Sign seen today at First Baptist Church here in downtown Yakima, WA.
"No one ever drowned in their own sweat"!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Adversity
A sign seen today at a car wash on Tieton Drive here in Yakima caught my attention.
"Fire Refines Gold" "Adversity Refines Us"
The grieving ones at Virginia Tech may not see this, but God's promise in Romans 8:28 and this little sign has brought blessing to me this day. May you also be blessed.
"Fire Refines Gold" "Adversity Refines Us"
The grieving ones at Virginia Tech may not see this, but God's promise in Romans 8:28 and this little sign has brought blessing to me this day. May you also be blessed.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
"Walk with God between Sundays"
Actually not a sign I've seen, but the title of a book I recently got by Richard C. Halvorsen the former US Senate Chaplain. It would make a great sign!
That title has become a goal of mine. I generally attend church every Sunday, but I must confess that often during the week I'm not as focused.
That title has become a goal of mine. I generally attend church every Sunday, but I must confess that often during the week I'm not as focused.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
A sign seen today
"The Cross Walk is the right walk"
Seen today by my wife Sue-McAnally-Gelatt on 16th Ave here in Yakima, WA. What a great sign for this Holy Week!
Seen today by my wife Sue-McAnally-Gelatt on 16th Ave here in Yakima, WA. What a great sign for this Holy Week!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Another Great Easter Choral Piece
Sir John Stainer's "Crucifixion"
Modeled on the great passion settings of J.S. Bach, Stainer's "Crucifixion" is amongst the most popular of all English choral works and vividly portrays the events of the Passion of Christ. Scored for tenor and bass soloists, organ and mixed choir, this piece combines recitatives, solos and masterful choruses that range from the graphic mob shouts of 'Crucify Him' to the ethereally beautiful meditation of the work's centerpiece "God so loved the world".
I've been blessed countless times to sing as a 1st tenor in the Baptist Bible Seminary's Chorus which included the "God So Loved The World" number from the this masterpiece in their touring program in 1956, even singing on a NBC-TV music special.
Modeled on the great passion settings of J.S. Bach, Stainer's "Crucifixion" is amongst the most popular of all English choral works and vividly portrays the events of the Passion of Christ. Scored for tenor and bass soloists, organ and mixed choir, this piece combines recitatives, solos and masterful choruses that range from the graphic mob shouts of 'Crucify Him' to the ethereally beautiful meditation of the work's centerpiece "God so loved the world".
I've been blessed countless times to sing as a 1st tenor in the Baptist Bible Seminary's Chorus which included the "God So Loved The World" number from the this masterpiece in their touring program in 1956, even singing on a NBC-TV music special.
My Favorite Easter Choral Work
"The 7 Last Words of Christ"
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) was an important organist, composer and teacher of music on the Paris music scene during the 1860's. In 1861 he was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome for composition. He studied at Reims and the Paris Conservatory where he later was the director from 1896-1905. The composer of four operas, a large-scale ballet, several oratorios, a Requiem Mass as well as many orchestral works, Dubois remained a composer of the "academic style." Much overshadowed by his French contemporaries Charles Gounod, Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns in composition, he is best known for this book, Notes et Étues d'Harmonie (Notes and Lessons in Harmony), still a source for harmonic practice in the Romantic style. He succeeded Saint-Saëns as organist at the Madelaine in 1877 and was highly regarded as an excellent music teacher. The oratorio The Seven Last Words of Christ was first performed at Saint Clotilde in Paris in 1867 where Dubois was the choir director. Scored originally for full orchestra, chorus and soloists, Dubois later revised his orchestration to include only organ, timpani and harp, the version most often heard. This performance uses the original orchestration of 2 flues, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trombones, strings, organ and percussion. The work is presented in eight movements: an introduction for soprano and orchestra followed by a movement for each word of Christ from the cross. The last movement ends with a hymnic prayer set in homophonic style much like a choral at the end of a cantata from the 18th century.
I've been blessed to have sung portions of this great work several times and to even conduct a choir performing this while the Protestant Chapel Choir Director at Wm Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, TX during my army service duty 1966-68. I even got to sing the solo 4th Word. If you haven't ever heard this music you're missing a great experience and gift from God.
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) was an important organist, composer and teacher of music on the Paris music scene during the 1860's. In 1861 he was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome for composition. He studied at Reims and the Paris Conservatory where he later was the director from 1896-1905. The composer of four operas, a large-scale ballet, several oratorios, a Requiem Mass as well as many orchestral works, Dubois remained a composer of the "academic style." Much overshadowed by his French contemporaries Charles Gounod, Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns in composition, he is best known for this book, Notes et Étues d'Harmonie (Notes and Lessons in Harmony), still a source for harmonic practice in the Romantic style. He succeeded Saint-Saëns as organist at the Madelaine in 1877 and was highly regarded as an excellent music teacher. The oratorio The Seven Last Words of Christ was first performed at Saint Clotilde in Paris in 1867 where Dubois was the choir director. Scored originally for full orchestra, chorus and soloists, Dubois later revised his orchestration to include only organ, timpani and harp, the version most often heard. This performance uses the original orchestration of 2 flues, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trombones, strings, organ and percussion. The work is presented in eight movements: an introduction for soprano and orchestra followed by a movement for each word of Christ from the cross. The last movement ends with a hymnic prayer set in homophonic style much like a choral at the end of a cantata from the 18th century.
I've been blessed to have sung portions of this great work several times and to even conduct a choir performing this while the Protestant Chapel Choir Director at Wm Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, TX during my army service duty 1966-68. I even got to sing the solo 4th Word. If you haven't ever heard this music you're missing a great experience and gift from God.
Did you know that...
St Francis of Assisi is said to have put the Lord’s teaching into a very pithy phrase: “Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words".
This sign show up a lot on various churches in this area, but I never knew who is considered the author, but several Net sites give the credit to St Francis of Assisi.
This sign show up a lot on various churches in this area, but I never knew who is considered the author, but several Net sites give the credit to St Francis of Assisi.
I still remember!
In June of 1955 I was taking a course entitled "British Constitional History since 1835" while a student at Baptist Seminary in Johnson City, NY I decided as I often did those days to take a nap and when I awoke I found this quotation pinned to my shirt from a fellow student!
"Squander the moments of preparation, and you may have to rue their loss through all the coming years"!
F. B Meyer
"Squander the moments of preparation, and you may have to rue their loss through all the coming years"!
F. B Meyer
Another favorite of mine.
"God give us men. The time demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and willing hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And dam his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty and in private thinking".
Josiah Gilbert Holland. 1819-1881
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and willing hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And dam his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty and in private thinking".
Josiah Gilbert Holland. 1819-1881
So you're slow!
"Those who walk with a limp, still walk"
Sign today at BBL on south 18th Street here in Yakima. They change both of their signs every business day. The BBL stands for "Better Built Lives" and all their staff as well as the owners, are recovering drug and alcohol abusers.
Sign today at BBL on south 18th Street here in Yakima. They change both of their signs every business day. The BBL stands for "Better Built Lives" and all their staff as well as the owners, are recovering drug and alcohol abusers.
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