Representative Text1 We three kings of Orient are;bearing gifts we traverse afar,field and fountain, moor and mountain,following yonder star.Refrain:O star of wonder, star of light,star with royal beauty bright,westward leading, still proceeding,guide us to thy perfect light.2 Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain,gold I bring to crown him again,King forever, ceasing never,over us all toContinue reading “Christmas music: day 4”
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Christmas music: day 3
Christmas music: day 2
Lyrics: Hail blessed morn, see the great Mediator Down from the regions of glory descend Shepherds go worship the babe in a manger Lo! For a guard the bright angels attend Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion Fragrance of Edom and off’rings divine? Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean MyrrhContinue reading “Christmas music: day 2”
Bible Stories for Grown Ups: The parable of the talents
I’m going to be perfectly honest here. Deep sigh, scratching my head – NOT another parable. Come on Jesus. We have a saying, “plain talk is easily understood.” When I was in school we had this teacher, if you didn’t know how to spell a word she would say ‘look it up’. I got inContinue reading “Bible Stories for Grown Ups: The parable of the talents”
Monday School
Preventing the flood: The Story of Noah Bible Stories for Grown Ups A child’s view: I would bet there aren’t many children (especially in the Bible Belt) that haven’t heard the story of Noah. A lovely little story about a man God told to build a boat. He did. Got made fun of in theContinue reading “Monday School”
A little Jesus
Bugs worked out
With God’s help, I think I have all the bugs worked out. Allow me to explain. I have always been jealous of people who knew from the time they could express the concept, what they wanted to be when they grew up. A few years ago, I started a blog. What better way to shareContinue reading “Bugs worked out”
Why be thankful?
Have you ever wondered, what do I have to be thankful about? You feel bad. You’re sad. You’re tired. Have you ever read someone else’s thankful and said, ‘I can be thankful for that’? But they said it, should I really repeat that? You couldn’t have an original thought if you tried. Or maybe you’veContinue reading “Why be thankful?”
Testimony Tuesday
Many years ago, I used to work with a person from a very different part of the world. I made terrible fun of this person because even on the hottest days of the year, person would spend lunch breaks in a HOT car. Windows up, asleep. For reasons I never understood and honestly, didn’t careContinue reading “Testimony Tuesday”
Human Being
Part 4 When brightness came again, she wanted to know if he was interested in taking a bath? Getting clean. If he wanted, she would figure out a way he could bathe in the creek or do a set up in the basement. He was taller than her basement. A shower was out of theContinue reading “Human Being”
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