I could have chosen a number of hymns for the last post in this series, but in the end I was compelled to go with one of my favorites of all time, “Be Thou My Vision.”
Month: July 2018
A Week in Music – “Testimony,” from the Amazing Grace Musical
I resonate with John Newton in temperament, even if my life never led me on a journey with the highs and lows his had. I’m stubborn, prideful, prone to laziness, and angry with the world in general. And, like Newton, redemption found me by the Amazing Grace of God.
A Week in Music – Les Miserable Finale
We all see things in this world which we feel aren’t right and try to change them. Sometimes we succeed, many times we fail, but to live well means we live looking forward to the hope for which we long.
A Week in Music – I Don’t Care Anymore
This song is as dark as I’m going to get this week, and to to many I’m guessing my perception of “dark” will look like a pleasant Sunday stroll.
A Week in Music – Dr. Who Theme Song
I first encountered Dr. Who as reruns appeared on our local PBS affiliate. My father would turn it on and I would be lost in that wormhole with that fantastic theme playing in the background.
A Week in Music – Solsbury Hill
“Solsbury Hill” is introspective, transcendent, and reeks of unseen hope. It’s almost as if it was written for me. The song’s transcendence is found throughout, but second verse has obvious religious overtones to Jesus 1. It makes me wonder about Jesus’ state of mind as he began to feel the call to proclaim the Kingdom…
Painfully Hopeful 