Monthly Archives: December 2016

They Can’t All Be That Good, Can They?

Yesterday the inductees for next year’s class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced, and to the great pleasure of a substantial body of readers of my blog (and the disappointment of others), the Electric Light Orchestra … Continue reading

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Album Review: When Morning Gilds The Skies

When Morning Gilds The Skies, by Joni Eareckson Tada, John MacArthur, Robert & Bobbie Wlgemuth, and The Master’s Chorale The fourth cd of a series [1], the middle two of which, as they deal with Christmas and Easter songs, are … Continue reading

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Album Review: O Worship The King

O Worship The King, by John MacArthur, Joni Eareckson Tada, Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth, and The Master’s Chorale While I am not aware of this album hitting any music charts, this disc (the first of a four disc series) accompanied … Continue reading

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My Plane Flew Away With All The Things Caught In My Mind

Early this morning as I tossed and turned in bed, I happened to notice that someone had viewed a blog post of mine from near the beginning of this particular blog, a post that had momentous consequences for the blog … Continue reading

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Book Review: When Morning Gilds The Skies

When Morning Gilds The Skies:  Hymns Of Heaven And Our Eternal Hope, by Joni Eareckson Tada, John MacArthur, and Robert & Bobbie Wolgemuth It should be noted that, for the purposes of completeness, this fourth volume of a series [1] … Continue reading

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Book Review: O Worship The King

O Worship The King:  Hymns Of Praise And Assurance To Encourage The Heart, by Joni Eareckson Tada, John Macarthur, and Robert & Bobbie Wolgemuth Being somewhat familiar with the writing of these authors before [1], I found this particular book … Continue reading

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And That You Will Faithfully Discharge The Duty Of Elector

In spending a bit of time today watching the electoral college vote on C-SPAN, something I have never had cause or reason to do before today since it has usually been far less dramatic, I was reminded of childhood in … Continue reading

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Book Review: Fearless: How A Diagnosis Of A Chronic Disease Turned My Life Upside Down

Fearless:  How A Diagnosis Of A Chronic Disease Turned My Life Upside Down, by Jo Ann Maxwell [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/West Bow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] While there are some … Continue reading

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Book Review: A Spectacle Of Glory

A Spectacle Of Glory:  God’s Light Shining Through Me Every Day:  A Devotional, by Joni Eareckson Tada with Larry Libby [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Knowing a bit … Continue reading

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Assuming I Can Get Through

Yesterday evening I received an invite to the going away party of one of my friends and occasional travel buddy [1] in my local congregation.  Given the state of weather here, I gamely replied that assuming I could get there, … Continue reading

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