I’m leading a couple of church forums (ULC’s version of adult Sunday School) on the topic of worship in a few weeks. Being the opinionated gal that I am and having spent a significant amount of time during my undergraduate years around two particular professors, both with very developed philosophies of worship, I have definite [...]
Archive for January, 2008
what is worship?
Posted in church, theology on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
puzzle pieces
Posted in life on January 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Life is a twisty-turny path of the unexpected. Sometimes, like the end of last year, those unpleasant unexpecteds can brutally kick you to the ground. But you recover and move on because, thankfully, there’s more to life than the nose dives. Like moments of clarity where you realize how all the diverse pieces of [...]
old title, new meaning
Posted in language, music on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As evidence that the meanings of words change over time, I offer the title of a hymn found in the American Lutheran Hymnal (1930)—Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne. I don’t know about you, but when I say something is awful, I don’t mean “filled with awe.” Unless I’m filled with awe that it’s, well, so awful.
congregational song gone wrong
Posted in church on January 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The video speaks (errr…sings) for itself, though perhaps not very clearly:
taking stock
Posted in life, music, pop culture on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Weeks ago, I was accused of being a “hipster” in regard to my popular music taste. I immediately resented the label, but I don’t know, maybe it’s appropriate. What does being a “hipster” signify, anyway? I like to pride myself on having diverse popular music tastes, but there probably is some underlying similarity to the [...]
its your’s isnt it dear
Posted in life on January 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Is the title of this entry making you twitch? If so, I recommend the book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss, especially if you’ve ever recoiled in horror upon seeing “it’s” used in place of anything other than “it is”.
Oh me. Ohhh me.
I’m not quite the grammar stickler [...]
all I want for Christmas…
Posted in teaching on January 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the perks of being a piano teacher–watching your six-year-old student try to say the word “staccato” without his two front teeth. Priceless.
what it takes
Posted in music on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I generally avoid the whole piano performance scene because I still remember how stressful it felt to be under so much pressure. The whole business still makes me recoil inside, even two years after my last semester as a piano major. However, I do try to be supportive of my pianist friends, so I ventured [...]
contrasts
Posted in life on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I listened to Chanticleer’s lovely rendition of Purcell’s “Rejoice in the Lord Alway” on the way home from choir practice tonight, parking at my apartment and letting the song finish before I got out of my car. Meanwhile, Dude With No Shirt who lives across the street from me passed by with his buddy, rolling [...]
