Collecting Good Thoughts (New Abstract Painting in Acrylic)
Take my Every Thought to Use is a line from a favorite hymn, and it is shown here with lots of thoughts and neural pathways, ready to jump forward and be of service.
Hymns
The Hymn We’ve Been Singing Repeatedly
We sang this hymn throughout our trip, riveted to both the meaning of the words and the beautiful melody.
Annual Meeting 2018
Here are my snippets of notes from a weekend in Boston for Annual Meeting, which was full of superb thinking and wonderful people.
Singing Hymn 453 in the Car
On car drives, we have been enjoying singing hymns in the car, belting them out with enthusiasm. Hymn 453 keeps coming up, partly because of its zippy tune, but also because of the line “mountains and seas, great rising trees” which seems so appropriate for this trip.
Dedication for New Lutheran Church
Yesterday I attended the dedication service for the new building of the local Lutheran church. It is a lovely, rather Nordic structure, that has been quite a project in the making for years. Below, in the bottom photo, you can see a “before” picture to show you how far this congregation has come to be … Read more
Creative Arts Camp Photos 2013
We had a great time at Creative Arts Camp this year. Besides classes, we had a Bible study each morning, delicious meals, wonderful swims, and good programs every evening. We saw Libby Skala’s new one woman show, had concerts by Andre Villoch and by Jenny Foster, a drawing demo by Buckley Smith, a talk by … Read more
A Father’s Day Hymn
Father, we Thy loving children
Lift our hearts in joy today,
Knowing well that Thou wilt keep us
Ever in Thy blessed way.
Thou art Love and Thou art wisdom,
Thou art Life and Thou art All;
In Thy Spirit living, moving,
We shall neither faint nor fall.
My Article About Graduation in the Christian Science Monitor
I wrote an article about graduation titled Graduation – A Time of Renewal that was printed today in the Christian Science Monitor. You can read it online here, or below: Graduation – A Time of Renewal Looking out over the expansive green sward punctuated with chairs for both the graduates and proud parents, a hymn … Read more