Lunar Boulevard

It's been said that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. If this were actually true then it might go a long way toward explaining just why men and women are so different. In fact, planet rotation could be in and of itself a huge determining factor. Check this out: Venus is the only planet to spin in the opposite direction from the other plants in our solar system. For some reason I had never heard this, or at least had forgotten it if I have somewhere along the way. Even I'm learning something from these little blips each week!

Do you have a sweet spot? Have you ever been in it or are you in it right now? I have a theory that everyone has this area in their life in some shape or form. When we discover what it is we catch a small taste of heaven in this life and begin to discover what we were created to do. There's only one catch: it really, really sucks when we're not active and thriving in that spot. This past week has been an interesting one for a variety of reasons, mostly because it caused me to start digging deep and thinking about who I really am. Whenever this happens it's often surprising, tiring, and a little scary. After all, pensive thought and meditation can be dangerous if you don't allow perspective to keep you in check. Geez, when did I become so philosophical? Now even I'm boring myself. Let's cut to the chase, shall we? In short: I miss my sweet spot. I know what it is because I've been in it before. I know the sensation that courses through my b...

The Joy Formidable is a band that took me completely by surprise back in 2011. I discovered them almost by accident and was immediately blown away by their ambitious and energetic debut, T he Big Roar . It was the sound of a band full of big ideas and a hunger to compose captivating music. It should come as no surprise that barely two years later the group is giving the world their sophomore record, an album that will hopefully give them the mainstream exposure that they deserve. Wolf's Law isn't a huge departure from its predecessor. The wall of sound created by these three individuals is as full and powerful as ever, not to mention there are some new and thrilling elements incorporated into these layers. Orchestral and choir tracks are sprinkled subtly throughout the album and the result is a fuller, more expansive sound that draws you into the album's themes of nature, relationships, and wildlife. "This Ladder Is Ours" makes for a perfect op...

Apparently! A company by the name of Deep Space Industries, Inc. has claimed that they plan to send out spacecraft in 2015 that would be able to drill and harness valuable elements from asteroids passing near earth. I'm curious to see if this will actually happen but it's a fascinating concept and it thrills me to see a company with some ambition to explore space in fresh ways. Unfortunately we can no long count on NASA to be that innovative since the government sidelined them, so these companies and organizations are the best chance we have at this point to study and harness the incredible power of the universe that God created.  If you want to learn more about their plans and what asteroid mining could mean for space travel then check out the link below. Let's see where this takes us! http://www.space.com/19368-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries.html

"Step out the front door into the fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white/In-between the moon and you, angels get a better view of the crumbling differences between wrong and right" A potent opening line if ever there was one, frontman Adam Duritz sets the scene for what we can expect from Counting Crows and their debut album: sadness, reflection, yearning, and longing. Those initial themes have always been at the heart of the band and twenty years later they still ring true to what the band believes. Released in 1993, August and Everything After is still considered by many to be the band's finest work, a perfect balance of honest expression and youthful dreaming. In the years since this albim's release the band has continued to make music without ever straying too far from the folk/rock/pop sound that made them a household name. My first exposure to the band was buying This Desert Life back in the summer of 2000. I was instantly drawn t...

Ever have one of those nights when you're too energetic to sleep, thus turning to Nexflix at two in the morning to entertain you? I did, and it got me thinking about something that's been a big peeve of mine for years. No, I'm not talking about the success of Lady Gaga (although that one still baffles me) but rather what exactly my generation will leave behind as a legacy. The more I think about it the more troubled I am that we'll be the first to take, destroy, and bankrupt without contributing anything of real significance or importance for the next generation. I watched two documentaries: Occupy Unmasked and Kimjongilia (yes, that's the actual title). Both were average at best but they did provide me with some interesting information and opened my eyes to just how ignorant we've really become. We know nothing about the world, about politics, or about the very people we claim are "oppressing" us. We blame "the system" for our pro...

Think the moon is pretty nifty? So do I, so it's the topic for this week's space fact. Here it is: each year the moon moves 3.8 centimeters away from the earth. I guess even it doesn't want to be near our crazy plant anymore.

I recently saw a Facebook post that talked about forgiving yourself. This has never come easily to me and I starting thinking about how, in some cases, it's much easier to forgive others than it is to extend that grace to ourselves. After all, The Bible clearly states that we are to forgive others if we wish for God to forgive us. This raises an interesting question: is it necessary to also forgive ourselves in order to receive forgiveness from God? Wow, I'm already worn out from typing the word "forgiveness" so many times. I'll try to keep it to a minimum but since this is an article about that topic I can't make an promises. I'm not saying that forgiving others is easy, nor does it come naturally to our selfish nature. Heck, I'm still struggling with true forgiveness for events that occurred a couple years ago. God has helped me tremendously in this area, although I willingly admit that some days are much better than others. However, while...