Happy New Year… 2023!
When I was a child in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the year 2023 seemed so far in the future–a year that might be the setting for a sci-fi show. And yet here...
Author: cds
The Five Alones
History rarely happens in neat packages and memorable mnemonics. It’s usually after the fact, perhaps many years after the fact, that scholars and students reflect on the things said and taught and come up...
Queen Elizabeth II: RIP
If you’ve been following events in the UK over the past week or so, you’ll understand that, even to the casually interested, the death of Queen Elizabeth II is a big deal. Clearly, for...
Music Monday: MuseScore
This Monday’s “Music Monday” is a double promotion. A dual ad of sorts. MuseScore First, I want to talk about MuseScore. Over the years, I’ve used a few music transcription programs, the last being...
Sunday Devotional: Psalm 23:1
1 A psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I lack nothing. In this Psalm, David uses an analogy where he likens the Lord to a shepherd who causes him to lie down in...
Music Monday: Here, There, and Everywhere
Once again I’m featuring a Beatles song on Music Monday. This is one I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, and since Paul McCartney celebrated his 80th birthday recently, I thought now...
Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney!
Hard to believe, but Paul McCartney turns 80 years old today. To put some perspective on this, here are some milestones in Macca’s life: 1942: James Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. 1945:...
Sunday School Notes: Revelation 22:17-21
17 And the Spirit and the Bride say “Come!” And he who hears let him say “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, the one who wants let him freely receive living...
Sunday School Notes: Revelation 22:12-16
12 “Behold, I am coming soon [or quickly] and [bringing] my reward with me to give to each as [accords with] his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and...
Who Review: Legend of the Sea Devils
China, 1807. Madam Ching, the pirate queen, arrives in a small fishing village. Following a map, she locates a strange statue depicting a large humanoid turtle-like creature holding a helpless man. She pulls out...
