tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52856592808144867052024-03-25T07:28:00.433-05:00#songsofmyheartTurning stories into songs and songs into music videos.Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-39022260442829501832024-01-02T15:50:00.000-06:002024-01-02T15:50:04.097-06:00Romans – Music Story<p>Something is
wrong with the world.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">We live in a violent
world. War is raging on every continent. In fact, thirteen major wars are being
fought right now, including the civil war in Myanmar that forcibly
displaced over a million people. As the military was seizing power, my niece evacuated
on one of the last planes out of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">We live in an
asylum-seeking world. Thousands of Mexican migrants with their belongings
stuffed into one bag are bussed to “sanctuary cities” in the U.S and simply
dropped off. In a major city just a few hours from my home they fill a third of
the already overwhelmed family homeless shelters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">We live in a
world battling over orthodoxy. In a neighboring state, an education law
resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from public schools, classic works
of fiction, nonfiction history books, even Pulitzer Prize winning contemporary
novels!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The apostle
Paul explains the root of the problem in the New Testament book of Romans. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span lang="EN" style="font-variant: small-caps; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Three
songs from Romans<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Mind of God<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We originated in the mind of God. We are created by,
through, and for a triune God to reflect his unity and diversity.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
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<h2 style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Bad
News! Good News!<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The problem is
personal. We don’t reflect God’s unity and diversity. We have fallen short of
the glory of God. We are sinners. God’s solution to the problem was personal. God
sent his Son, Jesus, to demonstrate that he loves us. We are forgiven and made
right with God through Jesus’ death.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
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<h2 style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Calibri Light"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The
Love of God</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Surrounded by violence?
Forcibly displaced? Seeking asylum? On the wrong side of orthodoxy? For those
who have accepted God’s solution, nothing can separate them from the love of God.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i38ngY1AUgI" width="320" youtube-src-id="i38ngY1AUgI"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></p><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Romans 11:33-36<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Romans 1:2-6, 3:10-18, 5:1-11, 10:5-13</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Romans.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Romans 8:31-39</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-47874692664859500822023-11-03T10:32:00.001-05:002023-11-23T08:01:29.929-06:00Titus – Music Story<p>The verses behind the songs.</p><h2>Before Time Began<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Read <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.1.NIV" target="_blank">Titus 1:1-5</a> and <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.2.NIV" target="_blank">Titus 2:11-14</a>. Who wrote the letter?
To whom is it written? Why? What preaching was entrusted to the writer?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Compare <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/1588/TIT.1.AMP?parallel=97" target="_blank">Titus1:1-3</a> and <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/1588/TIT.2.AMP?parallel=97" target="_blank">Titus 2:11-14</a> in the Amplified
Bible and The Message. What did God promise before the beginning of time? To
whom was it promised? When did God fulfill the promise? What does that mean for
you?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Listen to the song. Does it capture the message of these verses?
Why? Why not?<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiKfDl1PXaE" width="320" youtube-src-id="fiKfDl1PXaE"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><h2>Ordinary Lives<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Read <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.1.NIV" target="_blank">Titus 1:6-9</a> and <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.2.NIV" target="_blank">Titus 2:1-9</a>. What is Titus to teach?
(Titus 2:1) How are leaders to live out that teaching? Older men? Older women?
Young women? Young men? Slaves / employees? What happens when people live out the
teaching? (Titus 2:10)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Listen to the song. What are ordinary clothes? How would
you say it differently?<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TmWW9ugm23M" width="320" youtube-src-id="TmWW9ugm23M"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><h2>The Hymn of Salvation by Grace<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Read <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.3.NIV" target="_blank">Titus 3:4-7</a>. Summarize these verses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Compare <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.3.NIV?parallel=1849" target="_blank">Titus 3:4-7</a> in the New International Version and
The Passion Translation. What title does The Passion Translation give this
section? Why? (See the callout in verse 4.) In which translation does the
cadence of the words best reflect the title given to this section?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Listen to the song. Does putting the passage to a beat
help you remember it? Why? Why not?<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/APXMMrPv9Yo" width="320" youtube-src-id="APXMMrPv9Yo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-7834296741707037112023-10-27T13:23:00.039-05:002024-03-25T07:27:28.202-05:00Moses' Genealogy<p>There are lots of genealogies or family trees in the Old
Testament. The Genesis 5 family tree lists descendants from Adam to Noah. The
Genesis 11 family tree lists descendants from Seth to Abraham. Moses’ family
tree is found in Exodus 6.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The genealogies use the Hebrew word <b><span dir="RTL" face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="HE" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">יָל</span></b><span dir="RTL" face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="HE" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ַד</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> (yā·lǎḏ)<b> </b>which means “have a child.” It is translated
“bore” or “begat.” Unless we understand how Moses used the word <b><span dir="RTL" face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="HE" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">יָל</span></b><span dir="RTL" face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="HE" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ַד</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="HE"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span>(yā·lǎḏ), the Old
Testament genealogies will not make sense. They will be absurd. They will be
impossible. Let me explain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">This twelve-minute
presentation examines the impossibility of Moses’ genealogy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FmVbrKYUaNM" width="320" youtube-src-id="FmVbrKYUaNM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">A print
version of this presentation is available.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIUJJba2lQ7hKWh0Hri65StT5XelFcmee5-ioxMhccgCSf9gLjbAKwbAjva9nG_MCXoPFrA-OZW7q_DvaITyLzE1NuKD2MwRFuoqZ7L2g7tAA_pICKJIFtjGBKgc6lXaEe-DRPr62jgGTwAAzdocgYVpB1fQhXVbzd9LPvuPaC-cwHvfmvcwKTK3xTcs/s863/Moses%20Genealogy%20PDF.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIUJJba2lQ7hKWh0Hri65StT5XelFcmee5-ioxMhccgCSf9gLjbAKwbAjva9nG_MCXoPFrA-OZW7q_DvaITyLzE1NuKD2MwRFuoqZ7L2g7tAA_pICKJIFtjGBKgc6lXaEe-DRPr62jgGTwAAzdocgYVpB1fQhXVbzd9LPvuPaC-cwHvfmvcwKTK3xTcs/s320/Moses%20Genealogy%20PDF.png" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yKiBf0J8yCWxreAhWixJIUcTQJHP2PCh/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> for the PDF.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-14827715264541537232023-09-11T20:29:00.000-05:002023-09-11T20:29:04.902-05:00I Stand Firm – Music Story<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Paul pictures the Christian life as a battle. A battle
against doubt, fear, deception, darkness. Paul instructs us to “Put on the full
armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your
ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoSubtitle">Doubt and Fear vs. Pursuit of Holiness<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When we experience pain, problems, and stress, we are
tempted to pursue happiness. The battle we face is internal, a battle against
doubt and fear. When life doesn’t go as we wish, Paul instructs us use the Word
of God as a sword. We are to let God’s Word pierce us and transform our pursuit,
from happiness to holiness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoSubtitle">Deception vs. Liberty<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We live in a post-truth culture, a culture in which feelings
trump facts. Jesus, not how we feel, is truth. His teachings are under attack. This
battle is external, a battle against deceptive cultural norms, claims based on
feelings. This battle is fought in the public arena for the right of Jesus
followers to express truth. And after doing everything we can, Paul instructs
us to stand our ground.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoSubtitle">Darkness vs. Life<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jesus is the light. Darkness seeks to extinguish the light. Darkness
rules where Jesus and his teachings are banned. When the day of evil comes,
followers of Jesus may experience loss of property or livelihood, imprisonment,
