Monthly Archives: February 2019

Oh, For the Wings of a Dove Felix Mendelssohn used parts of Psalm 55 for his anthem “Hear My Prayer.” My favorite section is the soprano solo: “O for the wings, for the wings of a dove! Far away, far … Continue reading →

Before I retired, I got a bad cold every January – without fail. Sometimes I’m not too smart, and it took some years before I figured out what was going on. I was a teacher, and the students came back … Continue reading →

Have you ever been poked by the Spirit? I can only imagine that it is like the pokes and kicks that an expectant mother feels from the new life growing insider her. We try to disregard, to shrug off that … Continue reading →

I’ve been enjoying a PBS series, “Finding Your Roots” hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. On each show a well-known personality comes with questions about his or her family history, information that for whatever reason has been hidden from him. … Continue reading →

Blessings abound! Are you breathing? Do you have your eyesight? Can you hear? Are you able to walk? I know, they are the basics of life, but what a gift to us from our heavenly Father. If you are reading … Continue reading →

Sometimes we called it “The Elephant Game,” (I have no idea why.) Most often it was called “Pass it On.” It was one of the games that my third-grade teacher, Mrs. Clancy, pulled from her bag-of-tricks to entertain us on … Continue reading →

It was the Fall of 1991, on one of our trips to Ireland in the Donegal town of Dungloe that we first experienced a Taize Worship Service, by accident actually. But are there really accidents? We thought that we were … Continue reading →

By 1860 another Lutheran Church had been established with 40 members in Northwest Marion County near Wachahoota. The church flourished, and around 1863 Pastor Bernheim was joined in Ocala by Pastors William A. Julian and John H. Mengert. The Civil … Continue reading →

The Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the most magnificent cathedrals in the world. Construction started in 1248 and was completed in 1880, all the time staying true to the original plans. Its North Tower is … Continue reading →

Sociology was the direction I went in college. That and psychology. You know, those “touchy-feely” classes. I was always an English and grammar nerd. Words were my thing, more so then lab experiments in science class. Philosophy, music, the arts, … Continue reading →