By At the 11:15 service on Sunday, the RUMC choir will sing the lovely piece, Kyle Pederson’s A New Jerusalem Arise, which is based on scripture from Isaiah and Revelation. The piece is absolutely beautiful. I’m so moved by the piece I’ve pulled the lyrics below and found a pretty recording here (because it is as …
A prayer from the middle of the night
I’ve been trying to ‘up’ my prayer game after reading ‘Learn to Pray in 28 days’ in an Ad Hoc book club. It wasn’t my favorite book, but I did gain some good ideas on how to pray/pray better. And of course like anything in life, practice makes perfect. So I’m trying to practice praying. …
What I learned from Taylor Dayne
Sunday night I drove down to Macon Georgia to see Taylor Dayne perform at the Grand Opera House. Taylor (Can I call her the OG Taylor?) has an amazing voice. She performed for a full two hours, belting out all her hits and really engaging with the audience. The concert was fun and of course …
A prayer for others
At the end of every Wednesday night choir rehearsal, we close with a prayer. The other night my friend Alison closed with this prayer from a Vestavia Hills UMC preacher she knew. I enjoyed it and thought you might like it too. If there is one among us who is carrying a heavy load, who …