torture, even death. In the day of evil Paul instructs us to put on the full
armor of God and stand firm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album “Main
Street” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Ephesians 6:10-18.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u3D_wtof8OI" width="320" youtube-src-id="u3D_wtof8OI"></iframe></div>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/EPH.6.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to
read Ephesians 6.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Print (PDF) and/or
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for MusicXML.<br />
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the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML
files.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-46382085901236640942023-08-06T14:45:00.001-05:002023-08-26T07:09:53.478-05:00The Majesty of the Maker! – Music Story<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">In 2007 a
group of us gathered to plan a Darwin’s Day 2009 celebration. We were going to
celebrate the Creator’s majesty with drama and music. We outlined a story. A
script writer would pen the drama. I had written thirteen songs based on thirteen
creation passages in the Bible. A professional musician would arrange the music
for his group. They would perform music and drama. We would book venues around
the city. Then … our script writer started grad school. Our professional
musician changed jobs. Both had to bow out due to time constraints. We had no
Darwin’s Day 2009 celebration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">What could I
do with a bare outline of a story and a few songs? I finalized the story line and wove it between songs I had written. I
now had a musical that any worship team (yours!) could adapt and make their own.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i>The Majesty of
the Maker!</i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">He’s a homicide detective and a new father. He wants
something real, something solid to pass on to his son.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">He discovered the Bible’s claims about creation match
reality:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The creation Psalm matches reality.<br />
<i>The Majesty of the Maker</i> from Psalm 104<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Cause of the universe must lie outside the
universe.<br />
<i>Son of God’s Love</i> from Colossians 1:15-17<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Life cannot exist unless the universe is
stretched out.<br />
<i>Fingerprint</i> from Isaiah 40:21-18<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Genesis creation account matches reality.<br />
<i>The Odds</i> from Genesis 1<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Genesis creation account of man matches
reality.<br />
<i>Family Tree</i> from Genesis 2:7-25<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">He discovered the Bible’s claims about God and people
match reality:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->People are immeasurably valuable, yet deeply
flawed.<br />
<i>Garden of Decision</i> from Genesis 3:15<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->If the Creator became a man, he would be like
Jesus.<br />
<i>The Word</i> from John1:1-18<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Jesus promises to meet the deepest longings of
the heart.<br />
<i>Christmas Every Day</i> from Revelation 21:1-5<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Creator’s promises can be tested.<br />
<i>A Sure Bet</i> from Jeremiah 33:25-26<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->We instinctively know that the Creator exists.<br />
<i>Secret Lives</i> from Romans 1:18-20<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">He weighed the evidence:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Creation shows the existence and grandeur of
God.<br />
<i>A Prayer</i> from Psalm 19:1-3, 14<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Creator is good, loving, and just.<br />
<i>I Cry to God</i> from the book of Job<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The Creator can be trusted when pain engulfs.<br />
<i>You Are There</i> from Psalm 139<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><u><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"> </span>Here’s
scrolling playback of the opening song of the musical.</p><div><div id="ftn12">
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</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/poY_bg4CGoI" width="320" youtube-src-id="poY_bg4CGoI"></iframe></div>Can a cosmic
beginning (and thus the need for a cosmic beginner) be avoided by appealing to
quantum gravity theories? Can abiogenesis, panspermia, or directed panspermia
account for life on earth? Click <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/4/547?fbclid=IwAR3wQ9ky7_yPAy4_4g_av_Hw1BEfXOVJlbeMtn76PUzze2TFEkiezqePai8" target="_blank">here</a> for a review of the scientific literature.<p></p><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">You can download
PDF of the entire musical and/or digital (MusicXML™) music for just the opening
song.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkxjdH9IAzM33XLaci3_Ab9yVQonKS3zyBfPn1jYjU7HO40XmjOT0rDdlOA2FmNM_5NvwaAb4EP2A5hFrSAEOgnXNhhtAkRQEiBL9kkxmM6GaHb6yN5oQ4hGKKOWRasu_DG-1KdvlCVjSq41beZUSCHgcq8zBHCaMIYwIphngN1tonRU-_-yh2g7H9fY/s1358/Majesty%20Bood%20and%20Music.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1049" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkxjdH9IAzM33XLaci3_Ab9yVQonKS3zyBfPn1jYjU7HO40XmjOT0rDdlOA2FmNM_5NvwaAb4EP2A5hFrSAEOgnXNhhtAkRQEiBL9kkxmM6GaHb6yN5oQ4hGKKOWRasu_DG-1KdvlCVjSq41beZUSCHgcq8zBHCaMIYwIphngN1tonRU-_-yh2g7H9fY/w247-h320/Majesty%20Bood%20and%20Music.jpg" title="Majesty Book and Music" width="247" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LKlv35eEoGNcL85dPU6w5RZAqSezpT5I/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> to
download 50-page PDF of the musical: book, music in lead sheet format, lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g-eSwZY9fkZzLHZzpdEePGj_GtyjtRgK1__Mk-1b46u9y-exsYMGevaTVDHFD2aPLoW9SCX3vLVmHKHBmn3zzgDmX9h8VFi1XEP-97SwNmobBqDMKoflOjdZkAAJaYMwPo_inzyGs-KZorKYQ-nNiwDU3Dtj-9slvZUfHNIY0l-H6V7vDVq8PQcDA0/s744/Ths%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker%20XML.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g-eSwZY9fkZzLHZzpdEePGj_GtyjtRgK1__Mk-1b46u9y-exsYMGevaTVDHFD2aPLoW9SCX3vLVmHKHBmn3zzgDmX9h8VFi1XEP-97SwNmobBqDMKoflOjdZkAAJaYMwPo_inzyGs-KZorKYQ-nNiwDU3Dtj-9slvZUfHNIY0l-H6V7vDVq8PQcDA0/w249-h320/Ths%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker%20XML.jpg" title="The Majesty of the Maker" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gw2HDrJT2VeadNs4wXlzbdc0-Gdkh7Jo/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for
digital sheet music of the opening song, <i>The
Majesty of the Maker</i>.<br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music.<br /></span>Check the help
files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™ files.)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2023/08/son-of-gods-love-music-story.html"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2023/08/son-of-gods-love-music-story.html</span></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/07/fingerprint-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/07/fingerprint-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/03/the-odds-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/03/the-odds-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/01/family-tree-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/01/family-tree-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/02/garden-of-decision-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/02/garden-of-decision-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2018/04/the-word-music-story.html">https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2018/04/the-word-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/12/christmas-every-day-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/12/christmas-every-day-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2022/08/secret-lives-music-story.html"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2022/08/secret-lives-music-story.html</span></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/08/a-prayer-music-story.html">http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/08/a-prayer-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2018/10/i-cry-to-god-music-story.html">https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2018/10/i-cry-to-god-music-story.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/The%20Majesty%20of%20the%20Maker.docx#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2023/07/you-are-there-music-story.html">https://www.songsofmyheart.net/2023/07/you-are-there-music-story.html</a>
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</div></div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-75620955186260455932023-08-04T08:24:00.004-05:002023-10-04T17:40:22.152-05:00Son of God’s Love – Music Story<p>I’ve been rescued, freed, and forgiven by Jesus, God’s
Son whom he dearly loves. Jesus,<span lang="EN"> the
exact image of the invisible God, is Creator and supreme over all creation. He
is worth singing about.</span></p><p><span lang="EN"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4><span lang="EN" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Jesus is God<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Jesus is Creator<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Jesus is Supreme</span></h4>
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download 50-page PDF of the musical: book, music in lead sheet format, lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/COL.1.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read
Colossians 1.</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Print (PDF
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(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML
files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span lang="EN"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-38544237275880935932023-07-05T07:25:00.002-05:002023-10-04T17:41:30.042-05:00You Are There – Music Story<p class="MsoNormal">In a world in which there is no firm ground on which to
build identity, Psalm139 offers me incredible authenticity and incredible freedom.
