SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE

I am, as I do every Christmas season, reading my favorite Christmas book, Charles Dickens’ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”.  Through the years I’ve had several copies of this story, one is...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

LUDWIG

If you are a connoisseur of “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS” you know what today is…as Schroeder pointed out, it’s BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY!  “Schroeder” is a role I played in the musical,...

THE CHURCH

UNISON & HARMONY

A few nights ago several of us “caroled” for folks who came by the church.  It was a blast to actually see people mask-to-mask, to laugh, and just to hear...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH

LOOK! PILGRIMS!

No matter how THANKSGIVING DAY is celebrated at my home (away, home, crowded, or quiet) I really love it.  As was proved THIS year, it doesn’t matter if there are...

ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CHURCH

GIVE THANKS-ING

Today, as I attempt to GIVE THANKS (as a child I always wondered why it wasn’t called, “GIVE THANKS-ING”) I realize this year was/is a doozy – and how much...

ENCOURAGEMENT

TIME FLIES

Time flies…whether you’re having fun or not. I remember the day that we moved into our first house in Anderson.  Our stuff, which had been in storage since April, was...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

…and so, the Republic of these United States of America is transitioning once again.  Whenever (and I should say wherever) I vote I always remember the first election that I...

ENCOURAGEMENT

A TUNED PIANO

During the last 6 months I’ve been playing the piano (and organ) more.  I practice, and enjoy it, not just for worship at church, but also for a recording session...

ENCOURAGEMENT, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

KEEP YOUR HEAD

This month, in 1793, the woman christened Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna, known by her family and friends simply as Antonia, and known by the world as Marie Antoinette, was beheaded...

ENCOURAGEMENT

TEMPTED