Time. When you really think about it, time is such a strange phenomenon. My favorite sci-fi flicks deal with time travel. From the number of movies on the subject, it…
Published February 3, 2016
I’m a firm believer in the value of tracking your progress. It can be a great motivator and an excellent course corrector. Looking back at your starting point and the…
Published January 19, 2016
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13 …or not. We’ve all used this verse at one time or another. It might have been when…
Published January 5, 2016
Happy Epiphany Eve! This is the last day of our Twelve Days of Christmas Carols. Since we are on the eve of Epiphany, when the church celebrates the coming of the…
Published January 4, 2016
This journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas Carols has been a joy for me. I’ve learned new facts and trivia about songs that I have heard and sung my…
Published January 4, 2016
Today I’m looking at the carol, “Ye Faithful, Approach Ye!” Say what? How about, “Hither Ye Faithful, Haste with Songs of Triumph” Never heard of it? OK, then, “Adeste Fideles.” Getting closer?…
Published January 2, 2016
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins…
Published January 1, 2016
Yesterday, I pointed out some flaws in the lyric of “The First Noel.” Today, I’m looking at a carol that our pastor says is very theologically sound: “Hark! The Herald…
Published December 31, 2015
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel. Born is the King of Israel! Have you ever wondered what in the world we’re singing when we repeat “Noel” a countless number of times around…
Published December 30, 2015
When it comes to the music of Christmas, some of my most treasured memories are of singing in the A Cappella Choir at LSU. Under the skillful hand of our…