I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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WHEN SPARROWS SANG -ALTAR
Twenty-some years ago I wrote a manuscript called “When Sparrows Sang.” It consisted of memories of singing songs in the churches I attended the first half of my life. Basically relating to hymn singing or southern gospel songs sung by … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, Holy Spirit, prayer, singing, songs, Uncategorized, When Sparrows Sang
Tagged altar, church, Holy Spirit, hymns, prayer, singing, songs, tradition, When Sparrow Sang
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OH, LORD, SEND A REVIVAL
AND SEND ONE RIGHT NOW! I, with most Christians, want one. But how much price are we willing to pay. Many of us are going to give a couple hours today since it is Sunday. What things happened to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, revival, singing, Uncategorized
Tagged bowing, church, church methods, fasting, revival, singing, victory, worship
14 Comments
OLD AGE SIGN? ‘FRAID SO
A BIT FROM THE PAST. I was about ten. Mon was ironing. I took the songbook in to her and asked her to listen to the songs that I knew in that book. I was so proud; I really knew … Continue reading
Posted in aging, me, singing, songs, Uncategorized
Tagged inspiration, me, mom, Nail Scarred Hand, singing, songs
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BRAY ALL YOU WANT TO BUT… 1
BRAY ALL YOU WANT TO BUT GOD WILL NOT BE MANIPULATED I have told you all many times that I am a very “churchy” person. I believe in the local church for education, worship, fellowship, and outreach. Sometimes I tell … Continue reading
Posted in church, manipulating God, Uncategorized
Tagged church, funny in church, manipulate, manipulating God, preaching, singing
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I LOVE SINGING
I LOVE SINGING; I LOVE SONGS! Let the music begin … “A B C D E F G …WXYZ” “With a oink, oink, here, and an oink, oink, there…everywhere an oink, oink” “one little, two little, three little Indians” “Obadiah, … Continue reading
Posted in singing, songs, Uncategorized
Tagged church songs, fun songs, hymns, joy, learning by song, music, singing, songs, spiritual songs
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HE IS THE MUSIC
Just returned from Sunday morning church. Thankful for songs-songs that teach, songs that praise. The sparrows and meadowlarks sang together. I like it like that. Some skilled, some not so skilled, but singing together. WHEN SPARROWS AND SWALLOWS SANG – … Continue reading
Posted in singing, Uncategorized
Tagged Jesus is the Music, praise, singing, songs, sparrows, traditional
5 Comments
DAVID, SOLOMON, AND ME
COMMENT ON CHRISTIAN MUSIC. Praises, prayers, confessions, curses, complaints, word games, “trust & obey”, “woe is me”, history, instructions, testimonies. Some folks think it is a more “holy” thing to sing psalms to the Lord. They might be right … Continue reading
Posted in singing, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian music, church music, Psalms, relationship with Jesus, repenting, singing, sins, songs
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A SINGING THANKSGIVING
“Come on, Everbody. Let’s go have Thanksgiving,” called Mandy standing at the top of the stairs after the meal was completed and dishes “sort of” taken care of. She was about four years old: I have no idea why she … Continue reading
Posted in singing, Uncategorized
Tagged Albert Brumley, Christianity, family, Heaven, homecoming, religion, singing, Thanksgiving
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BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT
The following is written in order to fulfill my first assignment for Blogging 101. If you go to my blog page to read it, I hope you stay there long enough to read “Salty Talk” or some other posts available. … Continue reading