does any one else see the irony?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901304.html

an hours contemplation on what it takes to be published from the mouth of Steve Brown. should it scare me that i am enticed......

There are just some things in life that cause you to pause, take a step back, and for just a moment see a more panoramic vista of the life you are living. It's as if you are flying down the interstate, looking at nothing but the white and yellow pulsating with your passing, and then for some inexplicable reason you pull off at the 'scenic overlook' and realize that there is a whole world out there that is not paved and potholed.

It may be that this is some safety mechanism that God has placed in our souls because, at least for myself, it seems to happen the most when life itself is spinning out of control. To continue the driving analogy, it's as if the only place you can go is the overlook because all four tires have blown and you're spinning off the road.

It feels as if my tires have been blowing a lot more frequently than they have in the past. This hit me as I was watching a movie last Sunday. Sitting there, in the midst of a "children's" film, I found myself tearing up as the characters dealt with the issue of slowing down, living where you are at, and seeing the grander picture of the fulness of life. The grind has finally worn its way through the thick hide of my soul and is starting to burn tender insides. I'm read to do something different. I'm ready to move on to the next stage in life. I readily admit that I have no clue what the next thing looks like. Yet I hold out hope that someday, somehow, I might wake up and realize that I've set up house on that 'overlook' drinking in life with every breath.

pause...

what does it mean to be faithful to the Bible? Does it require one to strictly repeat the words of the text or does it mean that we must faithfuly interpret the text for application in modern times?

more thoughts later, but 'you think about that' (yes, i'm sitting in Steve Brown's class).