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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…