Totally Lacking

I know I need to post on this blog, yet the thing is I am in that place where I need very desperately a new distraction. Everything, and I do mean everything, is feeling so old.

I am trying hard to work my Cubase software so I can record again, but it is still escaping me. I turned to writing in general, and my associate pastor had made a suggestion that I write a commentary on the Book of Romans. I am working on that in my Knols. Yet the distraction that I need is not happening. It is like spinning wheels. I do a lot of things but it seems to go no where.

I am on Jango radio and that is interesting. I have to date 37 fans and many likes and I have only been there for 4 months. I do not know what I am going to do about Extreme Tours. I have not put an application in and time is running short. I just do not feel the Holy Spirit saying, "Jump" on that yet.

So I feel stale. Everything has been done before and there is nothing new. The distraction I pray for is not coming!

It is at times like this that you really cry out to God and plead, "Move, or move me" as the popular song goes. Yet still I am waiting.

So this blog post is to share that with all that may look at this. Maybe they can relate and understand that it is not just them, but others get in these places too.

Well, indeed I am totally lacking the next thing!

Copyrights

I am seeing I need to deal with copyrights and I suppose that is only right. If I as a writer would want to protect the fact that I wrote something I should honor other writers the same way. So when I signed to the Dylan site I had okey dokied that fact and agree not to use his music. I do not know how to get some help for myself though. I have a ASCAP membership but it seems that is goofed somehow because the number I was given does not get me into my membership. I procrastinated and still am. (I just like to write! Really do not get a kick out of the business end. I know I would benefit from someone coming along side.) I know that Ted Bruun and Austin Cook have done me nice. Yet at 53 I do not feel that much time ahead. On top of that it is beginning to get a little "dark" outside and I think I am growing paranoid. Well is that not what the Lord said it would be like. If they hated Him they would not get along to well with those seeking Him and wanting to walk with him. Thought I'd give this link to a song I really get into of late. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=5329199

Had an email about a comment on this song

Had a gmail referring to a comment I had on this song version being the best to date. Thought being I am "working" again I would share it here!

Romans 8:28

I find it necessary to preface this blog entry with a favorite quote I heard on the former WRBS, or I should say on FaceBook, by one I believe is a former WRBS listener (RBS is 95.1 SHINE now, same differance)

Anyway the thought was (or quote)

"I do not like to mess around with Romans 8: 28."

I just spent some time in BCDC Baltimore County Detention Center (30 days or so) So I have been away from the computer. I am back now, freed!

The why's and how comes are not important about my stay at BCDC. Had a nice time singing songs and hymns at 3 in the morning and keeping people up! When they complained I just told them they should have booked a better hotel.

All joking a-side it was indeed a time of witness (talk about captive audience).

So whatever the why's or how comes "I am not going to mess with Romans 8:28"

Girllove

Been awhile since I have posted. Been a little bit busy. Just wanted to post and mention my girlfriend who is more then a girlfriend. Have been together on and off for 14 years this coming December. (Mostly together) Anyway my meaning of her as more then a girlfriend is that she is my "girllove". When we meet 13 and 1/4 years ago she was married. Both being Christians, we had a hard time getting over that divorce/marriage hump in Christian doctrine. I will say no more then this. If this is not right for us to be together, then how would you suggest we part? I have suggested stepping out the door and her walking west and me east, yet I get this funny feeling we'll end up bumping into each other. Her name is Kim. My song "Not the Same Here Anymore" was written about her. "He'll take care of the rest" by Keith Green is playing on my jango at this moment. One of her early favorite artists.

A self perceived lesson learned on, The Object of Faith

A tribute to Mr. Cool.

There is a man at Grace Bible Baptist church by the name of John Cool. I, in my way, have come to know him.

There is talk around the church, (at least there was) that John has yet to follow the Lord in "believers baptism", my thought was, 'I know his testimony and I believe him to be trusting the Lord why would he not be baptized?' I voiced none of my thoughts, and then later upon pondering, I thought that maybe he decided not to be baptized so that, the impression of his baptism, would not be in anyway seen as instrumental in his salvation!

I have never spoken to John to find out if this indeed was the reason, I'd like to go with that thought.

When I see John Cool at Grace now my comment is, "I see Grace has not lost it's cool yet!"

And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Computer Trouble

Trying to do recordings. Upset because I can not even get an input. I have had inputs before. I have used the Cubase to record my analog pieces, but something is escaping me!

I am wanting to make a complete overhaul of all my songs now, and also recordings of a few tunes that I have yet to put down.

I am "green" to the computer and the internet in general (thought this 53 year old would be the last generation to go through life not worrying about the computer), but I do believe I pick up things quick. Google is a nice thing. They gave me a featured profile. I suppose that may not be a big deal, but I am enjoying all the "products" that are available with them.

I guess the bottom line is I can think up a lot of ideas. It is just that sometimes I do not have the expertise to pull it off. God is blessing though, at this time it is more of a hold out and regroup, and I am in this till eternity.

I believe with all my strength that God is in the process of completeing the good work in me, that He has prepared.