On June 23 my wife and I attended an all-Beethoven concert by the Artosphere Festival Orchestra. We noticed that over half of the musicians were under 40 and half of them were young women. One cellist was shorter than her cello. Most unique was the cartoon artist who illustrated the 6th Symphony on a large screen while it was being…
Tag: Church
Let the Cat In
We have a cat. I don’t like him. We used to be friends, but no more! Not since he turned evil. He used to be an outdoor, indoor cat. He’d politely meow at the door to be let out when nature called. It was a great agreement between Whiskers and I. Somewhere along the way he became a lazy, fat…
Names and Places
Names and places hold memories. Some are pleasant. Some are even painful. Some you try to erase. Some you embrace. All shape who you are. Cornwall: My first day of school was scary. Bully boys challenging the teacher made my heart beat furiously. First rumblings of affection were cherished when pretty Miss Snyder thanked me for my gift of coconut…
Songs We Didn’t Know
I had a curious revelation with the hymnal in my childhood church. The hymnal was called Christ in Song. Believe it not, there were 949 songs. As I thumbed through the pages I found about 30 that I recall singing. Unless, that is, when the pastor chose a song among the 919. Mrs. Brown bravely attempted to play an introduction…
If These Church Walls Could Talk . . .
With all the celebration about our new Springtown sanctuary being built soon, I started thinking about church. Churches. The churches that stick out in my memory. I’m sure you all have warm memories of different churches, too! I encourage you to take some time and reflect on what made those churches special. These are my top three churches! The Monticello…