Author Archives: Chip Murray

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About Chip Murray

Singer/Songwriter

The Question of Resistance

Re-sis-tance  ~ : refusal to accept something new or different… : effort made to stop or to fight against someone or something… : the ability to prevent something from having an effect. ~ Merriam-Webster What do we tell our children … Continue reading

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Beware the Banana Peels on the Path of Resistance!

My fellow Americans, we too are a strong, tight-knit family. We, too, have made it through some hard times. Fifteen years into this new century, we have picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves off and begun again the work of remaking … Continue reading

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Selma “Snub” + LBJ “Scrub” = A Dishonored MLK!

Today will be the 32nd time in past 32 years our nation honors the memory and legacy of Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. And from what I see going on around me, it appears that the majority of … Continue reading

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ January 18, 2015

There were two stories over the past couple of weeks that seemed “Tune-up-worthy” to me somehow. Michael Keaton kept it more than real during his Golden Globes acceptance speech by honoring family and crediting the moral values instilled in him … Continue reading

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Could Duke’s “Muslim Call to Prayer” Be America’s “Call to Awaken”?

Of all the disturbing sound bites that hit my ears this past week, the decision by Duke University to bellow the Muslim Call to Prayer (Music to Obama’s ears) from their (Christian) chapel bell tower struck a decibel level so … Continue reading

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Freedom Calling! Can You Pass the Self-Loathing Quiz?

It is clear by the language being used by the political elite that the “global summit” called in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks is about far more than radical Islamic terrorism. Set aside the fact that our government … Continue reading

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“The World Unites”…Without America?

Obama and Biden had “clear schedules” on Sunday! Holder was in Paris and did not show! This was a deliberate no-show-snub of the most symbolically important moment in a world finally uniting against evil…and America’s leaders are nowhere to be … Continue reading

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ January 11, 2015

I came across this article “In Philippines, Spirituality Includes Warfare Against Forces of Darkness”, and I thought to myself this is true everywhere…especially now it seems. And then I wondered to myself how prepared are we for the warfare at … Continue reading

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Head-in-the-Islamic Sand-Playtime is Over!!!

“I would rather die standing than live kneeling.” ~ Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier), Charlie Hebdo before being murdered by Islamic savages…for drawing cartoons.* “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” ~ Obama 2012 UN speech … Continue reading

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Bill de Blasio in the “Era of Shattered Illusions”

Catastrophe occurs when too many people refuse to accept that around us always are two universes at work. There is the cold, hard reality that underlies everything. And on the surface is a veil of deceit and compromise. The more … Continue reading

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