At the risk of absolutely stirring up a hornet’s nest, here’s a discussion place on the topic of contemporary Christian music, etc. You may post your favorite artists, etc. and refer others to it if you’d like. You may express your opinions as long as you are grateful for the gift of music, its artists, its composers. You may criticize opinions, but not the writer. You must recognize that in all of this, God is to be praised and honored,…..

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I am a recovering Type A personality control person, who is learning after three-score-and-ten+ years to Let Go and Let God! When I turned 60, I began to try to live by this principle: if it doesn’t matter in five years, it doesn’t matter in five minutes.

Well said. Hard to apply.

Now, I know a lot of people live under stressful circumstances: financial, physical, emotional, relational, and any other -al your mind (not mine at six o’clock in the morning)…..

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It’s hard to say, “I’m sorry!”  It’s hard to say, “Please forgive me.”  It’s hard to think that I need to do this, because we rationalize and think, “I’m an O.K. person; I have my faults, but when I rationalize, I’m no worse than the next guy, and actually, I’m “better” than most. I try to be a good person; I think about others; I usually do what’s right; etc.”

That attitude can be applied to our families, our churches,…..

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I attended a choral concert last night, and once again filled my head and my one “hearing” ear with beautiful harmonies, melodies, and the passion that comes from performing with finesse, elegance, grace, and precision.

The prayer at the end of the concert summarized it beautifully: “God, you are a creative God, and you have shared your creativity with us. We thank you for that.”

Indeed we do. Today, I was graced by a friend’s sharing cuttings from her garden……

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