Handel’s Messiah and Navajo Shepherds
I have to admit something that may affect our relationship forever. I have not been a big fan of Handel’s Messiah. I don’t get the hype and the obsession of that tradition.
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I have to admit something that may affect our relationship forever. I have not been a big fan of Handel’s Messiah. I don’t get the hype and the obsession of that tradition.
I can't help but wonder what these men reported to their families and friends after they returned home. When others asked them: What did you see?
The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of an unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a print shop.
Is the trumpet God's favorite instrument?
O, for a revival of Psalm singing in our churches! May our lives always be filled with praise and worship.
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To my great surprise, the musical food was more nourishing than the physical food. And I wondered if that Flint diner had some things in common with that stable in Bethlehem.