Author Archives: Rick Vale



Rick Vale

AMADEUS
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AMADEUS

A favorite play, and film, of mine is AMADEUS.  It has been one of my favorites since I first saw the film in the theatre, in 1984.  In college I performed...

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February 28, 2023
LIFEBOAT
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LIFEBOAT

I love traveling.  I love seeing our beautiful world and the people in it. In fact, as wonderful as all the scenery and cultures I’ve experienced are, it’s the people...

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February 21, 2023
A LIFE LIVED QUIETLY
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A LIFE LIVED QUIETLY

THE BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett While I was pastor in Winchester, IN, at Main Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1994-2009, there came a time when the church...

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February 15, 2023
THE GROUNDHOG
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THE GROUNDHOG

Thinking of last week, and February 2nd – I am remembering several years ago, when a good friend of mine accepted a Music Director’s position at a church in Punxsutawney,...

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February 07, 2023
THE "IN BETWEEN" TIME
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THE “IN BETWEEN” TIME

ARE WE THERE YET?! Well, tomorrow I have a 15-hour drive, back to Indiana, after 30 days working in Florida (and a few vacation days in the Caribbean).  I’ll be...

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January 31, 2023
SIGHT SINGING
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SIGHT SINGING

WHAT??!!  I have to learn a NEW song?!  Don’t get me wrong, I like new things, especially songs…but as much as a learning-lover as I am, starting with something completely...

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January 24, 2023
A CLOUDY CRYSTAL BALL
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A CLOUDY CRYSTAL BALL

A BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett One of the images that I recall from a movie (whose title I have long forgotten) is a person who went to a seer...

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January 18, 2023
THAT SHIP HAS SAILED
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THAT SHIP HAS SAILED

I saw an interesting “post” on the internet a while back: “The 38 Most Haunting, Abandoned Places On Earth”.  I decided to scroll through these beautiful (and yes, haunting) photos of everything...

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January 10, 2023
THE RECITAL
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THE RECITAL

I began playing the piano regularly, around 62 years ago this year.  Not only is that number astounding to me, as is looking in the mirror these days, but I’m...

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January 04, 2023
BAH! HUMBUG!
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BAH! HUMBUG!

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 in...

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December 21, 2022