thousands of great songs all with such deep and different meanings. Tangled Up in Blue is definitely in the personal top 10... just wanted to research a couple favorite Dylan tunes.. "Tangled Up in Blue" is one of the clearest examples of Dylan's attempts to write …
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1984 v. Brave New World
In October of 1949, a few months after the release of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he received a fascinating letter from fellow author Aldous Huxley — a man who, 17 years previous, had seen his own nightmarish vision of society published, in the form of Brave New World. What begins as a letter …
Rebel, Rebel….no, wait…you’re a Christian? by J. William DeMarco
I guess I grew up a rebel…funny now that I am a dad, Air Force Officer, student, pilot, commander, the list goes on…but I think I have always been a rebel at heart. As a teen, the church I belonged to frowned on that…the long hair (well…that's gone), the black ’72 SS/RS Camaro, my taste …
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Iron Man: What was Ozzy Thinking?
Today, Luke and I were debating the true meaning of Black Sabbath's Iron Man... Truly a deep father and son convo...here is what we found: The title of the song was conceived by Ozzy Osbourne. Geezer Butler took to writing the lyrics around the title. The song was originally entitled "Iron Bloke". Upon hearing the …
Red Pill/Blue Pill by J. William DeMarco
(Notes from a message given 19 Feb 2012, RAF Mildenhall, with credit to Rob Bell as well...but come on, anytime you can work The Matrix, The Ramones, and Clausewitz into a message...it's got to be something, eh?) Encase you were not familiar… the clip above is from Matrix…The term red pill and its opposite, blue pill, are …
Happy Birthday President Washington: DeMarco Banter
TODAY: Let us not forget...We celebrate Presidents Day: or Washington's Birthday, a federal holiday honoring George Washington which was originally implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879 for government offices in the District of Columbia and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices. As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, …
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Sound & Vision
"I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision And I will sing, waiting for the gift of sound and vision Drifting into my solitude, over my head" "Don't you wonder sometimes 'bout sound and vision" - David Bowie Listening to Dave... Dave Bowie this AM, I could not help just …
1984: Morning in America
Luke and I were discussing the upcoming Presidential race… as we spoke I was most impressed with how politically aware Luke is. Of course I had to ponder… Luke will be 17 by the time the election rolls around--at 16/17 I do recall how I was becoming more politically aware as well. The first time …
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