Jimi Hendrix and Eternity

I have a not-so-secret confession:  I absolutely love Jimi Hendrix' music.

This is one of the most amazing things ever recorded.  His imperfections only make it more perfect, if that makes sense - Jimi Hendrix performing Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."

Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967

The sad thing is that, in the end, Hendrix wasted his life.  Yes, he left the world some absolutely amazing music.  Yes, he changed the course of popular music, permanently raised the bar for electric guitar performance, and introduced a skinny kid in Colonial Heights, Virginia, to the blues, almost 15 years after his death.  I literally thank God for that, but for all Hendrix' accomplishments, it wasn't enough.  It's not enough to merely be a legend.

Without Christ, it's never enough.

It's not an original thought, by any means, but then again, if you're having a theologically original thought, you're probably wrong.

And that's life, From My Position.