The Musical Box

The king used the almugwood
to make supports
for the temple of the LORD
and for the royal palace,
and to make harps and lyres
for the musicians.
~ 1 Kings 10

Telefunkenteatime

When Boaz had finished eating and drinking
and was in good spirits,
he went over to lie down
at the far end of the grain pile.
Ruth approached quietly,
uncovered his feet
and lay down.
~ Ruth 3

Spirits in the Material World

She gave birth to a son,
a male child,
who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.
And her child was snatched up to GOD
and to his throne.
~ Revelation 12

There is no political solution
to our troubled evolution
have no faith in constitution
there is no bloody revolution

We are spirits in the material world

Our so-called leaders speak
with words they try to jail you
they subjugate the meek
but it's the rhetoric of failure

We are spirits in the material world

Where does the answer lie?
Live from day to day
if it's something we can't buy
there must be another way

We are spirits in the material world

Storm The Embassy

Rise up, Oh GOD, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.
~ Psalm 74

Storm the Iranian embassy
Before they start shootin' at you and me
~ 1980

If You Don't Like The Effect, Don't Produce The Cause

Even the land was defiled;
so I punished it for its sin,
and the land vomited out its inhabitants.
~ Leviticus 18

Heartbreaker

Love the LORD your GOD
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your strength.
~ Deuteronomy 6

Miltant Greetings from the High Kommando

“What! You saw him?
Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there?
Then I would have had to give you
ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt.”
~ 2 Samuel 18

The Show Must Go On

Have mercy on us, LORD,
have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
~ Psalm 123

The Shape Of My Heart

The LORD saw how great
the wickedness of the human race
had become on the earth,
and that every inclination
of the thoughts of the human heart
was only evil all the time.

The LORD regretted
that he had made human beings on the earth,
and his heart was deeply troubled.
So the LORD said,
“I will wipe from the face of the earth
the human race I have created—
and with them the animals,
the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—
for I regret that I have made them.”

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
~ Genesis 6

He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for the respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades
are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades
are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck
in too many places
And those who fear are lost

I know that the spades
are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart

RIP Jules

And Now, A Word From Pastor Iggy ~

If only they were wise
and would understand this
and discern what their end will be!
~ Deuteronomy 32

Daughter Of A Loony

But among the Israelites
not a dog will bark
at any person or animal.
Then you will know
that the LORD
makes a distinction
between Egypt and Israel.
~ Exodus 11

Gimme Danger

I have been in danger from rivers,
in danger from bandits,
in danger from my fellow Jews,
in danger from Gentiles;
in danger in the city,
in danger in the country,
in danger at sea;
and in danger from false believers.
~ 2 Corinthians 11

Back To Black

That day will be a day of wrath ~
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness...
~ Zephaniah 1