Michigan Accent
Explaining my accent, one post at a time.
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Last Words (Tenebrae)
Read more: Last Words (Tenebrae)“Last Words (Tenebrae)” is a song so powerful it brings tears to the eyes, and leaves even our kids requesting to listen again.
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Disneyland Through Childlike Eyes
3–5 minutes709 wordsRead more: Disneyland Through Childlike EyesIt wasn’t the magical world of Disney that captured my heart, but the eyes and heart of my son, demonstrating to me true faith and humility.
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a walking miracle
Read more: a walking miracleMy family was in town the week of Thanksgiving last year. My dad was invited to preach at our church, so the family that was still in town came to our church to worship. After the service we piled in our cars and headed towards I-95. There was a significant line to get on the highway, and traffic appeared to be moving very slowly. We moaned, and made the usual snide remarks about traffic. The next day at work I received a phone call explaining the reason for the traffic backup. A good friend of ours that I met at…
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Christmas music everywhere
Read more: Christmas music everywhereOne of my favorite aspects of Christmas is the music. I love Christmas music, spanning almost all generations and genres. Have you ever noticed how something about Christmas music allows Christian radio stations to play secular music (e.g., Jingle Bell Rock), and secular music stations to play overtly Christian music (e.g., Hark the Herald Angels Sing)? Curious. And while we’re on the topic, I was saddened to hear that Dan Folgelberg recently died. It was only last year at this time that I discovered he sang Christmas tunes. Merry Christmas!