Tonight, 15 years of life in these United States of America, comes to an end. Thank you American Idol producers, performers, people watching, judges, voters, following friends and all of us voting with our time and dollars. You gave us hours of enjoyable community through many smart song choices, memorable performances and always great production values.
La'Porsha Renae, your "Summertime" with Fantasia let's me know honesty and intimacy, even on camera, can help us all get to the place where "nothing's gonna harm you, you, you"--well worth this year's 1,636,310 views.
Thank you for your elegant, meaningful "Glory" and now "Battles"--with hopes and prayers for "No More Drama"--are super star song choices and performances rising toward more great American performances.
Trent Harmon, your amazing ranging voice, Amory, Mississippi farmer-family style, and plenty of camera-loving charm continues our great crooner heritage in first class. I DON'T know you enough by now.
Dalton Rapattoni--Congratulations on top three honors and Dallas, Texas big time performances. Here's hoping we can all rule our creative worlds as your, your family, fans, and 2016 supporters.
With an additional thank you to JustJared.com and Gillette ProGlide for bringing me current music performances best for viewing and critiquing, thank you again American Idol and the Fox network for 15 years of great contemporary music and community participation.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Friday, September 11, 2015
The CraigLewis Band is the RealDeal!
America's Got Talent and music from two great male vocalists makes the world a better place. I will be following The CraigLewis Band of AGT 2015 forever! You make me so humbly proud to be an American, hearing your "A Change is Gonna Come" on 9/11 celebrations day! Water. Food. Shelter. Friends. and The CraigLewis Band!!!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Captian and Steward of Yes Life
Time brings work and wonder and rest
Striving with all your might for the best
Setting your treasure in heavenly relms
God will strengthen and Captian your helm
Once in seven days to relax
Rejuvenate, refresh, reflectt not tax
Your mind, body and spirit, instead remember
Respond to God as our Brother--be a member
With wise leaders for personal growth
Enjoying smart stewards--words from mouths
Acquianted with fun and thinking deep
Sharing skillful use of talents, what to keep
Knowing God will make plenteous
In managable goods and righteousness
So be sober and balanced, moderate in all things
More and still more good God brings
Safety, cleanliness, cool conversations
Looking great, sweet sleep, and smart preventions
Continuing education of the gifted and simple
Trusting God with talents and temple
Friends with family, mankind and Mother Earth
Give every moment what it's worth
Precious gold, pearls and stones
From rocky roads, being lost and alone
Oh claim the higher ground with planted feet
Soon and very soon to walk God's yes life streets
Hail to the Captian and the Chief
Get ready for the great life--just believe
May 21, 2011 All Nations Church
Reflections on Sabbath School with Elder Richard M. White
and his Stewardship Lessons c 2011
Striving with all your might for the best
Setting your treasure in heavenly relms
God will strengthen and Captian your helm
Once in seven days to relax
Rejuvenate, refresh, reflectt not tax
Your mind, body and spirit, instead remember
Respond to God as our Brother--be a member
With wise leaders for personal growth
Enjoying smart stewards--words from mouths
Acquianted with fun and thinking deep
Sharing skillful use of talents, what to keep
Knowing God will make plenteous
In managable goods and righteousness
So be sober and balanced, moderate in all things
More and still more good God brings
Safety, cleanliness, cool conversations
Looking great, sweet sleep, and smart preventions
Continuing education of the gifted and simple
Trusting God with talents and temple
Friends with family, mankind and Mother Earth
Give every moment what it's worth
Precious gold, pearls and stones
From rocky roads, being lost and alone
Oh claim the higher ground with planted feet
Soon and very soon to walk God's yes life streets
Hail to the Captian and the Chief
Get ready for the great life--just believe
May 21, 2011 All Nations Church
Reflections on Sabbath School with Elder Richard M. White
and his Stewardship Lessons c 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Meet the Maker of the honesty policy.
You may have experienced trouble getting the truth,
even lies from the father of lies.
Yet Bible prophecy, year by year and decade by
decade, proves God's word can be trusted.
