Monthly Archives: May 2017

A life full of music

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A few days ago on Facebook,  I posted something about a sweet moment that occurred during a Tremper High School choir rehearsal when I noticed a young lady in the front row bursting into tears as the men of the choir were singing an especially lovely moment from Beauty and the Beast.   One of

To Sing God’s Praise

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In the fall of 1987,  I was back at Luther for my 5th year reunion.  I'm pretty sure it was at the Saturday morning homecoming parade that I bumped into Weston Noble,  who was sweet enough to say that he had missed hearing me sing and wanted me to stop by his office and sing

‘Tis Grace

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'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far .... and grace will lead me home.  This remarkable photograph was taken several years ago by my sister Randi. (I'm sharing it here with her permission.)    The solitary figure in the frame is, of course,  Weston Noble.   And he is seen walking up to the

A New Coat

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So what is it about Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat that makes it such an irresistible show to so many people?   I cannot figure it out.   The story is one of the most famous stories out of the Old Testament,  but in Andrew Lloyd Webber's telling,  it offers up a rather convoluted

In Appreciation of Teachers

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I'm told that this is Teacher Appreciation Week-  and I know that a lot of people are making a point of thanking significant teachers in their lives.   I also know of at least one colleague from Carthage (you know who you are, Lorian Schwaber) who took a moment yesterday on Facebook to thank her