Last weekend my husband and I went with Ed and Margaret to hear the Rose Ensemble sing a concert featuring the works of Hildegard of Bingen among other writers of around 1000 years ago.
The concert was at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.
I found the concert soothing and interesting. We had just toured the ruins of the monastery where Hildegard grew up----Disibodenberg---in November, in Germany, and my good friend there told me about her history.
Her poetry was quite orthodox for being such a monumental figure in early healing arts. Beautiful praise to the Creator of the Universe, Yahweh.
It was quite coincidental that these things occurred for us----I'd never heard of her in my life before!
The day of that concert we spent checking out the pipe organs at two different Minneapolis churches---Organ Discovery Day. Really a wonderful experience for any child interested in music, but especially my budding organist, Ed.
Tonight brought for us an impromptu blessing: Eric Metaxas was in town, speaking at the church formerly known as John Piper's.
What an interesting evening! Metaxas is quite the humorist, and his talk was excellent. The real treat came when he and John Piper answered mind-bending questions from the audience.
Oh, stuff like "What should Christians do about abortion?" "How should we respond to homosexuality?" "How does Romans 13 affect our attitude toward leaders who are against God's principles?" and other such gems.
I would summarize the event's message as this: Stand up for what you believe. Say it even if it raises an eyebrow. If you say nothing you are condoning the evil you disapprove of.
We must take a stand. We must be willing to buck the trends at all costs.
We are the ones God has called out of this sin-sick world to be light.
It was a good message, and a good way to start this weekend (which will be full of other diversions as well!)
God bless your sabbath!
The concert was at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.
I found the concert soothing and interesting. We had just toured the ruins of the monastery where Hildegard grew up----Disibodenberg---in November, in Germany, and my good friend there told me about her history.
Her poetry was quite orthodox for being such a monumental figure in early healing arts. Beautiful praise to the Creator of the Universe, Yahweh.
It was quite coincidental that these things occurred for us----I'd never heard of her in my life before!
The day of that concert we spent checking out the pipe organs at two different Minneapolis churches---Organ Discovery Day. Really a wonderful experience for any child interested in music, but especially my budding organist, Ed.
Tonight brought for us an impromptu blessing: Eric Metaxas was in town, speaking at the church formerly known as John Piper's.
What an interesting evening! Metaxas is quite the humorist, and his talk was excellent. The real treat came when he and John Piper answered mind-bending questions from the audience.
Oh, stuff like "What should Christians do about abortion?" "How should we respond to homosexuality?" "How does Romans 13 affect our attitude toward leaders who are against God's principles?" and other such gems.
I would summarize the event's message as this: Stand up for what you believe. Say it even if it raises an eyebrow. If you say nothing you are condoning the evil you disapprove of.
We must take a stand. We must be willing to buck the trends at all costs.
We are the ones God has called out of this sin-sick world to be light.
It was a good message, and a good way to start this weekend (which will be full of other diversions as well!)
God bless your sabbath!
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