… in Ben Fuller’s “Since Jesus” syncs with the life experiences of other born again followers of Jesus, including some of the frequent visitors to this page of the Entertainment, Culture and More column.
Posted 6-5-25
‘NO PRISONER’
By Steven Brodsky
Wow:
“Oh my future’s not my past / I’m not going back,” sings Stephen McWhirter in “NO PRISONER.”
Those words can be said by readers of this column who know God as their Lord and Savior.
… will likely find this video of Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll performing “Hard Fought Hallelujah” at the Grand Ole Opry to be especially resonant:
Posted 5-16-25
God’s ‘path of life’
By Steven Brodsky
Psalm 16:11: “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
The center of God’s “path of life” is the best place to be!
Posted 5-13-25
Actually, I believe that more than 10,000 reasons could be found by some believers and followers of God, if they were given sufficient time (and maybe some godly coaching assistance)
By Steven Brodsky
… reasons for them to bless and worship the Lord!
May we continue to find many compelling reasons to bless and worship the Lord!
Posted 5-8-25
Magnolia trees will be in bloom
By Steven Brodsky
Photo by Steven Brodsky
… this season, spring, in regions where most of this column’s readers reside.
… in the Northern Hemisphere and the earth is bringing “forth her bud,” it’s especially opportune to share Isaiah 61:11.
Photo by Steven Brodsky
Isaiah 61:11: “For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.”
Posted 3-25-25
Will you be going to ‘where the wicked shall cease their troubling’?
The above linked performance video of “The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling” featuring Jessy Dixon was previously linked in this section of the Entertainment, Culture and More column.
It came to mind as I was writing an article today that included an embed of “April Come She Will,” a Simon & Garfunkel song that was written by Paul Simon. That article appears at: Conversations With Writers And More delcoculturevultures.com.
It was then that I recalled that Paul Simon had seen Jessy Dixon in concert at Radio City Music Hall in 1972, and that Paul Simon invited Jessy Dixon to sing with him on Saturday Night Live, and that the two would go on to tour together in the U.S. and overseas for eight years.
Jessy Dixon passed away on September 26, 2011 at age 73.
Posted 3-14-25
In memory of someone that I cared deeply about
By Steven Brodsky
… This person, whose name I will not reveal (out of deference to the person’s family), passed away soon after being placed for the first time onto a “hospice bed.”
A photo that I received of this person that was taken just prior to the person being assisted onto what would be the person’s deathbed, shows a terrified look on the person’s face.
I believe that the terrified look captured in the photo was at least in part due to the person’s not having made things right with God (as far as I know).
I would not presume to know how God judged my dear friend.
Terrifying to the maximum would be to hear God saying the words that appear in Matthew 7:23.
Oh yes, dear readers, “love the people that God gives you”… “one day He’ll want them back.” Scroll down this page to read the article “Aaron Wilburn’s The People That God Gives You.”
I loved my friend; God has taken my friend back.
Posted 3-11-25
One of the blessings of the godly in more advanced years
By Steven Brodsky
… is the capacity to continue to bear (wonderful/prime) fruit.
What a blessing that is, as the psalmist no doubt had observed prior to penning Psalm 92!
