“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” Jesus – John 14:27 Okay, friends. I’m not much for having a video of me singing and playing guitar “out there.” But, a number of people…
Here it is, if you want to hear a short sampling of its sweet voice
Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.” Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. – 1…
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sitting on the deck with a cup of coffee, a labradoodle, and a ukulele.
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Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. – Job 19:23-25 The Saturday morning men’s group I meet with…
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I am looking forward to giving voice to my gratitude for the gift of life and the joy of music through this mandolin.
t's the intimacy, the accessibility, the closeness to the kind of greatness most people only experience via a recording
Saturday, Rebekah and I drove over to Durham for the traveling Broadway production of Miss Saigon.
