So before our Journeys of Paul cruise, Ann and I went to visit Crete for the first time, to see if it was worth including on a future Paul tour. What we discovered was a beautiful, mountainous island, like so many Greek islands, with lovely coastlines and beaches. What we did not find is much evidence of Paul being there, but I don’t doubt he was. One of the excursions we did was to see the beautiful little mountain village... Read more
The following post comes from my old friend Dr. James Howell the senior minister at my home church, Myers Park UMC in Charlotte, N.C. See what you think. BW3 Thursday, October 3 Enough! – St. Francis Like many people, we have a little statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the garden of our front yard. He’s the patron saint of… nature? Birds? Flowering things? St. Francis should be conceived as the patron saint of “Enough.” On this day, the... Read more
Here’s our Russian friends one more time doing a Beatles and EWF classic…. Read more
For those of you in the know, it will not be news that the Trans Siberian Orchestra (using the term orchestra loosely) has been around for 21 years worth of touring, particularly during the Christmas season. Having never seen them Ann and I were not sure what to expect. Let me just say that Mannheim Steamroller, these guys are not!! Their show is a cross between a Christmas musical and a visit to a Metallica concert. Yes you get to... Read more
Gino Vanelli, with his brothers, has been making amazing music for decades. Here is a 47 minute sampler. The man took years out of the most successful part of his career to go to seminary, and you can here some of his theology in some of these songs. See what you think…. of one of the most amazing voices ever. BW3 Read more
In principio erat verbum? Words— Sign without significance? Sound without sense? Means without meaning? Like clouds in the sky? One’s left wondering why? Or— Common communication? Insight and inspiration? Art and articulation? Or— Context defines content? Use delineates meaning? Diction creates dictionary? BUT, “Dictionaries are ex post facto. ‘In principio erat dictionarium’ is a myth. They do not define but describe…” How words have been used Or abused And the muse is not amused, When his words are misused. BUT... Read more
I found these signs on the side of the road on the way to Cherry Grove, S.C. Read more
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