Find out what's next from the most trust worthy
source, the Maker of eternity's honesty policy.
When in Berrien Springs, come to the All Nations Adventist Church for
Revelation of Prophecy Seminar with Dr. Errol McLean through June 4
When in Las Vegas, come to the Cashman Center for
Babylon Rising with John Bradshaw and It Is Written
May 25-May 28
even lies from the father of lies.
Yet Bible prophecy, year by year and decade by
decade, proves God's word can be trusted.
Find out what's next from the most trust worthy
source, the Maker of eternity's honesty policy.
When in Berrien Springs, come to the All Nations Adventist Church for
Revelation of Prophecy Seminar with Dr. Errol McLean through June 4
When in Las Vegas, come to the Cashman Center for
Babylon Rising with John Bradshaw and It Is Written
May 25-May 28
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Lisa Ling's Our America Gets the Story Straight on Gays
Just saw the 4 minute clip from Lisa Ling and the Minnesota Camp for young gay Christians on Oprah's OWN Network. Got to say, I also believe God is love, and our greatest Loving Savior the Forever Single Man Jesus Christ loves people passionately--male and female, young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight. When the Bible says we have the right to intimacy with our married eternal partner, "Thou shalt not commit adultry", this keeps life smart and simple with a covanent commitment lasting for eternity. When the Bible says "Thou shalt not kill" I understand is means don't go out and kill in cold blooded murder. If you make an accidental killing or kill in self defense, you could run to a city of refuge and still live. God's loving kindness and longsuffering with us, with patience, mercy and grace understands we need same gender friends and opposite gender friends. Our conscience is strong, as we pray for the Holy Spirit to guide us, helping us to avoid sin, and helping us to know when we indeed must repent from sin, giving us a way of escape from sin, and helping us to overcome when we have sinned. Helps me enjoy life with men and women of all ages, as a sincere Christian, and staying sexually pure for over 50 years.
Same gender attractiveness and staying within acceptable boundaries can be different for different ages, people groups, situations, and individuals. Best to be smart and safe with your most acceptable looks, love, touch and kindness. Save any experimentation within massage therapy boundaries. Save sex between you and your eternal partner, which God wisely and richly blesses when it is male and female with covenant commitments. And I believe God wisely and richly blesses same gender two by two relationships for Hisglory and the powerful witness of His work, not to include sexual indulgence, or even the thought of such.
I've received plenty of grace, called on God for mercy from time to time, have a great community who in a strange, even shunning way, has guided me toward God's stable straight and narrow path. I also understand and appreciate same gender relationships that work well, especially in the arts, and am deeply sad when long-term marriages are dissolved with too many divorces.
God is love. And God's love lasts forever. And forever love binds us all together whatever gender.
Same gender attractiveness and staying within acceptable boundaries can be different for different ages, people groups, situations, and individuals. Best to be smart and safe with your most acceptable looks, love, touch and kindness. Save any experimentation within massage therapy boundaries. Save sex between you and your eternal partner, which God wisely and richly blesses when it is male and female with covenant commitments. And I believe God wisely and richly blesses same gender two by two relationships for Hisglory and the powerful witness of His work, not to include sexual indulgence, or even the thought of such.
I've received plenty of grace, called on God for mercy from time to time, have a great community who in a strange, even shunning way, has guided me toward God's stable straight and narrow path. I also understand and appreciate same gender relationships that work well, especially in the arts, and am deeply sad when long-term marriages are dissolved with too many divorces.
God is love. And God's love lasts forever. And forever love binds us all together whatever gender.
Quality Diverse Entertaining American Idol Season 10
In the most diverse quality entertaining American Idol season yet, I just can't get enough fast enough. First, Fox, I get no sound through your website, so off to http://www.idolseason10.com/ I go for some post recorded live no commercial no comments satisfaction--sort of since they only feature 8 singers at this hour.
Once again, Pia Toscano sings "All By Myself" with style and class and I will listen to this over and over. However, she needs to change up her choreography/arm movements.
Thia Megia's "Smile" also has that same listen again appeal with a Nora Jones quality and has a hopeful, glowing effect on me.
