WHITE CHRISTMAS!!

Some people know that I recently moved to Lubbock. I am finally settled in for the most part. I have a few more things to do, but I am enjoying it. All that is to say that I woke up this Christmas morning to the following:

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!

SEASON OF GIVING AND BELCHER SITUATION

This is a season of giving. We hear that a lot, but how often do we allow it to affect our lives. Certainly the kings who gave special gifts to Jesus at his birth knew what it means to give from the very core of who they were. I hope and pray that we all do that this season. It is the right thing to do. Whether we can give a lot or only a little, giving is the example we should take and follow this Advent and Christmas season.

On another note, this is also a season for music. Music is appropriate in most circumstances, but especially during the Advent season. I, for one, am thankful for music. As a musician, I know from experience that music moves the soul and is life-changing at times. I encourage you to allow music to move you and change you this season.

Continuing on with what has been going on in the world recently, I saw something that deeply disturbed me recently, namely Bob Costas calling for more gun control in response to the KC Chiefs’ Jovan Belcher incident. Bob Costas presented his thesis that guns are the cause of many violent problems we have in the United States. While I tend to agree with him in that respect, it was indecent of him to use the tragic situation of Belcher’s death to advocate for gun control, a very political issue. There are some that may not view this as political, but it absolutely is by its very nature. Some time should have passed before even mentioning gun control in response to this situation. I personally believe guns are not a good thing, but possession of firearms is a constitutional right. I even believe that owning firearms is limited enough as it is. If we are going to protect the Constitution, we must allow gun possession. Without it, what we have is a select few owning guns, namely law enforcement, which gives us a police state. That, in and of itself, is the wrong approach. Therefore, we should not create laws based on the mere chance of danger but only on certain danger. While guns may not be a good thing for society, we should protect people’s right to own them. Bob Costas, however, used this tragic situation as an opportunity for politics, and in my opinion, he should have waited to bring up the issue. Allow the families involved to grieve without worrying about the political issues.