(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) This hymn has fallen out of favor in an age where religion is seen as peaceful, even passive. But like G.K Chesterton, I agree the faith is fully peaceful and fully militant. For that reason, among others I … Continue reading #181: Onward, Christian Soldiers
No April Foolin with a loose bull …
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A Blast of the Past #90: India, Part 1
Today's blast of the past is going to be more of a travelogue, with multiple photo plates, instead of one big photo plate. I had the privilege of travelling to India for two weeks for work in 2007. My destination: Mumbai -- the Bollywood of India, and its financial center. I traveled with an officer … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #90: India, Part 1
Voice on Steroids
Back at the beginning of the month both Betsy and I came down with the same cough on a Wednesday, which turned into a fever that Sunday, that took us to the doctor together on Monday, for a 'something' pack of antibiotics that we took 5 days but lasted 10 days in our system. The … Continue reading Voice on Steroids
#180: Lord God, Our Thanks to THee We Raise
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Lord God, our thanks to Thee we raise For those who built this house of praise, Who long ago together stood To form a Christian brotherhood. 2 Here have our children known Thy care And raised their … Continue reading #180: Lord God, Our Thanks to THee We Raise
The disappearance of ‘alleluia’
For someone like myself who grew up in a very non-liturgical Baptist church, some of the liturgical traditions seem a little crazy, or extreme. Yet the people in these traditions can sometime be very extreme in their observances and positions on them. One such observance, a part of lent in many traditions, is not saying/singing … Continue reading The disappearance of ‘alleluia’
Fitness Update: Half-Marathon Prep
I have been talking in prior blogs about how my pace of running miles for the year has started out slow for the year. But I didn't expect for that tempo to remain the same. This past week is a proof of that. From running less than 10 miles a week most weeks, last week … Continue reading Fitness Update: Half-Marathon Prep
#179: Holy Bible, Book Divine
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) The interesting thing to note is that this hymn is one sentence: you cannot cut out a verse without having a sentence fragment, an incomplete thought. 1 Holy Bible, Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine; Mine to … Continue reading #179: Holy Bible, Book Divine
Stewardship of the forest
Today's post is going to be an embedded video.This video shows the danger of uninformed ecological intentions. I am for stewardship, not misguided preservation.
A Blast of the Past #89: Trunk or Treat 2007
Today's blast is a significant historical event for my family. Â This was our first connect with Avondale United Methodist Church. We didn't know it at the time, but this simple connect would, over the next year, eventually lead to our making AUMC our church home.
