Doug Van Pelt

Dude Did A Flip

The guitarist for the opening band, This Side Up, brought new meaning to the band's name. Stage left guitarist in a twin axe lineup, this guy was a bundle of energy the entire set, often bouncing into the acoustic foam that lined the wall at stage left, leaning against it to keep his spastic motions from sending him sprawling at high speed. Right before the last song he started at center stage and ran to the wall, planted both feet about two feet high on the wall and sprung up and backwards, completing a back flip and hitting the next chord on time. Amazing and fun.

There's a cool tiny verse in 2 Chronicles 25 that speaks volumes:

"He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly."

While our culture here in the West is very stoic and downplays men showing emotion, I think this really works against us in our lives. As humans, our whole being is balanced with emotion and energy. There's a time for being quiet, but there's also a time for gusto and passion. I hope that I do not fail to show passion for the Lord when it's my time to do so. I pray that I may not care "a tinker's cuss" (to coin a phrase from Monty Python's "the Architect's Sketch") about what others around me think; but that I may revere the Lord and place Him first with my actions.

Everybody have a great weekend.

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 11, 2005 11:15 AM