Let me explain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoSubtitle">Incredible Authenticity<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Psalm 139 tells me I am fearfully and wonderfully made. The
Creator knit my DNA, my chromosomes, my body, together in my mother’s womb. I
sense the world around me and relate to it. I connect with others. I imagine
possibilities and work to achieve them. My ability to do all this is firmly
grounded in the body God fashioned for me. Accepting that my body is God’s very
good creation gives me incredible authenticity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But my desires don’t always align with what my body is able
to do. As a kindergartener, I could barely contain my excitement when my class
was invited to sing on the radio. I was crushed when my teacher told me, “You may
come with us to the studio. You may mouth the words of the song, but you must
not sing.” Sadly, I couldn’t carry a tune.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoSubtitle">Incredible Freedom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Psalm 139 tells me that the Creator knows me better than I
know myself! He understands how I think. How I feel. How I move. He knows my
deep disappointments. He is with me in the highs and lows, the joys and hurts. I
can share raw feelings and uncensored thoughts with this awesome Creator, the
God who loves me and gave his life for me. Amazingly, humility and hope accompany this
incredible freedom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the musical “The
Majesty of the Maker” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Psalm
139.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V7Sdr_tRKzU" width="320" youtube-src-id="V7Sdr_tRKzU"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LKlv35eEoGNcL85dPU6w5RZAqSezpT5I/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> to
download 50-page PDF of the musical: book, music in lead sheet format, lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PSA.139.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read
Psalm 139.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Print (PDF) and/or
digital (MusicXML) sheet music is available for <i>You Are There</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrm0VnvUzwQBHTBFKFWZ9txuPYjHEZvn9cBo3H5yE5ozFuRqRht4kA0TTx-O_ObFMnXN6jr6oRIG8YBLk1qbRtCFF8hcrvvDh7gYPP0XqlmBF_0MTtOnyNtCVNTaL1HdtllsPH5eNlQkPNVlYAx0V2Ef4S-qayBTxqKqbOEzmsyLKQ55n8aX_AdRyjvM/s2984/You%20Are%20There.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2303" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrm0VnvUzwQBHTBFKFWZ9txuPYjHEZvn9cBo3H5yE5ozFuRqRht4kA0TTx-O_ObFMnXN6jr6oRIG8YBLk1qbRtCFF8hcrvvDh7gYPP0XqlmBF_0MTtOnyNtCVNTaL1HdtllsPH5eNlQkPNVlYAx0V2Ef4S-qayBTxqKqbOEzmsyLKQ55n8aX_AdRyjvM/w154-h200/You%20Are%20There.jpg" title="You Are There" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Xb6KTFNNykWXnnFAunPKgiakbgeIRXG/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwcE-tKMWmafuUUIxJfETVH9EyrD0uSzFfkpfXc_zzFtXYoQaNXPmMpT-_9DrnuTzTtTVPmxGLxZrgZOE_JXp3N86ku1JbJdQMnXS4WWPPJpd-MK49SBB8Gj11ndIkUCNk4l2Acc62u7gYER8DMmrcf9cFStn_RxS4kXoahGSNh6b4GpQQtKoUXmAD8A/s744/Yor%20Are%20There%20XML.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="578" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwcE-tKMWmafuUUIxJfETVH9EyrD0uSzFfkpfXc_zzFtXYoQaNXPmMpT-_9DrnuTzTtTVPmxGLxZrgZOE_JXp3N86ku1JbJdQMnXS4WWPPJpd-MK49SBB8Gj11ndIkUCNk4l2Acc62u7gYER8DMmrcf9cFStn_RxS4kXoahGSNh6b4GpQQtKoUXmAD8A/w156-h200/Yor%20Are%20There%20XML.jpg" title="You Are There" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L80piLk9K2d3kw4xNimDEiZbv8RtH3Ib/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a>
for MusicXML.<br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML
files.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-84833976281886225902023-05-02T09:52:00.004-05:002023-05-08T07:38:58.658-05:00I Pray for You – Music Story<p>He was the youngest of seven and the first to die. Two
months ago, I got an unexpected phone call saying he was gone. I never thought
my baby brother would die first. I’m shaken and dazed.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Jim was a fluid power specialist, an antique motorcycle
enthusiast, a miniature railroad hobbyist, a friend of stray cats, a country
boy who never married but used his resources to help care for his single
sisters. Family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers attended his funeral. Many
told me how he had touched their lives. In 2009 Paul’s prayer for the church in
Ephesus became my prayer for him. Someday I hope to learn how God answered that
prayer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album
“Sing” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Ephesians 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gI7eGVNWDeI" width="320" youtube-src-id="gI7eGVNWDeI"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Click <a href="https://www.hoplinfuneralhome.com/obituary/James-Stillman" target="_blank">here</a> for my brother’s obituary.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Print (PDF of
Lead Sheet) and/or digital (MusicXML) sheet music is available for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I Pray for You</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vuyxi8U2_LQoz30lrE8kz-cpBp8I0SS1P8T7mwWaNTip8ozemIXSbJYXJZ7rkJprrgtQ_cl6F6CTEiBWAMFlJT_e8vdY25P9ltUVuiG5-Da234Vp9Ax-OZ-frd2wnHlqn7y_KqcfHxvFJeltjmZK8m6w_axobyfoCIBBuMcHnZ-gVKfnS3b4gGJd/s2714/I%20Pray%20for%20You.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vuyxi8U2_LQoz30lrE8kz-cpBp8I0SS1P8T7mwWaNTip8ozemIXSbJYXJZ7rkJprrgtQ_cl6F6CTEiBWAMFlJT_e8vdY25P9ltUVuiG5-Da234Vp9Ax-OZ-frd2wnHlqn7y_KqcfHxvFJeltjmZK8m6w_axobyfoCIBBuMcHnZ-gVKfnS3b4gGJd/w154-h200/I%20Pray%20for%20You.jpg" title="I Pray for You" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Flr2KiQobSyHWeUcrvBZtdf5G4HqhRoA/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB7Sz4KU3PLXv4rJRtOeP2A3BM79YRokOA1QclTBUUJC6wMLPAEJz6vKg2dTOup2xeq17Jw-CTH_siGT0oKGNeX-XOLPoBEquOhqGcm44OUVxagcncBf4wWjYfgVDDypcTUaWy-E2-hOnm8_8UeNfNDuVx-As3e_eO2XPBjbw_yg38k3YnSECQgJP/s744/I%20Pray%20for%20You%20XML.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="578" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB7Sz4KU3PLXv4rJRtOeP2A3BM79YRokOA1QclTBUUJC6wMLPAEJz6vKg2dTOup2xeq17Jw-CTH_siGT0oKGNeX-XOLPoBEquOhqGcm44OUVxagcncBf4wWjYfgVDDypcTUaWy-E2-hOnm8_8UeNfNDuVx-As3e_eO2XPBjbw_yg38k3YnSECQgJP/w156-h200/I%20Pray%20for%20You%20XML.jpg" title="I Pray for You" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zt52N6HDHoTkj5xrClEH3slFT2ItSHkp/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a>
for MusicXML.<br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML
files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-89591742898856899382023-04-11T18:35:00.001-05:002023-11-03T10:43:52.994-05:00The Hymn of Salvation by Grace – Music Story<p>There is an ancient song in the New Testament book of
Titus! It is “hidden” in plain view in chapter three.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">While it is not apparent in the NIV that verses four
through seven are song lyrics, <i>The Passion Translation</i> (TPT) correctly calls
these verses “The Hymn of Salvation by Grace.” The early church may have sung this
hymn as part of a baptismal service. Paul says that the words are trustworthy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The ancient songwriter used music to express this truth:
we are saved by God’s grace. What was the melody like? What mode was it sung
in? Was it sung in unison? Accompanied by instruments? I don’t know. Since the
words are trustworthy, I offer them as a short rap, performed by percussion
instruments. I will leave the melody and mode to you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album
“Sing” this video is scrolling playback of Titus 3:4-7 set to a beat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/APXMMrPv9Yo" width="320" youtube-src-id="APXMMrPv9Yo"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.3.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read
Titus 3 in the NIV and <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/1849/TIT.3.TPT" target="_blank">here</a> to read it in TPT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Print (PDF) sheet
music is available for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hymn of
Salvation by Grace</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGyTjLTOCor6rsRuIr7BRF-DZqAgvIiUEJRfdn0zVvoASv2K65tjBAv_X55dwiMLvySUlRu7AF8ME0ZJqPBk-SoI-aNLJUMuGyCh8jzfWjs2LGhZOV75jJ4uRpufnMClNYg1I3YUq-PloqtOlbBY2RAVvSltBUnRrY0rlRuMMRutDDB6fmq7nxTn4/s3314/The%20Hymn%20of%20Salvation%20by%20Grace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="2564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGyTjLTOCor6rsRuIr7BRF-DZqAgvIiUEJRfdn0zVvoASv2K65tjBAv_X55dwiMLvySUlRu7AF8ME0ZJqPBk-SoI-aNLJUMuGyCh8jzfWjs2LGhZOV75jJ4uRpufnMClNYg1I3YUq-PloqtOlbBY2RAVvSltBUnRrY0rlRuMMRutDDB6fmq7nxTn4/w248-h320/The%20Hymn%20of%20Salvation%20by%20Grace.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15aDgZ2JRf3I7fPq6V9hYhJkHpPvgAJD7/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-51586547146280693492023-03-17T16:02:00.001-05:002023-03-18T07:50:03.264-05:00The Enigmatic Shroud of Turin<p>The Shroud of Turin is the most studied artifact of
history. Who made the image? How?</p><p>Last October I gave a presentation on the
Shroud of Turin. Twenty-five days ago, I uploaded the presentation to my
