I have really loved some of the recent movies by Clint Eastwood. They have a heart and some tenderness about human relationships that was not so characteristic of his more macho cowboy movies of old. For example ‘Trouble with the Curve’ is a great movie starring him and Amy Adams, especially if you love baseball as I do. ‘Cry Macho’ had me at hello, and on the verge of tears several times. It is the story of a broken down... Read more
The thing I find most disturbing about this segment is not the recognition that The Andy Griffith Show portrayed only a part of the reality of small town South as it was for white folk in the 50s and 60s but not for everyone there, which was certainly not a fantasy, but that so many of the people interviewed who were longing for that reality to be true again had indulged in the very different fantasies regarding the former President... Read more
Through the computer skills of our son David, my new website is being built and will soon be up and running. Some parts of the site including the schedule page, the front page, and the book page. See what you think at www.benw3.com Read more
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Here is an excellent talk by Dr. Matt Sleeth, who has written an excellent new book on dealing with suicide from a Christian point of view. Advance the you tube clip to 40 minutes and then listen….. BW3 Read more
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The problem is that this verse should be translated ‘I can endure all things through him who strengthens me’, NOT ‘I can do all things…’ The context makes this clear. Paul has just said he has learned to endure bad circumstances and good, plenty and want, and to be content whatever comes. BW3 Read more
Having spent an inordinate amount of time since the early 1990s listening to all sorts of jazz, including classic jazz, new age, free form, fusion, big band, and various ethnic varieties such as Brazilian etc. what is of course common to all of this is improvisation. But if you ask the question what makes the difference between merely technically interesting improvisation, and improvisation that can be moving and even transcendent it is improvisation that tells a story, that has a... Read more
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