thoughts from a driveway

faith in the unknown is the cornerstone of our belief.
if we are unable to have faith in what we do not know, then when the questions that will inevitably arise will cause us to ultimately crumble because we never stood firm enough for the ground to waiver. this doesnt mean accepting blindly as so many have before us and missed the genuin point for then we would only be like those so passionate yet treading the waters of our own pride. Jesus took the hearts of zealots and slowly formed their passions into a more effective tool to show his glory. as Christians we need to have a believable faith and passion that drives us to become something more in this process of the unsure and unknown which will always haunt the back of our minds until the time when God finds it fit to end our existence on this earth.

i have questions, i dont claim to understand. but without the hope that there is an answer beyond me(universal) to all of this, then we have no hope of something greater at all.

The Fleeting Sounds of Temporary

Its been a while since i have disected the words and phraises of the common man to trace them back to their original roots. For all of you who were afraid that i had forgotten about English, grammar and dictation, I assure you that I havent. today we are going to discuss the word "contemporary." thats right, "contemporary." Im sure youve all heard this word before in passing, or over the airwaves describing your favorite 80s classics such as Point of Grace or Philips Craig and Dean. Today we are going to take another look at this too easily tossed around word.

Lets start by breaking this word appart into its two main parts; "con" and "temporary." As you can clearly see, this word is simply made up of a very often used word and prefix. This simple breaking up of words can make even the most daunting spelling B challenge look like childs play.

"Con." i believe most of you have heard the joke about pro and con, progress and congress. well that is one of the many different ways to define the word, but it will be the one we use. Even though such applicatoins as "criminal," or the spanish word for "with" arent too far fetched of an interpretation. although were discussing english so anything south of the border is not accepted. Using the word "con" is to say that it is not what it appears to be, or to be fake. In other words adding "con" to a word shows that it is not at all what the root word may be seemingly implying.

Then we have the "temporary." I think we all know what that word stands for things that dont last. Such uses as fall fasion, the eighties and teletubies are all widely accepted and condoned for this word. We could use it in the deep philosphical way of saying that nothing will last at all, but thats sounds too psuedo intellectual and possibly depressing.


So now we have a word that combines the root of "fake, or pretending" and "non lasting". This leads only to one possible conclusion; the word "contemporary" truely stands for something that will stand the test of time and may only pretend to fade out of the spotlight or show that it has served its time and is ready to take its place on the shelf. Anything truely "contemporary" will, by definition, last the test of time to show that it is as truely remarkable as when it was first introduced decades ago and that the timeless harmonies shall ring true in ones ears for decades to come.

What is "contemporary" was, is and shall be for all of time as it freshens and renews to become more real and relevant to the changing world around it.

signs of the times... or just down the street.

So all of you nacogdochian locals will have for sure seen by now the nice electronic sign brought to our small town by the lamar company on the corner of north and east college. this sign seems to be more of a random oddity and a distraction than actually advertising anything. for now all it does is show pictures that say lamar on them, im sure that will change soon, but for now we can just stare in awe as we marvel at the wonders of technology while ignoring the cars in front of us.

i think it was yesterday that someone suggested we go out and sit in front of the sign on lawn chairs and bring pop corn for a few hours. and as intentionally sarcastic as it was said, i think there might be some actual potential for some entertainment. at least one nights desperation of not knowing what to do can finally be resolved.

i understand that this is a busy corner and for all intents and purposes its the best place to put the signg so that people will be sure to see it. at the same time it sticks out like a soar thumb and im really not sure what to think about it right now. it really caught me off guard seeing a bright yellow glowing sign saying brought to you by lamar. and then seeing a sign that says, it changed again. i think that one was red.

so until further pondering, anyone up for a realy short drive in movie?