YouTube channel. I’m stunned. YouTube tells me, “This video has gotten 1,534
views since it was published”!!! Apparently, the Shroud is a hot topic.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wo-VhMI4JEU" width="320" youtube-src-id="wo-VhMI4JEU"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/JHN.19.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> and
<a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/MAT.27.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read about Jesus’ burial.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-66534843922274706002023-01-31T08:55:00.001-06:002023-11-03T10:43:35.116-05:00Ordinary Lives – Music Story<p class="MsoNormal">God longs for “every day” Christians.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For ordinary Christians who represent him in the mundane
things of life.<br />
For Christians, every day, in every place, humbly clothed in heaven’s grace.<o:p></o:p></p><div align="center">
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<p align="center" class="MsoSubtitle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Every day<br />in every place<br />humbly clothed<br />in heaven’s grace<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p>“…So that in every way they will make the teaching about God
our Savior attractive.”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">From the album “Main
Street” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Titus 2:10.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TmWW9ugm23M" width="320" youtube-src-id="TmWW9ugm23M"></iframe></div><br />Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.2.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read
Titus 2:10.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Print (PDF) and
digital (MusicXML) sheet music is available for <i>Ordinary Lives</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwSmYmFBMYh7bBQ4_QyONy_OpfJosyJQ9ucmPexIiKJtKRW9n0lQrAInJ2v7maMg6o5nECVXkJTPqTBaTWD-g_S3CcsRiLMD4C6zvHkuTXXBuJ9SjDBaO2ulKcr2ki2w2TyW5ZQKDEVur5Hn6gdW6smQKKahK2lAELZWRmzhTivtJKfOT7fWVv1RS/s2714/Ordinary%20Lives%20-%20Lead%20sheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwSmYmFBMYh7bBQ4_QyONy_OpfJosyJQ9ucmPexIiKJtKRW9n0lQrAInJ2v7maMg6o5nECVXkJTPqTBaTWD-g_S3CcsRiLMD4C6zvHkuTXXBuJ9SjDBaO2ulKcr2ki2w2TyW5ZQKDEVur5Hn6gdW6smQKKahK2lAELZWRmzhTivtJKfOT7fWVv1RS/w154-h200/Ordinary%20Lives%20-%20Lead%20sheet.jpg" title="Ordinary Lives" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
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for MusicXML.<br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
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files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;">
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-34511831034854555582022-12-17T08:27:00.001-06:002022-12-17T08:52:30.984-06:00Of the Father’s Love Begotten – Music Story<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Who is that babe in the manger? God?
Or a good man sent by God to save us? “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” is an ancient
song affirming the deity of Jesus. It echoes the very earliest claims about Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">The
eyewitnesses proclaimed that Jesus is God.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The infant church believed that Jesus is God.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The ancient church officially acknowledged the deity of Jesus:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">We believe in one
Lord, Jesus Christ,<br />
the only Son of God,<br />
eternally begotten of the Father,<br />
God from God, Light from Light,<br />
true God from true God,<br />
begotten, not made,<br />
of one being with the Father.<br />
Through him all things were made.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Spanish lawyer,
Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, retired from public life to write poetry in
defense of the deity of Jesus.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The church used his fifth century poems
to create liturgical hymns in worship of Jesus as God.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
His poem, “Of the Father’s Love Begotten,” is still sung at Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">For almost two
thousand years Jesus has been proclaimed, believed, acknowledged, defended, and
worshipped as God! From the album “The HymnBook – Thirty-Four Hundred Years of
Praise” this video is scrolling playback of Prudentius’ Christmas carol.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><div><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SEB9gRmg6us" width="320" youtube-src-id="SEB9gRmg6us"></iframe></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">You can get
print (PDF) and/or digital (MusicXML™) sheet music for <i>Of the Father’s Love Begotten</i>
for Celtic Instruments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4gBfmPqy-pbcXulO2i0vpLMDS0Hv42rNVYhkjnkf_5zO2Nl0DhDUInY3EdcevONGR2WI3peh7l4YHsgx1C_iQLb8rGUgyTVY4fBqatMiF6ZB1SuiXPFfKNuos7nhG0Ih4AIxXCAc-73pN8-wSFcm8ecqN3-j7Mixsx7nSO1-dighe0__NprLKxXh/s1353/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1046" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4gBfmPqy-pbcXulO2i0vpLMDS0Hv42rNVYhkjnkf_5zO2Nl0DhDUInY3EdcevONGR2WI3peh7l4YHsgx1C_iQLb8rGUgyTVY4fBqatMiF6ZB1SuiXPFfKNuos7nhG0Ih4AIxXCAc-73pN8-wSFcm8ecqN3-j7Mixsx7nSO1-dighe0__NprLKxXh/w154-h200/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.jpg" title="Of The Father's Love Begotten" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XP0R9L6XBgWXB1boYo7vQGRosIiacyZA/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">here</a> for print sheet music. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9vdvtEhB_qCxpvJB0GHTAR8empkObNAftIjpNHDVKQMpdSJps1y0YXORPU7-H3TOkGYr1lAw26rNOm37YgnPWGpyp7c31KuXMAamr2NSE5hYt1Kr8V_-jq1Y1Hk4jGCpCrQgWxPWCNrY129b8spTs0kQIhay9IDPc4gx1nYrVQ964Dlp3vAt6zif/s865/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten%20XML.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="603" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9vdvtEhB_qCxpvJB0GHTAR8empkObNAftIjpNHDVKQMpdSJps1y0YXORPU7-H3TOkGYr1lAw26rNOm37YgnPWGpyp7c31KuXMAamr2NSE5hYt1Kr8V_-jq1Y1Hk4jGCpCrQgWxPWCNrY129b8spTs0kQIhay9IDPc4gx1nYrVQ964Dlp3vAt6zif/w139-h200/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten%20XML.JPG" title="Of The Father's Love Begotten" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1so_fuDIVrV-oy7-6pW1T6EcKyVx-ZVeM/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">here</a>
for digital sheet music.<br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™
files.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <o:p></o:p><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.1.NIV">John 1 | NIV Bible | YouVersion</a></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <o:p></o:p><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PHP.2.NIV">Philippians 2 | NIV Bible | YouVersion</a></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <a href="https://www.christianity.com/wiki/history/nicene-creed-in-church-history.html#:~:text=A%20modern%20English%20version%20of%20the%20Nicene%20Creed,God%2C%20born%20of%20the%20Father%20before%20all%20ages.">The
Nicene Creed: Its Significance in Church History and Today (christianity.com)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prudentius-Hymns-Hours-Seasons-Cathemerinon/dp/1138202479?">Amazon.com:
Prudentius' Hymns for Hours and Seasons: Liber Cathemerinon (Routledge Later
Latin Poetry): 9781138202474: Richardson, Nicholas: Books</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Of%20the%20Father's%20Love%20Begotten.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <a href="https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-of-the-fathers-love-begotten">Discipleship
Ministries | History of Hymns: “Of the Father's Love… (umcdiscipleship.org)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-49170263007691374292022-11-27T09:47:00.001-06:002023-11-03T10:42:39.325-05:00Before Time Began – Music Story<p>I was recently asked how a creation filled with millions
of years of pain, suffering, and death could be very good.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2>Pain and Suffering<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I would agree that in the Garden of Eden there was:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No
relational pain and suffering (Adam and Eve didn’t devalue or abuse each other)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No
emotional pain and suffering (no depression, no panic attacks)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No
spiritual pain and suffering (no guilt, no shame)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">However, based on scripture, I am convinced that there was
physical pain. After the couple disobeyed God, God told Eve that her pain in
childbirth would greatly increase. You can’t greatly increase something that is
not already present. If Adam stubbed his toe in the Garden, it would hurt. If a
coconut fell on Eve’s foot, it would be painful.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2>Death<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Job was a blameless and upright man who trusted God. Satan
is a predator.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> God
allowed Satan to prey on Job, to destroy his family, his business, his health.
