Comments on: Reward and punishment…or love? http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/ Faith acts. Faith sees results. Faith is real. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Brooke http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7492 Brooke Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:04:49 +0000 http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7492 That is a very funny movie -- I miss Mike Myers! The version of the song in the movie is a cover by the Boo Radleys -- a bit tepid I think, because I like the grittier sound of Lee Mavers' voice and the rougher production in the La's original -- you get the feeling he needs to get it off his chest. He's a working-class man in a bit of ecstacy and agony over some girl who he can't live without... Sigh. There's nothing more romantic than a man who has to sing about what he's feeling! To me, music of all kinds is so spiritual and uplifting, and so taps into the human condition and suffering and ecstasy and hope and love and pain and salvation. I wonder, if Jesus were alive today, would he front a band? And would he play guitar or keyboards? That is a very funny movie — I miss Mike Myers! The version of the song in the movie is a cover by the Boo Radleys — a bit tepid I think, because I like the grittier sound of Lee Mavers’ voice and the rougher production in the La’s original — you get the feeling he needs to get it off his chest. He’s a working-class man in a bit of ecstacy and agony over some girl who he can’t live without… Sigh. There’s nothing more romantic than a man who has to sing about what he’s feeling! To me, music of all kinds is so spiritual and uplifting, and so taps into the human condition and suffering and ecstasy and hope and love and pain and salvation. I wonder, if Jesus were alive today, would he front a band? And would he play guitar or keyboards?

]]> By: Jared White http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7487 Jared White Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:53:16 +0000 http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7487 Hey Brooke, nice to see you here! Thanks for sharing that song...I've loved that one ever since I heard it in the movie "So I Married an Axe Murderer". Did you ever see that? Hilarious romantic comedy. But anyway, I never thought of singing it that way before. :) Hey Brooke, nice to see you here! Thanks for sharing that song…I’ve loved that one ever since I heard it in the movie “So I Married an Axe Murderer”. Did you ever see that? Hilarious romantic comedy. But anyway, I never thought of singing it that way before. :)

]]> By: Brooke http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7474 Brooke Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:37:20 +0000 http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-7474 I like this. You're so right -- "if you love someone enough, you will do ANYTHING for them. Why? You know, it doesn’t even matter why. If you love someone enough, you will do crazy, bizarre, outlandish things just to get a little smile. You could live for weeks just on the scent of a letter from a loved one who appreciated your little joke." I know this feeling. And a song came on the radio today that reminded me of it. It's by the La's about the pull of a love that consumes, and these words, even though they're in a pop song, resonate with yours. Here are the lyrics with "she" substituted appropriately with "He" for you :-) There He goes There He goes again Racing through my brain And I just can't contain This feeling that remains There He goes There He goes again Pulsing through my veins And I just can't contain This feeling that remains There He goes There He goes again He calls my name, Pulls my train No one else could heal my pain And I just can't contain This feeling that remains etc. Here they are on YouTube if you're interested in hearing the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPm0-tIQk0 cheers! I like this. You’re so right — “if you love someone enough, you will do ANYTHING for them. Why? You know, it doesn’t even matter why. If you love someone enough, you will do crazy, bizarre, outlandish things just to get a little smile. You could live for weeks just on the scent of a letter from a loved one who appreciated your little joke.” I know this feeling. And a song came on the radio today that reminded me of it. It’s by the La’s about the pull of a love that consumes, and these words, even though they’re in a pop song, resonate with yours. Here are the lyrics with “she” substituted appropriately with “He” for you :-)

There He goes
There He goes again
Racing through my brain
And I just can’t contain
This feeling that remains

There He goes
There He goes again
Pulsing through my veins
And I just can’t contain
This feeling that remains

There He goes
There He goes again
He calls my name,
Pulls my train
No one else could heal my pain
And I just can’t contain
This feeling that remains
etc.

Here they are on YouTube if you’re interested in hearing the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPm0-tIQk0

cheers!

]]> By: Scott http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-842 Scott Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:08:37 +0000 http://www.callsinfinite.com/blog/2007/08/10/reward-and-punishmentor-love/#comment-842 I feel that we should avoid sin and follow Jesus not to get rewarded, but to do so to become a better person. It gives you confidence knowing there is something greater than you trying to pull us out of the muck we live in down here. And when you have confidence, you can approach people better and that rubs off onto other people and it's not something you have to be blatant with your faith about. You be a nice person and love everyone because you are filled with inspiration from God. I feel that we should avoid sin and follow Jesus not to get rewarded, but to do so to become a better person. It gives you confidence knowing there is something greater than you trying to pull us out of the muck we live in down here. And when you have confidence, you can approach people better and that rubs off onto other people and it’s not something you have to be blatant with your faith about. You be a nice person and love everyone because you are filled with inspiration from God.

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