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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God: Thy will be done, and those to whom God says: All right, then, have it your way.
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A Humble Example
The following lyrics and unattached music received an honorable mention in a carol writing competition for the Amadeus Choir near Toronto, Canada. (If someone wants the music, please email FD to let me know where to email the .pdf. If performed, I request that you let me know the performance date and location.)
Sunday vs. December Twenty-Fifth
What can be said that hasn't already been said about the surprisingly widespread practice among churches of a certain size and disposition of cancelling Sunday services this year because they happen to conflict with the Feast of Our Lords' Nativity, a.k.a., Christmas? Amy Welborn tackles it here. Terry Mattingly at GetReligion shakes his head […]
Rudolph's Advantageous Mutation
A buddy of mine has an amusing take on the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Repost: Discovering a Season
[The following a revised version of a previously published post. - Funky]
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I get so excited that I start listening to my Christmas music at the beginning of November, much to the surprise and chagrin of some of my loved ones. Last year, I asked myself what I've been […]
Veterans Day
and still the dark stain spreads between his shoulder blades a mute reminder of the poppy fields and graves and when the fight was over we spent what they had made but in the bottom of our hearts we felt the final cut