When Job complained to God, God didn’t comfort him. Instead, God directed Job’s
attention to very good creation, one filled with predators, prey, and powerful,
frightening animals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Satan was present in the Garden of Eden as a serpent. Adam
and Eve were his prey. In a predator-prey relationship something is going to
die.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">if</span>
Adam and Eve’s desire for forbidden fruit didn’t die, they would die.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">and,</span>
knowing they would eat forbidden fruit, God planned to die.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The serpent deceived Eve. So, God cursed the serpent,
limiting its prey to dust.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Adam was made from dust, as was Job, as are we. Satan deceives and preys on us.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Pain, suffering, predation, and death have been part of God’s
very good creation from the very beginning. Before time began God had a plan to
use death to make life possible.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album “Sing” this video is
scrolling playback of a song based on Titus 1:2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiKfDl1PXaE" width="320" youtube-src-id="fiKfDl1PXaE"></iframe></div>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/TIT.1.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> and
<a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2017/02/garden-of-decision-music-story.html " target="_blank">here</a> to read about God’s plan.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Print (PDF) sheet music is available for <i>Before Time Began</i>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb7jmcAkKKsL_RA40Zg0c3-IBZca9gH9k6185Nf-UjGog6SK3jB00JiSFDHyUyF4h8LMLa82pfhiaWHL9ZemIAqtFTGfQxAZBg12SaxxDfhyS_SeaH4JEtP8KK2jysFbXksb7sLEY5VyOUh4L0QFeSHKUclZaOLBpEr9Q5HDrZPCa5kto1dBaDRbr/s2714/Before%20Time%20Began%20-%20Lead%20Sheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb7jmcAkKKsL_RA40Zg0c3-IBZca9gH9k6185Nf-UjGog6SK3jB00JiSFDHyUyF4h8LMLa82pfhiaWHL9ZemIAqtFTGfQxAZBg12SaxxDfhyS_SeaH4JEtP8KK2jysFbXksb7sLEY5VyOUh4L0QFeSHKUclZaOLBpEr9Q5HDrZPCa5kto1dBaDRbr/w247-h320/Before%20Time%20Began%20-%20Lead%20Sheet.jpg" title="Before Time Began" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XYT-09Zx6j5Vd6ulikKeXlkohgUr_-49/view?usp=share_link " target="_blank">Click here for PDF.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> 1
Peter 5:8<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Gen 3:14<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Before%20Time%20Began.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Gen 3:15<o:p></o:p></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-60220365341814230372022-10-10T08:29:00.003-05:002022-10-15T08:05:04.168-05:00Doxology – Music Story<p>The Doxology I grew up singing pales in comparison with the
Doxology that ends Jude’s book.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(91, 155, 213); border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: 1pt solid rgb(91, 155, 213); margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 4.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 10pt 0in;">
<p class="MsoIntenseQuote" style="margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <a name="_Hlk114469988"></a></span></span><a name="_Hlk114485530"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Now to him who is able</i></span></a></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><a name="_Hlk114485530"></a></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><a name="_Hlk114485530"></a><a name="_Hlk114485530"> to keep you from falling</a></i></span></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; mso-bookmark: _Hlk114469988;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> and to make you stand in
his presence</a></div>
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> unblemished, faultless,
and with great joy—</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> to the only God our Savior</a></div>
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> through Jesus Christ our
Lord,</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> be glory, majesty, power,
authority,</a></div>
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk114485530"> before all time, now, and
forevermore!</a></div></span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk114469988;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i> Amen.</i></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Doxology.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #93c47d; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;">[1]</span></b></span></span></a></div>
</span><p></p>
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">From the album “A
ChorusBook” this video is scrolling playback of the song.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lNOwUuFpQfY" width="320" youtube-src-id="lNOwUuFpQfY"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Jude is only
25 verses long. Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/JUD.1.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read Jude.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q5ojehA78c" target="_blank">here</a> to
hear the Doxology I grew up singing.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Lead sheet (PDF)
is available for <i>Doxology</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2kS8jp84OaIWXTZEIJRVgfzKlAqWD_TnbTDIdPozabGh4ZMEL9sLyvJ0h9ZIanV3hrUc-iN94eSm-uxQeVG2vZa_hL-bAnFywNI8dP7O4wVFpb5W653RFUf3gH-9i69Gtx0E12-7Vi8DIFe4YCnIvKGrXbtVJ8wsPZs3S0Q3ylFe7c8bK6KmfnLB/s2714/Doxology%20-%20Lead%20Sheet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2kS8jp84OaIWXTZEIJRVgfzKlAqWD_TnbTDIdPozabGh4ZMEL9sLyvJ0h9ZIanV3hrUc-iN94eSm-uxQeVG2vZa_hL-bAnFywNI8dP7O4wVFpb5W653RFUf3gH-9i69Gtx0E12-7Vi8DIFe4YCnIvKGrXbtVJ8wsPZs3S0Q3ylFe7c8bK6KmfnLB/w154-h200/Doxology%20-%20Lead%20Sheet.jpg" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G7LYYZUJ1WUNlHiB620uiAl7T7lzl9P/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for PDF</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Doxology.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
The lyrics for <i>Doxology</i> are compiled from these versions of The Holy
Bible:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now to him who is able to keep you from <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">stumbling </span>and
to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">present
</span>you <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">blameless before the </span>presence <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">of his glory </span>with great
joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">dominion, and </span>authority, before all time and now and <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">forever. </span>Amen.
(Jude 24 – 25 ESV)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now to Him who is able to keep you from <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">stumbling</span>,
and to make you stand in <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">the </span>presence <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">of His glory blameless </span>with great joy, to
the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be</i> glory, majesty, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">dominion and </span>authority, before all time and now and <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">forever. </span>Amen.
(Jude 24 – 25 NASB) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To him who is able to keep you from <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">stumbling </span>and to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">present </span>you
<span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">before
</span>his <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">glorious </span>presence <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">without fault </span>and with great joy—to the only God our
Savior be glory, majesty, power <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">and </span>authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before
all <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">ages</span>,
now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude 24 – 25 NIV)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now to him who is able to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">protect </span>you from <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">stumbling </span>and
to make you stand in <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">the </span>presence <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">of his glory, without blemish </span>and with
great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, power, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">and </span>authority before all time, now and <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">forever. </span>Amen.
