If you click on the link below, you will see the June 2014 edition of The Missouri Methodists magazine. Page 16 is about AUMC, and all the pictures but the top one are from my blog's coverage of the AUMC's participation in the North Kansas City Snake Saturday Parade back in March. I even get … Continue reading AUMC in Methodist magazine
A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Bones
As the fifth in the intermittent blogs about my one solo concert, this blog features song number five from the concert. Valley of Dry Bones. This is the Ezekiel passage, where he sees the dry bones come to life. I is quite a neat setting. Interesting to contrast it to the Negro Spiritual, which uses … Continue reading A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Bones
AUMC Day of Service
Saturday, May 17, 2014 Avondale United Methodist Church had a Day of Service to the community -- with more than 100 (150-some) volunteers serving the community in various projects. Betsy, Nathan and I served at a local Hillcrest House helping with landscaping work and outside cleanup. We were there with a team under the leadership … Continue reading AUMC Day of Service
Journey to a High School Reunion — 9th Grade
The summer before ninth grade was one of the watersheds of our education. It was the summer that Van Page died. In fact, our ninth grade yearbook was dedicated in memory of Van, a reminder of service to Christ, that it wouldn't always be hard. From what I understood at the time, Van died … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — 9th Grade
More Top 40…
Following up to yesterday's blog, this is the processed video -- first section. Nathan leads off, and can be heard again at 9:31 doing the Henry VIII I Am . See the link here. The latter is in a fun section that includes the Ballad of Davy Crockett and a song from the Chipmunks. The … Continue reading More Top 40…
Top 40 at Eastgate choir concert
Eastgate Middle School had its spring choir concert Wednesday, May 14. The 8th grade choir did a 30-minute Top 40s medley. My son Nathan was the narrator at the beginning, and also did the Henry VIII I am solo. Here are a few pictures from the medley (featuring Nathan, of course) and the soundtrack. … Continue reading Top 40 at Eastgate choir concert
Thunder Applauds Graduation
My nephew James Robert Lightfoot (a.k.a. Bobby) graduated Monday from Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, IN. The 46th annual commencement was scheduled for 4 p.m. outside by the amphitheatre. They had a tent set up for the faculty members of the platform party with the thousand graduates given seats at the front facing the … Continue reading Thunder Applauds Graduation
Plan a free weekend before starting this book ….
Pixie Noir, By Cedar Sanderson I picked up this book after running across its author, Cedar Sanderson, on one of the blogs where she writes, and finding her comments about writing and other topics very appealing. In one of those blogs she mentioned the release of Trickster Noir, the second book in this series. Since I … Continue reading Plan a free weekend before starting this book ….
Barnes and Noble — Good customer service vs. bad customer service
Okay, in debate between book readers, I am on the side of the Nook vs. the Kindle or anything else. Which means I like Barnes and Noble and want to make sure they stay around to keep supporting my Nook. So when it came time to buy the Pixie for Hire books from author Cedar … Continue reading Barnes and Noble — Good customer service vs. bad customer service
Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah
(Had some issues with the sound rendering from my recording device delaying today's blog.) Today's special music was a trio of Suzy Conaway, Betsy Lightfoot and Shannon Lowe doing Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah. The Anthem was "A Mother's Love." Here are the Lyrics for the Elijah number: Lift thine eyes to the mountains, … Continue reading Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah
At The Rainbow 