Last week’s Bach Cello Suite #1 took us on a lyrical journey along easy meadow paths, setting a sauntering tempo and a joyful outlook. This week’s Suite #2 has a distinctly different timbre. Suite #2 in D minor keeps us off-kilter throughout its six movements. The #2...
Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what was mine; yet set on me what was yours. You became what you were not, that I might become what I was not. – Martin Luther
The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery by Sarah Lewis (2015) ISBN:978-1-4516-2923-1 –Review by Douglas Balzer Three words, yes, three words resonated with me in the title of this book and drew me to it. Creativity, failure, and...
The Thorny Price of Perfidy Story Lectionary 24 March 2019 The Third Sunday in Jesus’ Lenten Journey to Jerusalem Thorns Out of Paradise (Genesis 3) Joseph is Betrayed By His Brothers for 20 Shekels of Silver (Genesis 37) The Three-Score and 10 Pieces of Silver for...
Walking in Jesus Shoes Lectionary 17 March 2019 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 Text to Life One of the most notable fixtures of big cities is the presence on the streets of vendors selling “discounted” designer...