(Jude 24 – 25 Christian Standard Bible) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">And </span>to Him who is able to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">guard </span>you <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">not
stumbling, </span>and to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">set </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">in the </span>presence
<span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">of
His glory </span>unblemished, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">in gladness, </span>to the only <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">wise </span>God our Saviour, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">is</span></i><span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;"> </span>glory <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">and
greatness</span>, power <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">and </span>authority, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">both </span>now and <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">to all the
ages! </span>Amen. (Jude 24 – 25 Young’s Literal Translation) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now <span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #d9d9d9; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #D9D9D9; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=85000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">unto </span>him <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">that </span>is able to keep you from falling, and to <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">present <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> </span>faultless <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">before the </span>presence
<span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">of
his glory </span>with <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">exceeding </span>joy, to the only <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">wise </span>God our Saviour, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be</i> glory and majesty, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">dominion
and </span>power, <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">both </span>now and <span style="color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;">ever. </span>Amen. (Jude 24 – 25 KJV)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-74131819666912946952022-09-07T09:00:00.003-05:002022-09-16T12:53:00.029-05:00The State of the Heart – Music StoryAccording to the Teacher, the Son of David, King in Jerusalem, life is characterized by<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Unceasing oppression<br /> Frustrating work<br /> Out-of-whack priorities<br /> Wrong motivation<br /> Broken dreams<br /> Misplaced hope<br /> Risky speculation<br /> Stifling bureaucracy<br /> Limited resources<br /> Pointless future<br /> Shallow religiosity<br /> Limiting vision and mission</blockquote><p class="MsoNoSpacing">He was dismayed by the misery around him, the power of the
oppressors, the jealousy and envy undergirding the drive to succeed. He
declared that it was all meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Even so, he
decided that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink and find
satisfaction in his toilsome labor during the few days God has given him. For
who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days
he passes through like a shadow?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">According to the Teacher, the Son of David, King in
Jerusalem, life can bring joy, but it cannot give meaning.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">From the album “Ecclesiastes” this video is scrolling
playback of a rap based on Chapters 4 – 6.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ASbjEgEFqA" width="320" youtube-src-id="8ASbjEgEFqA"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/ECC.4.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read Ecclesiastes Chapter 4</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">You can get print (PDF) and/or digital (MusicXML™) sheet
music for The State of the Heart.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7iIFNXzz46252PFFHk20UpVavGwiXRbKxX6XmOSQ_bDpiQg39IU1Makn3cMl7u-EQfzrfNxgJK5n95Bw62lD2Vj0HuWCfk9rod5xp2MDzwY3PjOQOQTMNwNV6JTQNyV3LJnUTfwT_8ru3lAfRW7NXLZowgJcS4uLIWZeFuLzOWD_oOre0wlnSg17/s1353/The%20State%20of%20the%20Heart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1046" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7iIFNXzz46252PFFHk20UpVavGwiXRbKxX6XmOSQ_bDpiQg39IU1Makn3cMl7u-EQfzrfNxgJK5n95Bw62lD2Vj0HuWCfk9rod5xp2MDzwY3PjOQOQTMNwNV6JTQNyV3LJnUTfwT_8ru3lAfRW7NXLZowgJcS4uLIWZeFuLzOWD_oOre0wlnSg17/w154-h200/The%20State%20of%20the%20Heart.jpg" title="The State of the Heart" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hEqaqfKUGFPxhib3pKARrhnuR5lMlw65/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for print sheet music.</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVckvu591VwmoTyfdmFrqb7bScY8JGkMSXrdRThP2tS4Y2sfBkakDZLGGagm6FrG_NbAAkW2fb8tRzioe17X4gqjXAxUckEN9zxb7XfYkLcuMPOipeo3rl3A5Uoq4f0YHcFtA23EQb9T195owuTDyk8CwQ677gia6hO7QbSZ4-EGa4lslU96nw8TLt/s865/The%20State%20of%20the%20HeartXML.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="603" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVckvu591VwmoTyfdmFrqb7bScY8JGkMSXrdRThP2tS4Y2sfBkakDZLGGagm6FrG_NbAAkW2fb8tRzioe17X4gqjXAxUckEN9zxb7XfYkLcuMPOipeo3rl3A5Uoq4f0YHcFtA23EQb9T195owuTDyk8CwQ677gia6hO7QbSZ4-EGa4lslU96nw8TLt/w139-h200/The%20State%20of%20the%20HeartXML.jpg" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jznd2tycv0chYpdL0McaZS4D8V8bjh96/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for digital sheet music.</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-29898086609032332362022-08-18T08:14:00.002-05:002024-01-02T16:01:37.394-06:00Secret Lives – Music Story<p>Naked without
their cloaks of verdant green, the twisted remains of once majestic trees lie
wrecked on the ground, their roots too shallow to hold them upright in the
violent wind, their grotesque shapes now laid bare.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Naked without
the luxuriant cloak of cultural correctness, what shape would a violent wind
uncover if my world view be so shallow that I lay uprooted, exposed, and
wrecked on the ground?</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the musical
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Majesty of the Maker!</i> this video
is scrolling playback of the song.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-PNOErwYww" width="320" youtube-src-id="_-PNOErwYww"></iframe></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LKlv35eEoGNcL85dPU6w5RZAqSezpT5I/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> to
download 50-page PDF of the musical: book, music in lead sheet format, lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/ROM.1.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read
about shallow world views.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The song
asserts that children are hard-wired to believe in God. Click <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/what-do-children-understand-about-god-223404" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://reasons.org/explore/publications/articles/hardwired-to-see-design" target="_blank">here</a> to
read why.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">You can get
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is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check the help
files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™ files.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span></p><p></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-15873284733465051652022-07-23T07:59:00.003-05:002022-07-23T08:01:59.988-05:00Hangman’s Game – Music Story<p>Their enemies were cruel. And on the march. The nation
had a leader, a man who had united them politically. He was a prophet and a
priest and a judge. He taught the people God’s laws and settled civil disputes.
But the nation wanted more. The surrounding nations had kings. And that’s what
they wanted. A king. A man who would lead them into battle against their
enemies.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">So, God asked Samuel to anoint Saul as their king. Saul
was successful in war. In the first two and a half years of his reign he led
the nation into victory against almost all their enemies. Then God asked Saul
to wage war and destroy God’s enemy, the Amalekites. Saul assembled the
soldiers for battle. They defeated but did not destroy God’s enemy. They saved
the best of the spoils of war for themselves. They captured king Agag and made
him a prisoner of war. According to one source, by <span style="background: white; color: #2b2b2b; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“…
letting the king of Amalek live, his line eventually gave birth to the likes of
Haman and Hitler.”<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Hangman's%20Game.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">King Saul was a tragic figure. Instead of leading his
soldiers, he <span style="background: white; color: #2b2b2b; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">bowed to their wishes. That was the
beginning of his demise. </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From
the album “This and That – A Little Bit of Everything” this video is music
overlaid on slides.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JALMSdnDtF8" width="320" youtube-src-id="JALMSdnDtF8"></iframe></span></div><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1SA.15.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read
about King Saul’s downfall.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Digital (MusicXML) and/or print (PDF) sheet music is available for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hangman’s Game</i>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn00uN4yKHGJuD7TbXPdpWEFlhJrgI3PEwxUmkVqMQ-TFyVrEqXxMzCYbZGbhWCwZylpvTV6atfkRQzWE0xClnQsMqE1XMplRIwA4iEcTNxGryQqAIPO45mIMdTRTn5tF3sIuJjXgKKCdFWc895XPPfNL0GZpoBX6Upl1XClDEaH30Qzgixyf4gA-/s794/Hangman's%20GameXML.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn00uN4yKHGJuD7TbXPdpWEFlhJrgI3PEwxUmkVqMQ-TFyVrEqXxMzCYbZGbhWCwZylpvTV6atfkRQzWE0xClnQsMqE1XMplRIwA4iEcTNxGryQqAIPO45mIMdTRTn5tF3sIuJjXgKKCdFWc895XPPfNL0GZpoBX6Upl1XClDEaH30Qzgixyf4gA-/w233-h320/Hangman's%20GameXML.jpg" title="Hangman's Game" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CvwiSWSKldZdhhVmFG7LTWUp8iU-1FP/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> for MusicXML.<br />(MusicXML™ is
the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check the help files
in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML files.)<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7xfLY-kQO-vCmgI0TcCiZmwO2VzP_yJWChH3vwOeJiwx54oZXTSZ9E-lpfK46GPXozIAANS-VYTPzAVLXbNzN0Bm8j5T7M5Y3i1_M21UCTjXJ5bIZc1c9vmXiXsQCD5n-5ucDG8G9YB6R-1wodwxXOPbLrnXFbRXuu39yV1-3u1EYhi31vobJeKn/s2714/Hangman's%20Game.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7xfLY-kQO-vCmgI0TcCiZmwO2VzP_yJWChH3vwOeJiwx54oZXTSZ9E-lpfK46GPXozIAANS-VYTPzAVLXbNzN0Bm8j5T7M5Y3i1_M21UCTjXJ5bIZc1c9vmXiXsQCD5n-5ucDG8G9YB6R-1wodwxXOPbLrnXFbRXuu39yV1-3u1EYhi31vobJeKn/w247-h320/Hangman's%20Game.jpg" title="Hangman's Game" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMOMKTCKmJMpY374DR8T3wf6_llwyY_A/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Hangman's%20Game.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <a href="https://www.jewishhistory.org/saul-the-first-king/" target="_blank">Saul: The First King(jewishhistory.org)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-39627392908433810282022-06-19T12:49:00.003-05:002022-07-23T08:15:47.507-05:00Make This House Our Home – Music Story<p>There’s a new breed of legalism infecting society. It’s
not your grandpa’s legalism. No, no. It’s much worse.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">This ditty from the 1940s and 50s epitomizes grandpa’s
legalism: “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t chew, and I don’t associate
with those who do.” Grandpa’s legalism was judgmental and hypocritical.
