Today marks the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. I shared some thoughts about his passing in an article I wrote for our blog at HopeForLife.org (it’s also on Heartlight). I won’t repeat those thoughts, though I invite you to read them on those sites.

Lennon’s most famous song, at least as a soloist, is probably the song “Imagine.” It’s a beautiful song, though I think the message is completely misguided. Lennon says that people need to ignore the transcendental and live the moment; I argue that the world has been doing that for millennia. We need a better awareness of the eternal, which will help us live the present in a more meaningful way.

One song that I hope gets played a lot and especially gets heard is the song “Give Peace A Chance.” I’m hoping that the world, especially the country I live in, will seriously consider this song. We’ve tried war as the solution to everything for far too long. It’s time we gave peace a chance.

What comes to mind when you think of John Lennon?