Head-dibs

The 1971 song “ Getting In Tune ” (written by Pete Townshend) of The Who begins: I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well With the chords I'm playing I can't pretend there's any meaning here Or in the things I'm saying But I'm in tune As the song progresses, one notices a deep longing from the writer who struggles to find the words he really wants to say. His longing sounds almost spiritual. I've got it all here in my head There's nothing more needs to be said I'm just bangin' on my old piano I'm getting in tune with the straight and narrow He’s tired, dissatisfied with life the way it is: hanging out in the same old places, seeing the same people, pretending that everything’s fine. He thinks the object of his attention is “baby” (a woman), but his dissatisfaction becomes evident in “ The Song Is Over ”, revealing that a woman will not fulfill his deepest longing. When I walked in through the door Thought it was me I was lo...

Francis Quarles (1592 – 1644) fathered 18 children before he began writing. Personally, I don't know how he did it. Though his major contributions were poetic summarizations of biblical passages, it is reported that most of his works were generally gloomy though threaded with moral lessons. Not much is known about this man except that whatever he did, he did it well and to completion. While this poem is a wonderful illustration of one living with an eternal perspective, one cannot but wonder if it is autobiographical: I heare the whistling Plough-man, all day long, Sweetning his labour with a chearefull song: His Bed ‘s a Pad of Straw; His dyet, course; In both, he fares not better then his Horse: He seldome slakes his thirst, but from the Pumpe, And yet his heart is blithe; his visage, plumpe; His thoughts are nere acquainted with such things, As Griefes or Feares; He onely sweats, and sings: Whenas the Landed Lord, that cannot dine Without a Qualme, if not refresht with Wine,’ T...

Jay Adams, in “ A Theology of Christian Counseling ” spends a few pages discussing, comparing and contrasting views on “head” and “heart.” He makes one concise statement concerning the heart as, “the most fully developed, most far-reaching and most dynamic concept of the non-material (or spiritual side of) man in the Bible . . . . all that is said of the soul and the spirit is said of the heart.” (p. 115, “Counseling and Human Life.”) The heart is an amazing feature of man, for this is the internal place most sensitive to the spiritual realm. The first chapters of Exodus repeatedly record God at work in the heart of Pharaoh, that he would know that He is The LORD. Following the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, God worked in the hearts of the enemies while still in their lands, “The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues.” (Leviticus 26:26). Many, many years later, Ezra records how it was t...

English author and statesman Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586) penned the following farewell poem, “Splendidis Longum Valedico Nugis“: "LEAVE me, O Love, which reachest but to dust, And thou, my mind, aspire to higher things! Grow rich in that which never taketh rust: Whatever fades, but fading pleasure brings. Draw in thy beams, and humble all thy might To that sweet yoke where lasting freedoms be; Which breaks the clouds and opens forth the light That doth both shine and give us sight to see. O take fast hold! let that light be thy guide In this small course which birth draws out to death, And think how evil becometh him to slide Who seeketh Heaven, and comes of heavenly breath. Then farewell, world! thy uttermost I see: Eternal Love, maintain thy life in me!" These farewell words are those of the son of the Lord Deputy of Ireland. He served as a royal attendant to Queen Elizabeth I, as an ambassador to the German Emperor and as a soldier who though living primarily in the pr...

"'Is there life after death?' That question has fascinated people in every generation, hasn’t it? If you wonder whether contemporary culture is any exception, all you need to do is remember the television show “Highway to Heaven” and the movie “Ghost.” Personally, I never watched the television show, and I never saw the movie. Why not? Because I know the answer to the question, “Is there life after death?” The Bible says, without hesitation, 'Yes.'” Read the full article on Eternal Destinies by Dr. John D. Harvey , professor of New Testament and Greek, Columbia International University, Seminary and School of Missions . Dr. Harvey teaches the following Online courses: BIB 5410 - Hermeneutics: Interpreting and Applying the Bible ( Online ). Coursework begins May 31, 2010 and ends August 6, 2010 Register by April 30, 2010. GRE 5110 - Greek 1: Beginning Grammar ( Online ). Coursework begins August 24, 2010 and ends December 12, 2010. Register by August 2, 2010...

What really happened to the king of pop? What was Michael's view of death and burial (look for his response to this question in the video):

Dr. Wernher Von Braun , one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration during the period between the 1930s and the 1970s, said: “I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.”

Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile. His last reported words were, “I die before my time, and my body will be given back to the earth to become food for worms. Such is the fate of him who has been called the great Napoleon. What an abyss lies between my deep misery and the eternal kingdom of Christ! ”