Children chafed at the rules. But this legalism peacefully coexisted with outsiders
who didn’t share its values.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Today’s legalism is not a live and let live legalism. It
is venomous. It refuses to coexist with those who do not share its beliefs. It
sues those who choose not to celebrate what it values!<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Make%20This%20House%20Our%20Home.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Children read the culture. How can families work through differences
and disagreements in a culture that models bullying?</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;">From the album “Silly or Celebratory – Songs for Sara
Lily” this video is scrolling playback of the song.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eyNaQOZMngA" width="320" youtube-src-id="eyNaQOZMngA"></iframe></div><br />Click <a href="https://www.broadjam.com/songs/buzzthompson1/i-dont-smoke" target="_blank">here</a> for Buzz Thompson’s song about grandpa’s
legalism.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Print (PDF) sheet music is available for Make This House
Our Home.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2095" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXFSOcQOrE3fDvc9w3YoljMCZArYuzErVQtm4Ot42bPjxnr1svD5TBlHv2k_9AQjyWS3MpzohYG8s_S84R19sSupCDZliCaE3seKx9Fch02zumZeHlF-SkEJt_3SjFq7mfTli7LDVBkR0_LDr3SCGo-VCdbR53GTQpBRWPQfyZ1EMWrB6pQ9h_qi2/w246-h320/Make%20This%20House%20Our%20Home%20-%20Lead%20Sheet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Make This House Our Home" width="246" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XkiSnyrp0x2pDSpBxcvFSEpPibJLOK7K/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p>
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-63628341576505467112022-05-05T08:11:00.002-05:002022-05-05T19:53:24.056-05:00Living Hope – Music Story<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Have you ever
been startled, then disappointed by something Jesus said?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Seven
churches. Real churches that existed when John wrote Revelation. But they could
represent seven periods of church history or seven types of churches that have existed
throughout church history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Seven letters.
A letter to each church from Jesus telling them to expect his coming. Except
that Jesus didn’t tell all seven to expect his coming. He only told six of the
seven. But, repeatedly, Revelation says that Jesus is coming and coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 1:7 he is coming with the clouds<br /></span>Rev 2:5 I will come to you<br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 2:16 I will soon come<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 2:25 I come<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 3:3 I will come<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 3:11 I am coming soon<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 16:15 I come like a thief<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 22:7 I am coming soon<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 22:12 I am coming soon<br /></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rev 22:20 I am coming soon</span></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Experts on
Jesus’ coming cite passages outside of Revelation to show that Jesus’ coming
for his church is imminent. It could happen at any time, even today. No
prophetic event needs to happen first. And the church is to be encouraged and
find hope in this. So, I read Jesus’ letters to the churches with deep
disappointment. The church that would find the most hope in Jesus’ imminent
return is told to expect something else.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F0osjUXMJgAVICA0PPQr9Lm_gOdsAUXGayN46w2X5dTMaj0QpZ2FPy08aLnBAwYGb-_yzyyQu9UXS_KCNm__ImzOEbnNva6tUFUrQMzRoPDOg6ZL0zosrHS0Qqwa0I3GBO8YOPUN0HxAUQT2x5sYPJY-HRuYBKBPglKin9gUIoQfqW1ZGYYDtSnZ/s960/Living%20Hope%20Revelation%202-10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F0osjUXMJgAVICA0PPQr9Lm_gOdsAUXGayN46w2X5dTMaj0QpZ2FPy08aLnBAwYGb-_yzyyQu9UXS_KCNm__ImzOEbnNva6tUFUrQMzRoPDOg6ZL0zosrHS0Qqwa0I3GBO8YOPUN0HxAUQT2x5sYPJY-HRuYBKBPglKin9gUIoQfqW1ZGYYDtSnZ/w150-h200/Living%20Hope%20Revelation%202-10.jpg" title="Revelation 2:10" width="150" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span>Do not be afraid </i></div><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>of what you are about to suffer.</i></div></span><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I tell you,</i></div></span><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the devil will put some of you </i><i>in prison to test you,</i></div></span><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and you will suffer persecution for ten days.</i></div></span><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Be faithful, </i><i>even to the point of death,</i></div></span><span lang="EN"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and I will give you the crown of life.”</i></div></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN"><i>
Revelation 2:8, 10</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN">Where is the
suffering church to find hope, if not in Jesus coming? From the album “Apologia
– Answers for Troubled Minds” this song finds an answer in the first chapter of
1 Peter.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OaX_H0ZOn-A" width="320" youtube-src-id="OaX_H0ZOn-A"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN">Peter wrote to
a church facing persecution. Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1PE.1.niv" target="_blank">here</a> to discover where Peter found hope.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span>Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/REV.2.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> and
<a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/REV.3.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read the disquieting things the church can expect when Jesus comes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can get
digital (MusicXML™) and/or print (PDF) sheet music for <i>Living Hope</i>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7NoP14GW0M1pbi51LPqo1u5tS6SNVHzSXFojMaUqRKpgkefEhyqvLP8o92FgXpKl5C5oE48zoD62FQ1TQoqtQC0HgcHa1q6h0GpZpnEk5XeKexQFWp7SgbmHRB9sm-FXvc7hYcwOMyhE6ngFPntuKi69auYFOBGLzw2ILhwIiooV0ibuOCQlEtWj/s802/Living%20Hope%20XML.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Living Hope" border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7NoP14GW0M1pbi51LPqo1u5tS6SNVHzSXFojMaUqRKpgkefEhyqvLP8o92FgXpKl5C5oE48zoD62FQ1TQoqtQC0HgcHa1q6h0GpZpnEk5XeKexQFWp7SgbmHRB9sm-FXvc7hYcwOMyhE6ngFPntuKi69auYFOBGLzw2ILhwIiooV0ibuOCQlEtWj/w231-h320/Living%20Hope%20XML.jpg" title="MusicXML" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13UAVudhcSkkwyLFyTvGKAXjHNTGnYz1I/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for digital sheet music.</a><br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™
files.) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qFcOHjAtZypQ77OFcMfOt1FSh3vql2jTrQXFTfHLNQTvuL5XNjbcitlOV8HW-YO-XcuUO1xT_sudKdS3BmSfypoeoRWmUoa5iBZnKjqZ2hecvkW0XVBzcOatCsAaqKcOoYurMqNmxxo9cS5EORIQxEtHLyIhgoGK3RmIXhg4fgRII9CFb6-uP17M/s1351/Living%20Hope.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Living Hope" border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1044" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qFcOHjAtZypQ77OFcMfOt1FSh3vql2jTrQXFTfHLNQTvuL5XNjbcitlOV8HW-YO-XcuUO1xT_sudKdS3BmSfypoeoRWmUoa5iBZnKjqZ2hecvkW0XVBzcOatCsAaqKcOoYurMqNmxxo9cS5EORIQxEtHLyIhgoGK3RmIXhg4fgRII9CFb6-uP17M/w247-h320/Living%20Hope.jpg" title="Sheet Music" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J31J3vBjqNRQ1RQyySYgKroVCUZKj3Xf/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for print sheet music.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-58999976530959668232022-03-23T16:34:00.001-05:002023-12-11T09:16:14.590-06:00Jesus' Family Tree<p> According to ancestry.com “Every family has a story.” And
they are in the business of helping you find your family’s story, one ancestor
