I found this book on the shelves of Barnes & Nobles the last time I was in (months ago) and decided, after reading the first part, that it might be worth reading. Either it was going to be one of the worst moral preaching book possible, or it was could have a really good story. … Continue reading Preach or Tell a Story
#223: Arise, My Soul, Arise!
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Arise, my soul, arise! Shake off thy guilty fears; The bleeding Sacrifice Is my behalf appears: Before the throne my Surety stands – My name is written on His hands, My name is written on His hands. … Continue reading #223: Arise, My Soul, Arise!
On Video: Foreign releases to English
We watch a lot of foreign animation (usually with English dubbing) in our house, thanks to the quality tastes of our daughter and the wide variety of such available through our local library system or interlibrary loan. Today I'm going to pop comments on two of them that we have in the house at the … Continue reading On Video: Foreign releases to English
Fitness Update: Lazy
This week's post is a lazy one. I got by bicycle miles down to 40 needed to complete the monthly quota. I swam once at Oceans of Fun; haven't gotten halfway to the goal. Need to get back to running to finish that goal for the year.
#222: There Is a Fountain
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) This is definitely a classic hymn. It doesn't have a chorus, but each verse has some ending lines that do a repetitive amplification of the thought. It is a an excellent lyrical technique, and makes the song easier … Continue reading #222: There Is a Fountain
A Farewell Recital
Avondale United Methodist Church, where I have attended and participated in services and the music ministries for nigh on the past decade, has been blessed during the past four years to have as its Musical Director a very young but very talented and spiritually focused man named Aaron R. Redburn. When Paul in I Timothy … Continue reading A Farewell Recital
A Blast of the Past #111: Keuka Lake
Part of the Summer 2009 trip was a visit to Keuka Lake, one of Finger Lake gems of upstate New York. We visited courtesy of Paul and Aggie, longtime friends of my mother and late father, who had a cabin on Keuka Lake at that time. Here are some of the pictures from out time … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #111: Keuka Lake
Eclipse observations
The above video shows the effect of the eclipse on the lighting of our back lawn for the 4 critical minutes around the totality. Below is a chronology of what we saw during our various spaced timed sightings: 11:30 -- full sun through camera obscura and eclipse glasses. Outside thermometer 72 degrees. 11:50 -- possible … Continue reading Eclipse observations
#221: Thank You, Lord
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) The chorus of this one was used for a short hymn or various transitional interludes, but once I knew the verses, I never wanted to sing it without them. 1 Some thank the Lord for friends and home, … Continue reading #221: Thank You, Lord
Don’t be the Zax
And yet, they are both, unfortunately, based on the same fallacy. Everything is linked, rooted, blamed on race. Neither one can see beyond that frame to the individuals, the people around them. None of them form relationships to anyone but only to the race of a person. If you are one of the majority of … Continue reading Don’t be the Zax
