Reflections of a Rablerouser

On Mount Olive's sacred brow
Jesus spent the night in pray'r,
He's the pattern for us all, all alone,
If we'll only steal away
In some portion of the day,
We will find it always pays to be alone.

There are times I'd like to be
With the sanctified and blest,
There are times I like to be all alone,
God can always grace impart,
To my weary, saddened heart,
There are times I'd like to be just all alone.

There are days to fast and pray
For the pilgrim in his way,
There are days to be with Christ all alone,
We can tell Him all our grief,
He will give us quick relief,
There are times I'd like to be just all alone.

When a heart is broken up
With the tearful, lonesome cup,
Then's the time to go to Christ all alone,
In our blessed Lord divine,
There is peace and joy sublime,
When we take our sorrowss all to Him alone.

Chorus:
There are times I'd like to be
All alone with Christ my Lord,
I can tell Him of my troubles all alone.

Do you view the world through American eyes, or through the eyes of a follower of Jesus? Has "Americanism" taken the highest place in your heart? Do you remember your dual citizenship?

Earlier today I saw this article http://www.cnbc.com/id/33002534 this issue was one that thought would be a good point counterpoint on prostitution. I would love to hear from everyone on both sides of the issue.

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<a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=191802" target="_blank">Doug Stanhope: Prostitution</a>

So I had dinner tonight with a client and a good friend who happens to be a campaign manager for an Oklahoma politician. We had a great discussion about ideas and participating in the social or political marketplace. I personally carry only one brand and that is one of a Christian. I try very hard not to segment the different pieces of my life and wear them as a brand or identifier. My observation is that people tend to pigeonhole and create opinions about an individual based on available brands without listening to that persons ideas. It seems like Americans are always sprinting toward a reason to turn off their critical thinking faculties. I would rather have less assumptions made about me so that someone could give my ideas a fair hearing. His point was that at some point if you dont wear brands you begin to loose an amount of integrity. What do you think? What brands are so important that you will wear them no matter what? Republican, Democrat, Baptist, Catholic, New Dealer, Free Marketeer? Let's hear it.


Also for all you business folks If you haven't seen this its a must watch video. Take notes.

Hello everyone,

If you are reading this blog it's probably because you are one of my wonderful facebook friends. If you are not you can find me at www.facebook.com/TobyPedford This venture is geared to try and start a new conversation about the life we live today and all it's controversies, contrivances and contradictions. It's time we broke out of the 24 hour news cycle telling us what news is, shaping our minds to fit their mold. It's time we challenged the prevailing ideas and ideologies to find what is at the heart of our communities and our country. I think that honest discussion and critical thought will provide a hermeneutic of life that breaks all barriers and unites people. So please write comments, letters, send articles and the like to help it get going.

One thing I think would be interesting if we got enough readers would be to do a point-counterpoint type convo, so you guys be thinking about that. I would even like to mediate a video debate, which I think would be fun if we could find challenging topics and debaters. Email me if you are interested.

I will take this time to say that I am not a politician neither am I politically correct. I wont police this blog for speech that disagrees with me only that which is extremely vulgar or hateful.

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