As many of you know, I grew up in attending worhsip in churches of Christ. One of the most identifying traits about a Church of Christ is the fact that they sing a cappella - without musical instruments. Over the years, members have debated the theological significance and scriptural authority of whether using instruments is right or wrong. The debates have been exhausting.
"The early church did it without instruments, we shouldn't use instruments either."
"Making melody in your heart, does not require a piano."
So, for a moment let's move past the theological nature of this discussion and just think about the practice itself. It's simple. It's easy. Sometimes it sounds better than instrumental worship. Sometimes it would make a dog howl. But today, I realized why this tradition will not change anytime soon. It all boils down to ROI on time spent in preparation each week for services. To understand my point, you need to see the video below.
Instead of spending hours of planning, rehearsal, and a lot of people putting on a production like this, CofC members can usually take 1 or 2 people and give you the same quality with only 5 minutes of planning..
Dave Ramsey on panel for Larry King
Dave Ramsey was on Larry King last night discussing the state of our economy and gas prices. He was on a panel with 3 other financial authors. I enjoyed the piece a lot because over all it was very positive. All the panelists did a great job of describing what was actually going on. High gas prices are not destroying the economy and real estate isn't as bad as the media says it is. It was refreshing to me. Watch the clip.
Funny Stupid Tax Story
A fellow coworker at Dave's has one of the most ironic stupid tax stories I've heard. Check out Troy's story. I thought it was funny enough to share.
Dave Ramsey On Good Morning America
If you missed it yesterday, you can watch Dave Ramsey's interview on ABC's Good Morning America. He and Clark Howard were both on together discussing the price of gas. Watch it.
Scooter bullet points
This will be the third summer now that my wife and I have had our scooters. However, this summer, I am beginning to see a lot more of them out on the road, especially in Franklin. I think gas prices are definitely encouraging this new fad. Riding the Natchez Trace and back roads of Williamson County are a blast.
I have a lot of people ask me about our scooters so I wanted to provide some bullet points to help people answer their questions and encourage more people to get one.
I have a lot of people ask me about our scooters so I wanted to provide some bullet points to help people answer their questions and encourage more people to get one.
- We have a 2005 & 2006 Yamaha Vino 125
- Top speed is between 50-55 mph (varies by weight of driver)
- Holds 1.2 gallons of fuel and gets about 70-90 mpg. I usually only fill up once a week.
- Insurance is like $10 a month.
- 125cc engine: Weighs 250 lbs.
- It is NOT interstate legal.
- In TN you have to have a Motorcycle endorsement.
- I feel safer in traffic on this than I would a bicycle. I can always keep up with traffic in town. Sometimes out on highways, I may fall behind traffic a little.
- It is a 4-stroke engine so there is no mixing gas and oil.
- Price ranges on scooters for a 125cc are from a $1000 (Chinese models) to $6000 (Vespa/European models).
- Automatic - Actually it doesn't even have multiple gears. It's just gas and go.
- No emissions testing required.
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