Doug Van Pelt

More Than When The Grain And The New Wine Abound...

...Thou has put gladness in my heart.

Those are the words to a chorus I used to enjoy singing a lot. It's interesting how some worship songs seem to embed themselves in certain eras or epocs of time, where they are memories and not part of the usual song repertoir of current get-togethers.

That song underlined the fact that the joy that God gives is wonderful and the fun and exciting things on this earth pale in comparison. This is good to remember when things are going really good and also to remember when things or circumstances aren't that great.

Fed Ex just pulled up. My daughter is at the office today, and I asked her to sign for the package. It was the new Alice Cooper record, The Eyes of... She asked me, "Isn't that the guy on that commercial?"

I said, "Yes," but wasn't sure if she was talking about those Residence Inn ads from a couple years ago.

"It was for that store, Staples. He was shopping for school supplies with his daughter... (This sounded like a good plot for an Alice Cooper cameo, but I hadn't seen it...) She told him, 'Didn't you say, 'School's out forever?'' And he told her, 'No. I said, 'School's out for summer.'"

Then I knew she had the right guy. I hope I can see that commercial soon.

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at August 4, 2004 10:15 AM