IRONY
After moving into our home in Anderson, a 9-inch X 12.5 inch by 2” solid metal...
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I was in my car, on my way to Indianapolis. I was in the right-hand lane (going...
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Miss LaClaire, Miss Just, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Van Dyke, Mrs. Goranson, Mrs. Stankman, Mr. McNamara. When the...
Continue ReadingCONSIDER THE LILIES by Pastor Ken Rickett
Luke 12:27 “Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell...
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Warner Elias Sallman, a first-generation American (his parents were immigrants from Finland and Sweden), sang in his local...
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It was a beautiful place, and a wonderful vacation: Italy! We recently spent nine glorious days...
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I have just left the home of one of my heroes: artist designer, composer, inventor, sculptor...
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So, there was this guy, an instrument maker in Florence (where I am currently sojourning) with...
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Well, I sit writing this BLOG in my favorite city in the world, Florence (Firenze), in...
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Usually, during this holiday weekend, I perform with the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra (the “big band” I’ve been...
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