CowPi Journal

I think about the years I spent just passing through I’d like to have the time I lost and give it back to you But you just smile and take my hand You’ve been there you understand It’s all part of a grander plan that is coming true — Rascal Flatts

Listen to this song Imagine Jesus singing these words to you… Are you amazed I love to look upon your face? So resplendent with amazing grace Though at times you try to hide it in disgrace I will always love you Cause in your eyes I see a soul that longs to dance I’m captivated […]

I never liked the rain until     I walked through it with you Every thunder cloud that came     was one more I might not get through On the darkest day there’s always light     and now I see it too But I never liked the rain until     I walked […]

Part of the refrain from a Tim McGraw song: and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness I’d been denying and he said someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying

I wonder should I tell you ’bout all the crazy things I’ve ever done I’ve been searching all my life And when I should have stayed I tried to run I was searching for an answer In a world full of strangers But what I found was never real enough Now that I’ve found you […]

Spirituality is about relationships. Every man, woman, and child bears to us the presence of God. — Fr. Daniel Homan, Radical Hospitality I heard this Reba McEntire song on the radio this morning, “Somebody”. It is about this piece of advice this guy gets about looking for someone to fall in love with. At a […]

Cause when I look to the sky something tells me you’re here with me, And you make everything alright, And when I feel like I’m lost something tells me you’re here with me, And I can always find my way when you are here — Train

Ever have one those songs that you hear just a portion of it and it sticks in your head? This song called “Stumbling to Bethlehem” by Patti Scialfa was played at the end of the season finale of Joan of Arcadia back in May. I searched the Internet and could not find the lyrics anywhere […]

I learned the path to Heaven, Is full of sinners and believers. Learned that happiness on earth, Ain’t just for high achievers. I’ve learned, I come to know, There’s life at both ends, Of that red dirt road. Seems fitting with the Oklahoma red dirt

If I traded it all If I gave it all away for one thing     Just for one thing If I sorted it out If I knew all about this one thing     Wouldn’t that be something — Fingers Eleven, refrain from “One Thing”

My sixteen-year old daughter is a junior at the high school where I teach. It has been a cool experience to have her there. The other day, the school’s chaplain, Fr. Scott, told me that when he hears the song “Heaven” by Live, he thinks of my daughter and me. Talk about a lump in […]

I was driving down the highway the other morning and heard the song On Fire by Switchfoot. It reminded me of a haunting comment that someone made a week or two ago about having problems with the Church. They tell you where you need to go. They tell you when you need to leave. They […]

The song “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence as been playing on popular radio stations lately. It has an edgy rock sound, and the lead singer has an incredible voice. But when I read the lyrics (after my previous entry), it gave me goose bumps…

This song by Switchfoot, “I Dare You to Move”, seems to apply to baptism. Listen to a clip of this song. Welcome to the planet Welcome to existence Everyone’s here     Everyone’s here Everybody’s watching you now Everybody waits for you now What happens next     What happens next (chorus) I dare you […]

This song, “I Turn Everything Over”, by Switchfoot, does a pretty good job of trying to describe my attitude for Lent. Some days I am better at it than others. Monday found me on my knees again Breathing You in To blur the lines that mark where I begin And where You end No use […]