What a Mess ...

What a Mess ... Stoned's Office Project"I thought Godzilla was a mess, the monster had no character and the humans didn't either" (George Romero)Well Godzilla was a classic compared to the mess in my office. In this post I decided to give you a glimpse of a good deal of my world ... my office. Supplemented by some photo illustrations. I just received, through the graces of Carisse Berryhill of the Center of Restoration Studies, a complete set...

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Shattered Dreams ... Picking Up the Pieces?

Shattered DreamsFor many years I lived a sheltered life. No not everything was always hunky dory. I mean there was that time my girlfriend's dad did not like me. There was that time when a certain college said "don't come around here no more" and my friend Wade wrote (and sang) a song called The Ballad of Bobby V. There was that time when I walked into a meeting expecting to get an extra week of vacation and a pay raise and the elders inexplicably...

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A Stoned Top Ten Posts List

Stoned's Top Ten ListI have been blogging now for about two years. I began my dubious cyberspace career in Milwaukee, the land of beer and cheese, and since have migrated with my family to the land of saguaros and scorpions. In the time I've written 256 posts (that was the last count I had). As with all things many of those were very forgettable! Yet last night as I was home alone and found the movie No Country for Old Men particularly boring I began to reflect on my writing. Inspired by David Letterman I decided to create a Top Ten Stoned-Campbell...

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Of Dating, Engagements, and Fulfilling the Law ... Matthew 5.17

Of Dating, Engagements, and Fulfilling the Law … In our continuing quest to understand “What value, really, is the ‘Old Testament’” particularly in the Churches of Christ we have looked at some historical and textual concerns. Not long ago we asked What was nailed to the cross in Col 2.14 and concluded the text did not teach that the Old Testament was regardless of the frequent rhetoric of some. Another horrendously abused text in the restoration...

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Traveling ...

As I write this I am in the Atlanta International Airport ... but I can't get online. They want me to pay to get online!! I was reading a little bit of Jim McGuiggan's recent book The Dragon Slayer that I picked up from Jack Martin and it is a good read so far. My visit with the folks at Green Ridge was great. I met a lot of people that I can now thank God are my friends. I found folks who read my blog and I never knew it. I was uplifted and encouraged as much as I uplifted and encouraged them. It is interesting how God works sometimes is...

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Collective Soul - The World I Know (Video)

Collective Soul was in Phx on Tuesday nite. Speaks in powerful ways. Sometimes the world does seem unkind and painful. The Edge seems like a good place to be ... then God sends a gift of grace ... a bird to help refocus and see things a...

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Tagged From A to Z by Wade

I am currently in Nashville Tennessee sitting in the Comfort Inn doing a seminar on "Spiritual Renewal" for the Green Ridge Church of Christ. A fine group of God's People let me tell you. Jack Martin is serving them as a minister and doing a great job. I am having a good time.I noticed last nite that my good friend Wade has tagged me with a list of questions from A to Z. As I understand the unspoken etiquette of tagging I am supposed to respond with answers to the questions and then tag someone else. So here goes:A. Attached or Single: I am...

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Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

One of my favorite groups from days gone by. Great song ... great video. Life is full of twists and turns ... and sudden shear drops. This song makes me contemplative....

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What Was Nailed the Cross?

Paul & The "Old Testament:" What Was Nailed To the Cross: A Look at Colossians 2.14"having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross."It is commonly assumed across much conservative Christianity (and Churches of Christ included) that with this verse Paul taught that the "law" or the "Old Testament" was blotted out or abrogated or done away with....

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The Word Became Flesh

o( lovgo$ saVrx The Gospel of John declares the radical message: The Word became flesh. It did not look like flesh. It did not assume flesh. It did not just act like flesh. The Gospel declares the Word became flesh. This notion is so important to John and his community of believers and (using slightly different lingo) it is also important to Paul. For example John declares that if a person denies that Christ came in the flesh that person (not some satanic incarnation of Hollywood) is the antichrist (2 Jn 7). What is so important about...

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Reflections on June

Reflections on June Greetings from the land of Saguaros and Scorpions. As you can tell June has been a quite month for me. I thank all those who have sent me emails and believe it or not some have even called me wanting to know "where are you" and "what's up." For this I am grateful and pleasantly surprised. But June is one for the record books in the annals of Bobby V. The month began with a rather sudden and unexpected trip to Alabama. Because...

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Jethro Tull - Broadsword

One of my favs. Great song which sort of has a contemplative mood to it and that sort of describes me at this moment. But on a lighter note make sure you see the "crowd" at the end of the clip. It is humorou...

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Somebody more like you

This song was shared with me today. I thought I would share it with you. It is sort of haunting ... the words are simple and yet profound....

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