“His third symphony revealed greatness rather than promise.” This was how the concert program introduced Carl August Nielsen, the Danish composer whose symphony we were enjoying. Rigorous aspirations are crucial to growth, but they also take time and repetition to master. It’s why cellists practice, pilots up their skills on simulators, writers rewrite, doctors pursue […]
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Love & Hurricanes
Hurricanes arrive long before their arrival. The National Hurricane Center keeps vigil, tracking all threats before they get close. So do the news and weather channels, social media platforms, and every state and county in the path of the storm. This is called love. It’s those who know caring for the rest of us who […]
Tongue tamer.
My friends and I used to crouch beside my dad’s giant Wharfedale speakers, ears poised to catch every nuance of the music. Compared to our transistor radios, those speakers were like being on stage. That’s why I remember hearing Johnny Cash perform San Quentin live, right there at the prison. The song was a diatribe, and the […]
Following Jesus • 28 / The next person in line
Read this: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22 John the Baptist spent his days preparing people to meet God, challenging the proud and baptizing the humble. One day, the next person in line to be baptized was Someone he knew. It was his own cousin. Jesus. The Messiah. Startled, John pushed back. “I need to be […]
Following Jesus • 27 / Great expectations
Read This: Matthew 3:11-12; Mark 1:7-8; Luke 3:15-18 Why did so many people flock to John? Because they longed for God — and God had been silent for a long time (Day 8). Except for that blip thirty years earlier. There had been talk of a great King (Day 19). Angels appearing to shepherds to […]
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