Rogue State of Heart

Archive for July, 2009

When I heard this song, I thought about our life-long journey to discover and experience Love. Isn’t that what life is all about? We’re continually searching and seeking, trying to make good choices that will allow us to reap the reward and joys of a satisfied soul, and avoid the choices that bring misery and destruction. And along the way, we discover that all that glitters is not truly gold, and that the external things we cherish so much may not deliver what they promise.

HT to Aaron K for first passing it on to me. You have a poet’s soul, bro…

(excuse the 10 second commercial that come up first. Gotta pay the bills somehow)

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One of the most authentic, realistic, and moving songs about marriage ever composed. This version will just show the lyrics, so you can hear every word and experience the power behind them.

I meant to post it last month, but forgot. Thanks to Jerry P. for the reminder to do it.

I am amazed at the way God designed us to be connected. It is everywhere. It’s instinctual; it’s intrinsic to who we are.

A few months back, I went to my chiropractor because I was having some leg tingling and numbness caused by some back issues. We were still in the discovery mode at the time of just what exactly it was (we learned later a herniated disk was to blame), and how serious it was.

In the office, a neuro-technician checked me out with all kinds of wires, plugs, and sensors. I laid on the exam table while he plugged me in extensively up and down my right leg. I looked like some test experiment out of Frankenstein or Total Recall.

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When I hear of people claiming to be followers of Christ whom I respect admitting to extramarital affairs, I get a very stirred-up reaction. Actually, it’s a variety of emotions—sadness, disappointment, anger, and more. And with this particular episode of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, all of those came in spades.

I was immensely let down by a man whom I knew very little but respected from articles that I read about him turning out to be such a disappointment in some extremely important areas of his life.

I felt strongly for the state of his heart—what is the condition of his soul that would encourage him to repeatedly make destructive and hurtful choices over and over again?

I was angry that he’d break his vows, and put his wife through a tremendously public humiliation—and his sons through a bewildering series of painful life situations.

But I also felt something else: a very humbling sense of kinship.

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