The Ballad of Serenity Take my love. Take my land. Take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me. Take me out to the black. Tell em I ain't comin' back. Burn the land And boil the sea. You can't take the sky from me. … Continue reading Gestalt of Firefly
#72: Still, Still with thee
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Still, still with Thee -- when purple morning breaketh, When the bird waketh and the shadows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight, Dawns the sweet consciousness -- I am with Thee! 2 Alone with Thee amid … Continue reading #72: Still, Still with thee
Chimes: Take Time to be Holy
Sunday the Youth Chime Choir performed the offertory for both services at Avondale United Methodist Church. Below I have embedded clips of their performances from both services. The tall boy in the red shirt and long hair on the right is related to me.
Fitness Update: Warm weather helps
Well, today is the end of February; two months of 2016 gone already. My concerns at the beginning of the year were keeping up with my running, and how the cold weather would hamper my progress. Well, this week was another nice week (sure there were some nights below freezing, but all the days were … Continue reading Fitness Update: Warm weather helps
#71: Blessed day of Rest and Cheer
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Blessed day of rest and cheer! Day divine, to us so dear! When we gather, old and young, Joining here in pray'r and song. 2 Now the week of toil is o'er, And in peace we sit … Continue reading #71: Blessed day of Rest and Cheer
A Presumption of Innocence – Amanda S. Green
(Note: I found this blog below very disturbing for the excellent analysis it did on the legal trends today, and how they are hacking away at basic rights -- "protecting" one group by denying another group basic rights.) A Presumption of Innocence – Amanda S. Green One of the most fundamental premises of criminal … Continue reading A Presumption of Innocence – Amanda S. Green
A Blast of the Past #36: Zoo visit
Today's look to the past  is 16-year-old pictures of a zoo visit. The boy wasn't even a year old yet, and by the one other person I think I identify in the one picture, I think this may have been a church small group outing.
Inside Out
I will admit I was rather impressed by this Disney Pixar movie. The concept is relatively simple, but the movie itself is filled with a lot of nuance and details. The concept of headquarters and the console is very well done. The introductions of the emotions and what they do is informative and entertaining. But … Continue reading Inside Out
#70: Holy, Holy Holy
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) Today's hymn is probably one of the select hymns that is widely known. It is also one of those hymns that has solid, obvious theology as its theme. This is a joyous celebration of the Trinity, a mystery of the … Continue reading #70: Holy, Holy Holy
In case it wasn’t clear the first time …
I posted a blog back in November about what science really is, what it can and cannot prove. Unfortunately the whole world didn't get a chance to read and understand it, so I am still capable of running into people who make the same mistake about science. In the middle of a wonderful scriptural exegisis recently I … Continue reading In case it wasn’t clear the first time …
