Staff Blog
BOOK OF NUMBERS
Life is tougher than you imagine. Everything starts with high hopes, But the road is a bumpy one, And along the way come the mopes. You will wonder if you’ve missed your way. Unbelieving, Spoiled, “Why aren’t things better??” Muttering and mumbling, Sputtering and grumbling. Whining and griping, Complaining and sniping.…
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Oh, Independence Day! Blessed Declaration! The law above a king, blessed separation! Inalienable rights, endowed by the Lord God. Truths that we will hold dear. The governed have the nod. And for seven long years, a war of attrition. Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, Concord and Lexington. Fort Ticonderoga, Trenton and King’s Mountain, Bloody…
AMERICAN HEROES
Monroe, Hancock, Knox, Jay, Franklin and Washington, Benjamin Rush, Sherman, Jefferson, Hamilton. Minutemen, patriots, Swamp Fox, Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Tea Party, Yorktown, Saratoga.
Refuge
High, atop a mountain, a place of comfort, there. A beautiful blue sky, puffed clouds, crystal clear air. Aspen leaves fluttering, a mountainside of red, I hear a rushing stream, grass and leaves for a bed. Away from grizzly bears, far from timber crashes, Away from hellish winds, far from lightning flashes. My place…
Connecting
Magnets connect each time, Easy as when words rhyme. But people connecting? Difficult effecting! Detecting. Objecting? Respecting. Reflecting? Directing. Correcting? Expecting. Injecting? Disheartening, And heartbreaking, Demoralizing, And frustrating, Disappointing And sobering. Learning, humbling, Praying, stumbling. Enjoying. Stumbling. Delighting. Fumbling. Giving. Bumbling. Grateful. Humbling.
Psalm 139
I am in the process of memorizing Psalm 139 and am amazed at how much deeper these words go when we really meditate on them instead of just reading them. How can we ever feel alone when we have this personal, intimate love letter from the Creator of the universe. For the director of music.…