OUR TIMES ARE IN GOD’S HANDS

The span of our life is seventy years,perhaps in strength even eighty;    yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow,    for they pass away quickly and we are gone.Psalm 90:10Book of Common Prayer, p. 718 If this post begins to sound familiar to some of my regular readers, it’s because I write on this topicContinue reading "OUR TIMES ARE IN GOD’S HANDS"

PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN RULERS

Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth,    for there is no help in them.When they breathe their last, they return to earth,    and in that day their thoughts perish.Psalm 146:2-3 (Book of Common Prayer, p. 803) I will apologize at the outset if this post sounds like a rant; butContinue reading "PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN RULERS"

A JOYFUL NOISE

“Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.” MARTIN LUTHER I love music! Though I’ve had no formal music training other than a few trumpet lessons as a youngster and a year orContinue reading "A JOYFUL NOISE"