It’s all just noise anyway. That’s what I’m thinking while listening to Matchbox Twenty’s More Than You Think You Are album (2002) while running today. The discordant harmony bounces around in my head, searching for a melody, and it reminds me of just how much extra noise has cluttered my mind lately. There’s the noise I sometimes tell myself, “I’m not good enough”, or the noise I listen to from others who want to discredit or tear me down, or just the plain old everyday noise from the abundance of our busy lives. It can feel like arrows flying in all directions, so much that I hardly […]
I’ve had Coldplay running through my head for days now – not the cold type, but the musical group. I was listening to their album during one of my runs last week – A Rush of Blood to the Head, from 2002. Their rhythm is precise and methodical. It has a familiar, monotonic beating of chords that stays repetitively in your head for awhile. Their music always reminds me of science and order and logic, so it was not too surprising to see that one of their songs from this album is called The Scientist. My math and science-minded background fits right into this type of melody, always questioning and analyzing, trying to […]
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a freelance writer, Bible teacher, and former corporate IT Analyst. Her stories have been published in several Guideposts books and magazines, as well as in her devotional book, A Christmas Story Devotional. She loves sharing stories of life, hope, and faith, and inspiring others to experience real faith in their everyday lives.
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