Has been a while since my last post. Had a great Fall semester here at Howard Payne University. Finals week is coming up. I am taking more opportunities to read the Chronicle of Higher Education. I used to hate reading and could never get through even a brief article, but now I push myself to the end and have enjoyed learning new and diverse things. I just pray that God will continue to open my mind to new information and new methods of accessing it.

Mitch Albom

I highly recommend all of Mitch Albom's book. He is a terrific writer. If you need a good cry, read the Five People You Meet in Heaven or For One More Day, if you don't like to read, rent the movies.

Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom is a terrific writer. I have enjoyed all of his books and I highly recommend them. If you don't like to read, rent the movies. If you need a good cry, The Five People You Meet in Heaven & For One More Day will do the trick. Pick one up at your local library. Enjoy!

Well, today is Monday, May 3rd and the first day of finals at HPU. I pray that the students will have the mind of Christ and that He will bring to their rememberance the things that they have studied. Graduation is on Saturday, May 8th at 10:00. I am very proud of the students' accomplishments.

FEELINGS

I feel so all alone when I enter the Sanctuary
People seem to look right past me.
Have I done something to them to make them loathe me?
I want to be everyone's friend in the house, but they seem to want nothing to do with me.
God, Your house is supposed to be a place where love abounds
Yet I feel the exact opposite.
Have I been rude or uncaring in the past that I am not aware of?
Are my looks so repulsive that they can't stand the sight of me?
Do I smell in such a way that repels them?
Am I not wearing the proper clothing, am I out of style?
Is my breath a deterrent from them wanting to converse with me?
Do I not say the proper things to begin the conversation or are my choice of words a turn off?
Is it my speech, do I speak in such a tone that makes them think of nails on a chalkboard?
Am I condescending or using words that they don't understand?
Am I projecting a sense of conceit and feel that I am better then they?
I have so many questions that need answering.
If someone would be honest with me, then I would be able to work on those things that turn them off.
I want to be a friend to the lonely, the hurting, the rejected.
I am reminded of how You were rejected, spit upon, beaten.
Yet You endured it all because of Your love for each person.
To be rejected, to me, is far worst than any physical beating that could be inflicted upon me.
It seems that rejection and what man thinks of me is what has held me back from what You have wanted for me.
I am sorry for not fulfilling what I feel was my greatest calling, that of singing to the masses.
I know that I have failed You and now I am just a middle-aged man who will not fit into this youth centered culture.

IL DIVO

I received Il Divo's CD Ancora for Christmas. These guys are phenomenal. Their song with Celine Dion, "I Believe in You", is super. The vocal qualities are superior. I will be purchasing more of their materials.

Mitch Albom

I am a huge fan of the writer, Mitch Albom. His writing style keeps me engrossed. His current publication, Have a Little Faith is a wonderful book. My favorite though would have to be the Five People You Meet in Heaven. Any writer who can put words together in such a way that will make me cry, to me, is an excellent writer. If you have read any of his books, please share your thoughts. I would love to read them.