Today something remarkable dawned upon me.More than 24 years ago this summer, I spent time in Eastern Europe, on a mission to serve the persecuted church, prior to the downfall of the Iron Curtain. During that time, and for many years prior, from 1967 to the end of communist rule, religious practices were banned, and … Continue reading Darkness, and then Dancing, After 24 years

You know how you are when you are in college; idealistic, hopeful, a dreamer. You actually believe that you can change anything in the world, by yourself. Its wonderful. I remember once in college, a good friend said, "Don't you think that all of life should be put to music?" I thought this was a … Continue reading Put My Life to Music, Please

Can it all really fit into a box?Go ahead, imagine putting your professional life in a box. Over the past several days thousands of faithful workers in New York, London, and other cities around the world have stood in their offices, and tried to understand what in the world is going on in their lives. … Continue reading Lehman, Denial, and The Box

Reflect.Rebuild.

And they say there is no good sacred music anymore.Friends, I give you "Sonseed":My favorite lyrics:"He is like a Mountie, he always gets his man, and he'll zap you anyway he can.....ZAP!""He loves me when I'm right, He loves me when I'm wrong, He loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs."I … Continue reading Sonseed, Mounties, and Wasting Time

Tomorrow, the worlds largest atom collider powers up for the first time. In the best case the Large Hadron Colliders' ALICE experiment successfully creates quark-gluon plasma, a substance theorized to have existed just milliseconds after the Big Bang. By generating temperatures more than 100,000 times hotter than the sun, scientists hope to watch as this … Continue reading LHC – Kiss Your #@! Goodbye?

Sometimes, God presents you with these little moments. Glimpses of grace and reflection. The feeling that, if maybe for a few moments you have been relieved of the mundane pattern of living. Gravity gets a little lighter, and the space between Heaven and Earth gets very thin.I had a few moments like that last night. … Continue reading Driving Home a Little Slower

I am a Presbyterian. However, after viewing this, I am considering switching to the Methodist Church. Talk about cutting edge......Based on the video below, it seems everyone is required to drink at least four beers before participating in worship. Sign me up. Also, Italian love songs work so well as sacred music, would you not … Continue reading John Daker, The Legend

I don't like the booing.....but he does have a point.

I found this web site today. It is wonderful, and haunting.It made me remember the loss of my own Dad, less than a year ago. Even though he caused me stress, I miss my Dad.