Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A Good Rant
This article is a passionate call to salvation. A rant worth reading, and thinking about.
http://raptureready.com/soap/sylvester24.html
Today I am saddened by news that people I know are suffering from cancer. Time is limited for them. So much of that recently!
Thoughts of death always bring thoughts of spiritual preparation. Are we prepared for eternity?
We know Jesus, but does Jesus claim us?
"Depart from me. I never knew you."
The saddest words in the Bible.
http://raptureready.com/soap/sylvester24.html
Today I am saddened by news that people I know are suffering from cancer. Time is limited for them. So much of that recently!
Thoughts of death always bring thoughts of spiritual preparation. Are we prepared for eternity?
We know Jesus, but does Jesus claim us?
"Depart from me. I never knew you."
The saddest words in the Bible.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Bach Walk
Saturday was busy. Fun busy.
We got to the Luther Seminary Chapel at 9 am for an all- Bach concert, the start of a five concert day featuring works of Bach.
I call it the "Bach Walk."
We only made it to 3 of the five concerts. (We had to wrap up the swim season in the afternoon---Scouting merit badges were earned.)
It was in the second concert, at the smaller, older, more intimate chapel on Luther Seminary, that I was moved with the timelessness of J.S. Bach.
It was during an allamande, played by a wonderful pianist with the cool name "Bethel," that I realized I was thinking thoughts that Bach must have thought. The meanderings of the peaceful music touched something deep in my spirit.
Bach understood the spirit. The language reaches across all the ages of time, and we see glimpses of our nature through it.
In the first concert the National Lutheran Choir sang parts of the Mass in b minor.
Oh my.
The "Dona Nobis Pacem" is one to catch your breath. Perfect trumpet, perfect organ, and perfect building of sound. Absolutely perfect.
It was on MPR Classical 99.5 on Saturday morning, live, and I'm sure it blessed everyone who heard it.
Ed, my budding organist, came home from these inspirational moments and began to play through his Bach book.
The joy continued.
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2013/1311/?elq=387dbd7562b44fef8a2e4239073562c6&elqCampaignId=1157
Here's a little Bach for you. It's his birthday this week. I hope you can be caught up in the spirit as we were!
We got to the Luther Seminary Chapel at 9 am for an all- Bach concert, the start of a five concert day featuring works of Bach.
I call it the "Bach Walk."
We only made it to 3 of the five concerts. (We had to wrap up the swim season in the afternoon---Scouting merit badges were earned.)
It was in the second concert, at the smaller, older, more intimate chapel on Luther Seminary, that I was moved with the timelessness of J.S. Bach.
It was during an allamande, played by a wonderful pianist with the cool name "Bethel," that I realized I was thinking thoughts that Bach must have thought. The meanderings of the peaceful music touched something deep in my spirit.
Bach understood the spirit. The language reaches across all the ages of time, and we see glimpses of our nature through it.
In the first concert the National Lutheran Choir sang parts of the Mass in b minor.
Oh my.
The "Dona Nobis Pacem" is one to catch your breath. Perfect trumpet, perfect organ, and perfect building of sound. Absolutely perfect.
It was on MPR Classical 99.5 on Saturday morning, live, and I'm sure it blessed everyone who heard it.
Ed, my budding organist, came home from these inspirational moments and began to play through his Bach book.
The joy continued.
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2013/1311/?elq=387dbd7562b44fef8a2e4239073562c6&elqCampaignId=1157
Here's a little Bach for you. It's his birthday this week. I hope you can be caught up in the spirit as we were!
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