This medieval hymn, a Celtic hymn originally, is the oldest hymn in the Methodist hymn book, and this is one of the most beautiful versions done of it with great harmony. When I was doing the funeral for my great Uncle Robert Herring who passed away already beyond 100, he had been cared for just outside High Point N.C. by French nuns. When they saw I had picked this hymn, they were thrilled for they knew it as a French... Read more
Church newsletters and bulletins share nothing in common with the Bible. They are full of gaffs, unintended bloopers, misspellings, and more. Below is a sample of the kind of mayhem they can create in a quiet church…. Read more
While arguably there are many areas of the country that spawned great rock bands, there are not many, particularly on the East Coast that have a list like the following: BOSTON AEROSMITH THE CARS THE J. GEILS BAND EXTREME THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES THE PIXIES TIL’ TUESDAY VERTICAL HORIZON Read more
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=reviews%20of%20the%20NRSVue&mid=D2C2854B8CAABDB50E88D2C2854B8CAABDB50E88&ajaxhist=0 I whole-heartedly agree with this detailed review by James-Michael Smith. This new updated edition of the NRSV does not allow the Bible to say what it actually says about same-sex sexual activity, nor is it fair to the full scope of what the Bible says about women and their roles. Furthermore, underlying all this is a rejection of the notion that Scripture itself should have the final authority over human reason, tradition, or experience on matters that it... Read more
That one should be called bird brain. The next one is called watermelon moon…and followed by cheeky chippy And a few more posters…. P.S. Charley Harper was born in Frenchtown West Va., but he spent most of his life in Cinci. Hope you’ve enjoyed sampling his art. Read more
On the edge of Lexington, on the old Frankfort Pike is a private home on which property an art museum– the Headley-Whitney Museum has been built some time ago. It is small and has also a small adjacent building in which there is a huge seashell collection as well. Here’s the adjacent building’s collection But in the main building we have a special exhibit of the art of Charley Harper– famous for his birds, and catchy titles among other creatures... Read more
I think you can see from these 14 posts, that the Speed Museum is well worth a visit, and I couldn’t even show you the beautiful stained glass. Read more
The portrait mentioned below by Sargent is the last on this post. Read more
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