Day 4: What I Read

Today some friends and I traveled south to Saida (Sidon) and Sur (Tyre), two of my favorite places in Lebanon.  We stopped in at a local church for the Sunday morning service, and although my Arabic is very poor, I attempted to follow along in the hymnal.  "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" was particularly fun because it I know the words in English and the music is exactly the same for the Arabic version.  The words, however, are still mush.  

"Mortals, join the happy chorus, which the morning stars began;/Father love is reigning o’er us, brother love binds man to man."

Christmas has it's cradle...

“Christmas Has It’s Cradle, Easter Has It’s Cross” 

by Rae E. Whitney

Christmas has its cradle, where a Baby cried;

did the lantern’s shadow show him crucified?
Did he foresee darkly His life’s willing loss?
Christmas has its cradle and Easter has its cross.

Christmas has its cradle; shepherds came to see,

Little Son of Mary, Lamb of God to be
Had His Father warned Him, none would grant Him room, 

save in the Christmas cradle and in the Easter tomb?

Christmas has its cradle, wise men came to bring, 

myrrh and gold and incense, offering for a King;
Myrrh alone stayed with Him, death’s balm for this Boy, 

from the Christmas cradle and to His Easter joy.

Christmas has its cradle, where that Baby cried; 

in the Easter garden, Christ lay, crucified;
When death’s power was conquered, God’s life through Him poured;
Christmas has its cradle and Easter has its Lord!

Songs I Run To

Good running songs can make all the difference, and after my roomie Linds asked me what I run to, I thought I would pass along the suggestions.

My favorite songs to run to have a steady beat, and a catchy melody.  Somehow, a lot of them also are about cheating.  I'm not sure what that's about...

1. "Apologize"- Timbaland (feat. One Republic)
2. "Wavin' Flag"- Champs United
3. "Whatcha Say"- Jason Derulo
4. "Dreaming of You"- The Coral
5. "Just a Dream"- Nelly
6. "Home"- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
7. "Sandstorm"- Darude
8. "I Want It All"-  Queen
9. "Run This Town"- Jay Z, et. al.
10. "Disease"- Matchbox 20
11. "All I Do Is Win"- DJ Khaled
12. "On My Way"- DJ Khaled
13. "Fed Up"- DJ Khaled
14. "Get Busy" Sean Paul
15. "Hips Don't Lie" Shakira
16. "Beautiful"- Akon
17. "I'm Still Standing"- Elton John 

**If you are thinking about purchasing these songs, you might want to look into the edited versions of some of them.