Okay, I poked a little bit of fun at contemporary services in my previous posts. So all in the cause of fairness, I’m posting an example of a “traditional” church experience—one of my favorite Mr. Bean episodes. This is actually only a portion of a longer episode that involved Mr. Bean attempting to navigate through […]
. . . it’s also disturbing. It may be a stretch to call this an actual parody.
This week, one of my “go to” passages has been Acts 5:27-42, which has prompted me to reflect on the resilience of the early disciples of Jesus and the fledgling New Testament church. From Merriam/Webster’s Dictionary: Resilience. The ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens. Who do I think of […]
An interesting article by Tony Reali, the host of ESPN’s “Around the Horn.” I’ve worn ash on my head on ESPN for 16 years. This year was different. – The Washington Post
Zach Williams’ song “Chain Breaker” has been on the playlist in our celebration gatherings a couple of times over the past months. I was surfing YouTube recordings of the song in order to write out lyrics and chords for the band and our singers, and I stumbled on the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s version of the […]
A good song . . . with a very timely video, referencing racial tensions in our inner cities.
As a baseball fan, my allegiance has been with the San Francisco Giants throughout most of my life (a connection that started when I was playing Little League baseball). But I have a great affection for Vin Scully, the legendary broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He sat in the booth tonight for the very […]
KidPower is one of LRBC’s vocal teams, unique in that it is comprised of first grade to fifth grade children. When the group was formed a few years ago, I’ll be the first to confess that my original intent was to develop a more traditional style children’s choir—albeit with some contemporary songs thrown in occasionally. […]
