March 10, 2005
HM Party Tonight
A big welcome back goes out to Alex Norman, my nephew-inlaw, who returns to his fort from duty in Iraq. I don't think he reads this, but I'm appreciative of his service over there (and that of Brian McGovern, the former Assistant Editor at HM Magazine (from 1994/95 to 1997/98) and Maury Millican, aka Duane, the original bassist for Lust Control, and the other friends who are over there who have sent word and the occasional photo (including congressional aid Wesley Denton, who served as Director of Ad Sales at HM from 2000 to 2001). There'll be lots of celebrating tonight in Killeen as many soldiers have returned.
HM Magazine is having a party at the Red Eyed Fly tonight, with some really good local bands. I'm looking forward to it. The SXSW Film Conference kicks off tomorrow night with a couple films I'm going to try and check out: My Big Fat Indepedent Movie and a new flick by the Wilson brothers.
I wonder if one of Jehoshaphat's men will attend the party. If I see one of them, I will shriek, "Jumpin' Jehoshaphat! You must be 4,000 years old!" Jumping is not what Jehoshaphat did when he heard about vast armies headed his way (2 Chronicles 20). He inquired of the Lord and called his people to fast. They had instructions to sing praises to the Lord as they marched out to battle. Now, most people familiar with Bible stories know what's coming next -- God delivering their enemies into their hand. But stop for a minute and think about how ridiculous those instructions must've sounded. I remember a friend of mine on our JV football team started singing, "Shaboom, shaboom, Sha-na-na, sha-na-na, shaboom, shaboom," while he was playing defensive tackle, and the opposing offense jumped offsides, it freaked them out and make everybody laugh. That's how strange an act like singing into battle must've appeared. I wonder about the faith and courage that those men had to swallow their pride and do something that might've seemed "girlie" or "sissy." But man, did God receive that praise and deliver with power! Wow.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 10, 2005 11:37 AM