(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Loved with everlasting love, Led by grace that love to know -- Spirit breathing from above, Thou hast taught me it is so! O this full and perfect peace, O this transport all divine -- In a … Continue reading #56: I am His and He is Mine
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#55: Come, Christians, Join to Sing
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Come, Christians, join to sing -- Alleluia! Amen! Loud praise to Christ our King -- Alleluia! Amen! Let all, with heart and voice, Before His throne rejoice; Praise is His gracious choice: Alleluia! Amen! 2 Come, lift … Continue reading #55: Come, Christians, Join to Sing
2015 in review
(Note: I almost posted this yesterday, and left that "goals" thing for today, but I couldn't quite do it. Besides, if I'd posted the "goals" thing on Jan. 2, it would make it harder to locate later. Guess I already have a Jan. 1 blog tradition.) The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual … Continue reading 2015 in review
New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
Wednesday night I completed my bicycle goal for 2015: 2,400 miles in the year, an average of 200 per month. Hot or cold, didn't matter, I got my bicycle miles in. My average speed was 12.25 mph, so my total hours biked was less than 200 -- 196 hours. But that, and the trends and … Continue reading New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
A Super Christmas — Act IV
The pageant concludes with the discovery of The True Super Hero:
A Super Christmas — Act III
The pageant accelerates in the third act with the shepherds leading the super heroes to the manger:
A Super Christmas — Act II
This is the second part of the performance, and one of my favorites. Â That actor in the white beard -- and with the long light brown hair you can just barely see from the back as he walks down the aisle -- is my son. Plays a good old man, eh? This particular episode brought … Continue reading A Super Christmas — Act II
A Super Christmas – Act I
As I mentioned yesterday, we are in the Christmas Season. So I'm going to finish out the year with a four-part series on Christmas. This is the pageant from Avondale United Methodist Church -- a four-act pageant posted in four parts:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
This is what everyone braving the cold, and possible rain/snow will be doing today as they attend Sunday services here in Kansas City. For no matter what the weather, we, the Faithful, are Joyful and Triumphant during the Christmas season. Below is the Avondale United Methodist Church Chime Choir playing O Come All Ye Faithful … Continue reading O Come, All Ye Faithful
Baking a memory — for Grammy Robords
I was baking cookies during a vacation day on Tuesday, when a shade of Cedar Sanderson gave me a wonderful idea. I wasn't exactly baking cookies -- these were more of a cooked cookie -- and I was rolling the cookies into neat balls, admiring how they looked, when I realized I could do a … Continue reading Baking a memory — for Grammy Robords
At The Rainbow 