Next must haves are Jacob Lusk and his "I Believe I Can Fly" sung J.L style--I believe, I believe!
And Mr. I Wanna Sing Like Scotty McCreery and "The River"--total packages of star potential.
James Durbin's "Maybe I'm Amazed" is in that category, along with Paul McDonald's "Come Pick Me Up".
Paul has the more mature voice and is my secret obsession--to have a smile like you, move like you, have spot on weight like you, if I just want to sing with you:-)!
Stefano Langone's "Lately" is a song I didn't know but it was a dancing dream song--say with J. Lo, Paula and Ellen, Stefano and Me. Ashthon J. does the Diana Ross breakthrough sound and more so add her in. Karen Rodriquez beams up Selena with a nice tribute. Haley I still need to hear, so get with it Fox, idolseason10.com and youtube.
Finally,Casey Abrams odd, yet enchaniting "With A Little Help From My Friends" needed more back up sound and continued to be a fun entertainer, yet could be the singers odd man out.
At this hour, I think no one of the top 13 should be cut, and in two more weeks see who the top 10 are via phone, internet, youtube, and idolseason10 votes combined.
Long live American Idol Season 10!
Once again, Pia Toscano sings "All By Myself" with style and class and I will listen to this over and over. However, she needs to change up her choreography/arm movements.
Thia Megia's "Smile" also has that same listen again appeal with a Nora Jones quality and has a hopeful, glowing effect on me.
Next must haves are Jacob Lusk and his "I Believe I Can Fly" sung J.L style--I believe, I believe!
And Mr. I Wanna Sing Like Scotty McCreery and "The River"--total packages of star potential.
James Durbin's "Maybe I'm Amazed" is in that category, along with Paul McDonald's "Come Pick Me Up".
Paul has the more mature voice and is my secret obsession--to have a smile like you, move like you, have spot on weight like you, if I just want to sing with you:-)!
Stefano Langone's "Lately" is a song I didn't know but it was a dancing dream song--say with J. Lo, Paula and Ellen, Stefano and Me. Ashthon J. does the Diana Ross breakthrough sound and more so add her in. Karen Rodriquez beams up Selena with a nice tribute. Haley I still need to hear, so get with it Fox, idolseason10.com and youtube.
Finally,Casey Abrams odd, yet enchaniting "With A Little Help From My Friends" needed more back up sound and continued to be a fun entertainer, yet could be the singers odd man out.
At this hour, I think no one of the top 13 should be cut, and in two more weeks see who the top 10 are via phone, internet, youtube, and idolseason10 votes combined.
Long live American Idol Season 10!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
One House One Spouse
Looking for love is a gleeful pursuit
When found, love makes life right
Love can make the past wrongs mute
And living the best with might
From Eden's perfect garden gate
To liberty's hopeful shores
God has in mind for us one mate
Life never more a bore
True love grows old whatever comes
With covenant commitment supreme
And when we all meet in heaven above
One house one spouse is what God means
So save yourself for God alone
And love everyone around
And when you've found your bone for bone
May beauty be in every sound
True love that stands the tests of time
Through every season of change
Trying to make each moment rhyme
Giving and giving again
Live for now and then it's gone
With or without your minutes of fame
Live for love for Dad and Mom and yours
A long life you will gain
So during the winter times of life
Then when winter turns to spring
Find again love rules over strife
And forever let love remain
When found, love makes life right
Love can make the past wrongs mute
And living the best with might
From Eden's perfect garden gate
To liberty's hopeful shores
God has in mind for us one mate
Life never more a bore
True love grows old whatever comes
With covenant commitment supreme
And when we all meet in heaven above
One house one spouse is what God means
So save yourself for God alone
And love everyone around
And when you've found your bone for bone
May beauty be in every sound
True love that stands the tests of time
Through every season of change
Trying to make each moment rhyme
Giving and giving again
Live for now and then it's gone
With or without your minutes of fame
Live for love for Dad and Mom and yours
A long life you will gain
So during the winter times of life
Then when winter turns to spring
Find again love rules over strife
And forever let love remain
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