Easter was Sunday. Today is Wednesday. Took me this long to edit the musical clips I wanted from our Easter services to share here. Nine clips. Sunday was the last day with our organist Matt Gender at Avondale United Methodist Church, and he pulled out all the stops. First number I will share is his … Continue reading Easter Music Roundup
A Blast of the Past #8 — College Graduation
For such a big landmark event is life, it is amazing how it seems to be truncated down to these particular 12 photos (okay, probably 13 if we include the official graduation picture we purchased). The event is called commencement for a reason -- it is the beginning of something -- though we usually think … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #8 — College Graduation
In Praise of the Easter Egg Hunt — and the Easter Bunny
Yesterday I wrote a post about the Hope of Easter. In it I talked about having seen Rise of the Guardians for the first time, and how I thought it was a great movie, even if it did take creative liberties with the childhood myths of the "guardians" that were part of the movie plot. … Continue reading In Praise of the Easter Egg Hunt — and the Easter Bunny
The Hope of Easter
"Easter is new beginnings. New life. Easter's about hope, and now, it's gone." E. Aster Bunnymund, Rise of the Guardians. I watched Rise of the Guardians for the first time Saturday night. An excellent movie plot -- if you don't mind its rerendering of the stories of some of the childhood myths. It tells some … Continue reading The Hope of Easter
A Blast of the Past #7 — Senior Skip
In my day, at least, there was a traditional "senior skip" excursion by the seniors before graduation. But as someone noted, we students at Houghton didn't actually skip any classes. We just took off between the end of finals and the beginning of the graduation weekend. Some complained that if it was senior skip, we should … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #7 — Senior Skip
A Blast of the Past #6 — Which concert?
Blast #5 mentioned the loss of a lot of film. Which puts the date of this next album into question. This is an album of pictures from a college choir concert at Houghton my senior year. That would make it either the Homecoming concert right after the tour, or the Parent's concert of graduation weekend. Something … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #6 — Which concert?
A Blast of the Past #5 — the truncated album
These pictures should be in a binder album all their own, with a numbered table of contents in the front describing each of the pictures and naming everyone in them. But they aren't. These pictures are from the College Choir tour my senior year. All three previous yeas I had taken pictures just as described … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #5 — the truncated album
We Won’t go Home Till Morning
This song seemed familiar, but there are a couple of places where it isn’t quite familiar. And then I realized – it is “for he’s a jolly good fellow” – almost anyway. By pedigree they share the same tune, technically. 1 We’re all met here together, We’re all met here together, We’re all met here … Continue reading We Won’t go Home Till Morning
A Blast of the Past #4 — Renaissance Man
Okay, Here's another blast of past photos. It shows an interesting start to a certain pastime of mine. These are pictures of Homecoming from my senior year at Houghton College. The theme that year was obviously some sort of Renaissance Theme. Now, I noticed in the pictures that the college madrigal singers had been brought … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #4 — Renaissance Man
Palm Sunday Brunch at AUMC
The Contemporary Life Class of the Avondale United Methodist Church sponsored its annual Palm Sunday Brunch fundraiser on Palm Sunday from 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. As a regular attender, I have come to look forward to this annual event, both for food and fellowship. The fare of sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, fruit, and a hearty assortment … Continue reading Palm Sunday Brunch at AUMC
