What is heaven? Jesus said (roughly) that heaven “is among you.” What does that mean? The more I think about scripture, the more that I think we should take it as simply as possible, especially when it addresses questions that don’t have a parallel in our thinking. Why would Jesus say that, if he was […]
Brothers and Sisters – it is not the first time that the citizens of the United States of America, my country, do not trust each other. Never have we been faced with more divisive elections. Perhaps it is not the first time that the stakes have seemed so high to most people who will have […]
What is prayer? My wife and I are vacationing on the coast in this early September of 2016. We are away from our relationships; and frankly I can tell she is struggling to keep from feeling bored and misplaced. Fortunately there are various forms of staying in touch with family and friends. We are too […]
In all things, let us first love God, for this is the glue which binds all things. God is Love. This truth, given to us by the Apostle John, is the single greatest salvo in the war between those who believe in God and those who either may not, or do not. “Today, I call […]
What is music? How do we define music? Is it the art and science of organized sound, as my freshman-year theory textbook said? No – it is more. It is true that art resists definition, so the college definition can skate by under that ambiguity; yet great art possesses character, and we know either by education […]
Choral singers wanted for new concept in online expression of Christian devotion through music and prayer. Record your voice singing one or more parts of a motet entitled “Ave Maria,” or add your voice to a recording of Gregorian chant, or in simple spoken prayer. Be a part of a growing online choir. What Is An […]
