Life of Pi, Page 316-317. Copyright 2001, Yann Martel Harcourt Books "The Tsimtsum sank on July 2nd, 1977." "Yes." "And I arrived on the coast of Mexico, the sole human survivor of the Tsimtsum, on February 14th, 1978." "That's right." "I told you two stories that account for the 227 days in between." "Yes, you did." … Continue reading The Myth of the True Story
Category: Church
Why I Favor Church Choirs over Praise Teams
I woke up this Sunday morning thinking about church, and about singing in choir, when a stray thought snapped across my brain linking various data points and observations into a coherent whole: Choirs are more egalitarian and inclusive than praise teams/praise bands, even though the music may be less "populist." I have been a church … Continue reading Why I Favor Church Choirs over Praise Teams
Arise my Love
18 years 5 months 12 days That is how long ago it was when I sang this song to Betsy as she came down the aisle. Arise, my love, my lovely one come, The winter is past and the rains are gone. The flowers appear it's the season of song. My beautiful one, arise and … Continue reading Arise my Love
Couple of Swells
We're a couple of swells We stop at the best hotels But we prefer the country far away from the city smells We're a couple of sports The pride of the tennis courts In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts The Vanderbilts have asked us up for tea We … Continue reading Couple of Swells
AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
Today's blog is going to be musical. I'm uploading audio files from yesterday. Avondale United Methodist Church, where my family attends, is a very musically strong church. It is one of the things that attracted us there. Yet in the last year it has lost both its director of music and church organist/accompanist, the first … Continue reading AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
We Love you Linda
Weather could postpone, but couldn't prevent, the outpouring of love from Avondale United Methodist Church to retiring organist Linda Prewitt. Linda, the church's organist for over 12 years, retired as of the end of December 2013. A reception in her honor had been planned for Jan. 5, 2014, but a winter snowstorm postponed it until … Continue reading We Love you Linda
In the Bleak Midwinter — A Christmas Pageant continues
Soundtrack of "Mary Did You Know?" from the pageant Avondale United Methodist Church planned its Christmas Pageant for Sunday, Dec. 22. We got an ice storm that Saturday night, followed by about 2 inches of snow. So they postponed the Children's Christmas Pageant until Sunday, Jan. 5 -- the 12th day of Christmas. This time the … Continue reading In the Bleak Midwinter — A Christmas Pageant continues
A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
"The game is to have them all running around with fire extinguishers whenever there’s a flood; and all crowding to that side of the boat which is already nearly gone under.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters This blog will feature three stories, and a conclusion, that intuitively to me seem to relate to the starting quote … Continue reading A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
Why America desperately needs “What’s in the Bible”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5NXjF3x0S_E Even Agnes and Winifred could teach Joy Reid something about "What's In the Bible" For she certainly is the poster-child of Biblical illiteracy. A simple lesson in Exegesis would do her a lot of good. One cannot help but almost feel that she has to know her script she is reading is a spoof, … Continue reading Why America desperately needs “What’s in the Bible”
The Twelve Days of Christmas
It remember growing up, that my dad always enjoyed the time after Christmas more than the build-up before Christmas. Growing up on the farm there was a wonderful time in the winter when we were off from school, and could truly enjoy the time together as a family. Winter slowed things down so dad could … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas
At The Rainbow 