Rhyme And Reason With Tony Funderburk

Who writes songs for attention? Short answer. Me. But before I go any further let me explain how I don’t mean songs JUST for attention. I’m talking about songs with an ulterior motive. And, in my case, that motive included … Read the rest The post Songs for attention – not just honorable mention appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Maybe you should do something different today There’s a huge reason why the world is in such a mess today. And it’s been in this mess for just about as long as humans have existed.  Which is from the first … Read the rest The post Do something different today and take life another way appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

OK, let’s be positive and assume the worst That sounds like a good plan. Right? “Uh, no, Tony. It sounds negative. Not positive. And why would anybody automatically assume the worst?” Well, I’m glad you asked. Because I’m gonna toss … Read the rest The post Assume the worst and go with that first appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Ah yes. If wishes were fishes… If you do a Google search for that phrase “if wishes were fishes” you’ll probably find a lot of different people adding a lot of different endings. Some of them make measly attempts at … Read the rest The post If wishes were fishes they’d still be delicious appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Money is the root… So, if money is the root of all evil, why aren’t more people willing to give all theirs away? And I mean ALL of it. Because why would you want even a little possibility of evil … Read the rest The post Money is the root so give me all your loot appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Relax. It’s gonna be alright. I’m a big fan of the old black and white movies. Especially from the 1940’s and 50’s. And I remember a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie called “Strangers on a Train” where a guy … Read the rest The post Gonna be alright through the long dark night appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

What’s my reason for being? It’s another form of the age old question. “Why am I here?” And I think it’s more than mildly ironic how logic is so coveted in a world filled with feelers. Because if whatever is … Read the rest The post Your reason for being is a truth that’s worth seeing appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Are you bored to death? I can’t say I’ve never been bored to death. Of course, it’s a figure of speech. So naturally it’s never happened to me. Otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this. Because I wouldn’t be writing it. … Read the rest The post Bored to death he said under his breath appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

This is better than performance enhancing drugs When you wanna make your workout even better, skip the performance enhancing drugs. Because they can wreak havoc with your body. And why deal with all those negative side effects when you enjoy … Read the rest The post Performance enhancing drugs or amygdala hugs appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

A praise and worship leader should follow THE Leader Maybe you already know this. But contemporary music, in church, started in the charismatic movement. And now it can be found in just about every kind of modern church in the … Read the rest The post Praise and worship leader should be a Bible reader appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Day in day out…here we go again Looney Tunes. I don’t have to say any more than that. And baby boomers all over America can immediately see their favorite cartoon characters. One of my Dad’s favorites was Wile E. Coyote … Read the rest The post Day in day out in a world of doubt appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Music is for the soul Now, this doesn’t apply to stuff trying to pass itself off as music. Like that heavy beat stuff played inside vehicles and rattles the windows of other vehicles and houses on the street. And that … Read the rest The post Music is for the soul and helps to keep you whole appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

So, things happen for a reason, eh? Why? Seriously. If things happen for a reason, why is that? Why in the world would that always be true? And I ask because I hear or read that sort of nonsense all … Read the rest The post Things happen for a reason is like letting a disease in appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Are you wishing your life away and you don’t even know it? Maybe it wasn’t today. But maybe it was yesterday. And you got up still feeling sleepy. And before you even finished your first cup of sunshine you said … Read the rest The post Wishing your life away should stop today appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Ah, it’s a brand new day After all my fun talk about how awesome it is to have a balloon sinuplasty surgery, I figured it’s a good time to change the pace. Because it’s a brand new day. And with … Read the rest The post Brand new day to chase the blues away appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

So, Tony…was the balloon sinuplasty fun? Oh yeah. If you’re looking for something to do on your next vacation, let me suggest taking a nice balloon sinuplasty ride. Because it’ll be a vacation you’ll never forget.   Balloon sinuplasty has … Read the rest The post Balloon sinuplasty and boy this pain is nasty appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

This is the day Well, I’ve mentioned this on the Rhyme and Reason Podcast. And I’ve talked about it a little, here on the website. And this is the day it happens. When I have steel instruments and a balloon … Read the rest The post This is the day when the problem goes away appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Monday is here. Did you notice? It seems like, in this day and age, there wouldn’t be as much dread about it. But when I was searching for something this morning, I noticed the phrase, Monday is here, was a … Read the rest The post Monday is here and there’s nothing to fear appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

It’s a new day So what! Big deal. A new day comes around every twenty-four hours. So, what makes this one any more special than all the others? And why do so many people try to pump you up with … Read the rest The post A new day to make hay with something to say appeared first on Tony Funderburk.

Rhymes without reason in church Have you noticed how many rhymes without reason there are in church songs these day? And I say church songs because so many of them aren’t worship songs. And they don’t even rhyme all that … Read the rest The post Rhymes without reason consistently squeeze in appeared first on Tony Funderburk.