Laura Erlanson

@LauraErlanson The word "colors" slides into that bit of the melody in a way "voices" wouldn't quite.

For years I've had this problem that "The Colors of the Wind" is such a gorgeous tune I keep wanting to sing it, but the lyrics are so unbearably cringe I think I would die before I got through the whole thing. Is it just me? Can anyone relate?

@BMcGrewvy Whoops. 1995. I was in college.

@BMcGrewvy Have felt this way since it came out when I was in high school. And besides the overall cringe, I always thought it would make more sense to "paint with all the colors of the MOUNTAIN" and "sing with all the voices of the WIND." Mountains = colorful, Wind = noisy

@WardrobeDoor What in the world.

Seeing this cover for a Spanish version of Abolition of Man raises a very important question: Does “men without chests” translate into “men with giraffe heads”?

@BMcGrewvy I would assume second place is like 14 species.

Timeline cleanse: Bragging on my cousin, who's just set a new record in his county for the most different species of birds observed in a single calendar year (226). A few of his photos.

@AndrewTWalker Adams: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

The Constitution didn’t create the disorder now unraveling our civilization, and it will not—on its own—repair it. The health of any political order depends on the moral commitments that exist before laws and charters are written. America’s pre-liberal foundations rested on Christian truth. Without a return to that moral framework, grounded in creation order and natural law, our arguments over constitutional design and interpretation are little more than surface-level maintenance on a collapsing structure. No legal document will protect a polity that lacks virtue and shuns moral order. At its best, a constitution should be a barometer of peoplehood, not its arbiter. Peoplehood reduced to legal procedure means the "res publica" is fraying.

@AndrewTWalker The irony of using *that* image to dunk Buckley. Sheesh.

When Harvard law professors start getting commemorative stamps for reshaping American politics—as Buckley did—then perhaps their self-congratulatory posts will merit respect. Until then, stay athwart, friends.

@BMcGrewvy Had the exact same thought today.

Now that Charles Murray is becoming a Christian all I want for Christmas is for Douglas Murray to do the same thing.

@Hance_Dilbeck @brandonporter @SBCthisWeek Thank you, Brother! We appreciate your taking the time to talk about this great project.

My thanks to @brandonporter and @LauraErlanson for having me on to talk about A Psalm for Unseen Servants. Learn more at @SBCthisWeek or here: guidestone.org/updates/hance-…

@deaninserra Co-sign

@bartbarber @Jonathan_Howe I *almost* changed it when I was editing.

@Jonathan_Howe: “Let’s make Orlando a landmark gathering.” Me: “You forgot to capitalize ‘Landmark’” #TrailOfBlood I’m here for it. baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

@GeorgeSchroeder @The_5th_George He's a good one! Happy birthday, Shannon!

Joy is when your son shows up unexpectedly at the front door, after a five-hour drive, to surprise his mom for her birthday. And brings her a gift. And buys everyone's lunch (what!?). And goes to a movie with you. It's not the presents, but the presence. @The_5th_George

@WardrobeDoor I feel this

Remember when people thought “24” was unrealistic because “there’s no way all those things could happen in just one day”? Meanwhile, that’s just a random Wednesday in 2025.

@txinsea @megbasham Patsy is the most powerful woman in the county. Also, I would watch this sitcom so fast.

@megbasham She renewed my tags in Cumberland County, TN for years.....Patsy knows her stuff.

"Every county clerk in the south." This is the most accurate character sketch ever created.

@Jonathan_Howe Yesterday at first I was like, "Oh weird. That photographer has the same name as Ken Griffey Jr." But no. It's the KGJ. Wild.

Ken Griffey Jr. with the crazy pics from yesterday. I need a Griffey & Big Unit photo exhibition in the Smithsonian.

@_MommyIsALawyer I keep forgetting to buy tornado PJs.

Here comes a sleepless night. Charges your phones. Wear PJs that won’t look redneck on the news.

@DrPaulChitwood @mccarleyc_61 @IMB_SBC Loved this story!

Inspired by the generosity of Pastor @mccarleyc_61 and his family towards @IMB_SBC and the work of getting the gospel to the nations. You will be too. baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

@jaynordlinger Agreed! I think it every year as well. I also think that despite the ubiquity of Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," Johnny Mandel's arrangement is somehow underappreciated. It's a banger.

I say it, or think it, every year: “Sleigh Ride” is a minor masterpiece. (I’m listening to it in a diner right now.) Take a bow, perpetually, Leroy Anderson.

@baseballcrank Same thing happened to me today. Bummer way to start the day.

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@pastor_adam Yes, but entitlements can eat waste for breakfast. That's what they really, really don't want to talk about. No one is opposed to cutting waste.

Biggest threat to our national security is our debt.