In the years after The Beatles broke-up John, Paul, George, and Ringo all had solo careers, some had more chart toppers than others. John Lennon would go on to record songs with Yoko Ono that contained what he felt were important messages. Songs like Imagine and War is Over (So This is Christmas) hit the … Continue reading Lyric Wars
Month: December 2016
Favorite Posts of 2016
Tuesday, I shared your favorite posts from 2016. The ones more of you read and shared than any others. Today, I went back through my posts and I am sharing the ones that were my five personal favorites. In no particular order . . . Scott's Top Five: Teach Your Children Well: What we as parents … Continue reading Favorite Posts of 2016
Thank You
Thank you for reading The Morning Drive. Thank you for the comments here and on Facebook. Thank you for allowing me to share my driving thoughts with you and for passing them along to others. As I wrap up the year in blogging - I am taking a break next week - I wanted to … Continue reading Thank You
The Best and Worst of Times
The Dickens' classic begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, . . … Continue reading The Best and Worst of Times
Nobody Said it was Easy
I read recently about the African Hornbill Bird. The father bird seals up his mate before she lays eggs. He does leave a space only large enough for her beak so he can pass food and water to her. He then works non-stop to feed her and four chicks. When mom and young birds break … Continue reading Nobody Said it was Easy
Teach Your Children Well
As a parent of a college sophomore, as a former Youth Minister, as a former assistant Jr. High Basketball coach, and as someone married to an Elementary School teacher, I have some advice I want to share about teaching our children. This advice comes from my experiences - both good and bad. We should teach … Continue reading Teach Your Children Well
100 Years
This morning I am getting ready to attend a funeral of a lady who recently had her 100th birthday. 100 years! In a couple of months I will be only one half of her age. She was my age when I was born. 100 years! One hundred years! Imaging all the changes she experienced in … Continue reading 100 Years
Why the Bible?
Every year I read through the Bible or a large section of it. Every few years I will read in a suggested chronological order, that is reading in the supposed order of events, not in book-chapter-verse order. Reading the Bible this way gives the story a narrative flow that we sometimes miss if we are not … Continue reading Why the Bible?
Heroes
You may not know the name, but he was a hero. His heroic actions took place 75 years ago at Pearl Harbor on December 7. George Walters was manning massive rolling crane alongside the dry-docked USS Pennsylvania when the Japanese bombers began their attack. When he saw them approaching, this hero began moving his crane … Continue reading Heroes
What About Grace?!
Here are ten verses about God's grace. I will just let Him speak today. 1. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he … Continue reading What About Grace?!
Driving Thought 