ENCOURAGEMENT
THE GREEN JACKET
(reprinted from June 2019) During my college years, in Seattle, I played the piano and sang – somewhat frequently – to try and make a living while going to class. ...
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Rick Vale
ENCOURAGEMENT, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH
WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT
I love to travel, as you all know, and am travelling as I write this BLOG today: this ASH WEDNESDAY. I love seeing our beautiful world and the people in...
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February 26, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH
DRUMLINE
I used to be a percussionist, in Middle School/High School, and played a multitude of percussion instruments in both orchestra and band. Percussion is fascinating, and for anyone with a...
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February 19, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
TUSCANY
Upon the rare occasion of “organizing” in my home, I ran across a photo album from my one and only trip to ITALY. As is often the case, the organization...
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February 11, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
YOU NEVER KNOW
On this day in 2017 we, at Central, lost our friend and sister, Cheryl Calder – as she passed into her new, eternal, and fabulous life. I wrote this a...
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February 04, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
LONELY PORCUPINES
He walked in through the doors from the narthex of the church, where I had just started working as Music Director, and he looked grumpier than usual. “Oh, good.” I...
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January 28, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
CONVERSATION IN THE CROWD
First, I really didn’t want to be there: in line at JC PENNYS exchanging and purchasing during the Christmas holidays…ugh (throws head back and rolls eyes). Even in the best...
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January 21, 2020
ENCOURAGEMENT
A RICH MAN
It was a tragic story, to begin with. He was a young father, in construction. A high school jock who hadn’t lost his physical peak with age. In his home...
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January 14, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
THROUGH THE CREATOR’S EYES
Once again our little winter getaway included some Disney magic. As we travelled to the somewhat warmer climes of Florida, after Christmas, we took a day and grappled with DISNEYWORD....
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January 07, 2020
ENCOURAGEMENT
COME & SEE (GO & TELL)
My parents always said they knew I’d eventually work in the theatre. They knew from the moment they got in the car with me after my first “theatre experience”, because...
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