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This past Sunday I featured an arrangement of a traditional Lent hymn during the 8:15 special music spot. You might be thinking “Are there not enough Advent hymns?  We are preparing for the arrival of Jesus and you’re already using music … Continue reading →

I think we’re done with it – for this year. I’ve never been good at it, don’t particularly enjoy it, but I’m getting better. A part of me thinks “why bother?” It seems such a waste of paper that just … Continue reading →

Fifty-nine years ago this week, Gemeni 6 and Gemeni 7 made their first controlled rendezvous in earth’s orbit.  Unbelievable!  A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted in CBS to mixed reviews.  Little did they know!   The Beatles released a new song “We … Continue reading →

Have you ever looked through a kaleidoscope? I had the opportunity to visit Jerome, Arizona.  While there I went into the Nellie Bly Kaleidoscope Shop. I have NEVER seen so many different kaleidoscopes.  Big, small, HUGE, and everything in between.  I have one … Continue reading →

While visiting our daughter and son-in-law over Thanksgiving, she shared a story of what she considered to be “a God thing” which gave her a much-needed wake-up call. Our son-in-law has shared with us on many occasions that our daughter … Continue reading →

Last night’s gospel was taken from 2 Peter 3 which gives us helpful information for prayer time. Huh? I know that the writing principally assures us that the Lord IS coming back, but it also offers an explanation for God’s … Continue reading →

So a German who used the name Laurentius Laurenti, born in a territory under Danish rule, writes a hymn that gets translated into English by Sarah Borthwick Findlater, a Scott, which gets picked up by Swedish Lutherans in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Recently my grandson Gabriel moved to Las Vegas. He had planned this move for about two years, and when the opportunity arose, he jumped. He drove 1,125 miles from Seattle to Las Vegas, through mountains he’d never seen before, a … Continue reading →

My, my – how I delight in words! A “play on words,” the title of this blog that popped into mind. I think we all get how the English language can be downright tricky most of the time. CLOSER “Look … Continue reading →

There’s a song by Jerry Heman that goes “For We Need a Little Christmas right this very minute.”  Some of us remember Johnny Mathis singing that back in 1986.  Well, I’d like to suggest that right now, “We need a … Continue reading →