at a time.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Here’s my family’s story, one ancestor at a time. Dad and
Mom’s wedding photo is in the middle. My siblings and I are above them. The
houses we lived in flank us. Dad’s ancestors are to the left of their wedding
photo and Mom’s to the right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzbDIBlQRCpZpPgc_i9bLhPqDjgI4LF-sNSzM5bdaYQ9RqQ7-RHCuAJ7p60tlNR-XcYbv6Gh99xsbvrrd1Hnsp7nZ2249RhUZl2TWt5-koPPQndTHkaPgU8HSy_5jWYbRbSD8Hmy3mHMNpFf9Huf3Lb9e9TUQI34JrHjwaxpUuA1UPLACvayiOYRW/w640-h498/My%20Family%20Tree.jpg" /><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The list of Dad’s ancestors in his handwriting goes back
to 1654. You can see that Dad was a cutie as a little boy. And one of the
houses he lived in is next to him. His parents are below him. There’s a photo
of his mother’s sod shanty next to her. And Dad’s grandparents are on the
bottom row.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">On the right is Mom as a child. She loved animals. Her
folks are below her, and the vertical log farmhouse her father built is below
them. (I inherited a plant stand he made.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">My family tree tells the story of humble, hard-working
people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">What story does Jesus’ family tree tell?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Both Matthew and Luke contain his genealogies. But the names
are different; they don’t line up. In fact, they contradict each other. Bible
critics claim that the Bible cannot be trusted because of the genealogies. But a
close examination of his family tree tells an astonishing story.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">This eleven-minute
presentation examines Jesus’ family tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nN3-gnvU1QE" width="320" youtube-src-id="nN3-gnvU1QE"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click </span><a href="Ten Principles When Considering Alleged Bible Contradictions | Cold Case Christianity " style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to read
J Warner Wallace’s article “Ten Principles when Considering Alleged Bible
Contradictions."</span></p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The presentation concludes with the last verse of the
song “Light of the World.” Click <a href="http://www.songsofmyheart.net/2016/12/light-of-world-music-story.html " target="_blank">here</a> for the whole song.</span></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-62424833690302060792022-03-22T07:17:00.000-05:002022-03-22T07:17:10.432-05:00Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?<p>It’s an internet version of an inside joke. It’s shared by
thousands of people. It grows, spreads until it becomes part of the culture, and
then it dies. But some that should die, live on in Facebook. What is it? A meme.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">According to the online Oxford Dictionary a meme is “<span style="background: white; color: #111111;">an image, video, piece of text, etc.,
typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet
users, often with slight variations.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Memes frequently pop up on my Facebook news feed, some silly, some
affirming, some trite, some humorous, some thought-provoking, some cute, others
a failure, some that question Christianity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Those memes are the ones that deserve a response! That’s what this 35-minute
presentation is about. Answering memes about Christmas that populated my Facebook news feed
last Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJKr4AcgFUs" width="320" youtube-src-id="WJKr4AcgFUs"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">GC Veritas is
the apologetic outreach of Ginger Creek Community Church. Click <a href="https://www.songsofmyheart.net/search/label/GC%20Veritas%20Presentation" target="_blank">here</a> to for other
GC Veritas presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-36478546456146766502022-03-15T11:51:00.001-05:002022-07-23T08:25:25.265-05:00The Calling - Music Story<div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"> We’re called to<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
hope<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
Lord<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
faith<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
baptism</div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;">We’re called to<br /> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One
God and Father of all<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Who
is over all<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And
through all<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And
in all</div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;">Live a life worthy of this calling</div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;">Live a life of love<br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album
“Sing” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Ephesians 4.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Znx5dm5bKG0" width="320" youtube-src-id="Znx5dm5bKG0"></iframe></div>Click <a href="Ephesians 4 | NIV Bible | YouVersion" target="_blank">here</a> to read Ephesians 4.</div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Print sheet
music for choir is available for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Calling</i>.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg409ZpsrSMtaRN2ndr2ELQ8ZlsCNZu_usipfxgNU708SDugqdu0713NNDMVbOpZDiXKH4boOH9AtWjsp3JUi_DRz3sbs5CS_lrnrkgY9rKS7Hood5RDw-TZPaeN61Ud5XsKNFYAC89zGEG5I9p_VEZRczDxcbMkbb5XGIpXL6vik0jvWi_N-QpNSGS=s868" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="670" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg409ZpsrSMtaRN2ndr2ELQ8ZlsCNZu_usipfxgNU708SDugqdu0713NNDMVbOpZDiXKH4boOH9AtWjsp3JUi_DRz3sbs5CS_lrnrkgY9rKS7Hood5RDw-TZPaeN61Ud5XsKNFYAC89zGEG5I9p_VEZRczDxcbMkbb5XGIpXL6vik0jvWi_N-QpNSGS=w247-h320" title="The Calling" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_1H6YuS3b_-pdY05kPyjpzP5bNYb0tr/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a> for PDF.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Do you teach
or play a wind, reed, brass, or string instrument? <i>The Calling</i> is on
SmartMusic, the comprehensive music practice app!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0O5RbC7S_75ZNHt47rtDVqY8Q2PdXJGRcGKczKlX-YnHaguzCpHxW3R4S4_H6Bjv1ttInLfuXlN_pUQIiFNyZboD10nJkpqJemxbbFBgsU6FQdgcW5NNZjqsAfm9UzybE-RyMNp2FXpqdbL3TFsqXiE1jLUlB3r8bbeUGfgeuXXbdzfLsugVvKaCa=s944" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Smart Music" border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="944" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0O5RbC7S_75ZNHt47rtDVqY8Q2PdXJGRcGKczKlX-YnHaguzCpHxW3R4S4_H6Bjv1ttInLfuXlN_pUQIiFNyZboD10nJkpqJemxbbFBgsU6FQdgcW5NNZjqsAfm9UzybE-RyMNp2FXpqdbL3TFsqXiE1jLUlB3r8bbeUGfgeuXXbdzfLsugVvKaCa=w320-h209" title="The Calling" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click
<a href="https://asm.smartmusic.com/index.html?bundle=https://library.smartmusic.com/practice/public/bundles/950864-58eba2c1f9b9cdc75e8e748921d01cda7f26e0ece123d4c9e6cd5c8660e179e4$$r8%252FijuqmyEgjdnc803Im%252FOy3G6%252FTNGq7gvhaEDY%2BQCKYzgnvFCEqjsYuWFf70ctTFJ%2B2W0gi%2BHtZg0%2BYXy7IsE1AsaP5ZWxO--jDD1tSf4ctHAqvs9--QfL7pns8GsXBnIoj8AseeQ==.json " target="_blank">here</a> to practice the music. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Click <a href="https://smartmusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026213774-Playing-and-practicing-music " target="_blank">here</a> for
SmartMusic help.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">You can change
key and instrumentation with MusicXML – digital sheet music.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmEd5SZodumzcTPvOr7enRk4DuRy7UCzPUxzbJ9rJ8GRhrLmYJoiqJRTkeKD-NEvDWS1EVygQIZ9qVEO6vKJOAyvRlJ24xWawoAjfPhkZZspddLIcyN369smEWfFHmT_lITMDIq5ApjTFRCeIJoogpFM665ixbLN1MCMgOANlKlx55OkRJ-mPQ0Xy=s1032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmEd5SZodumzcTPvOr7enRk4DuRy7UCzPUxzbJ9rJ8GRhrLmYJoiqJRTkeKD-NEvDWS1EVygQIZ9qVEO6vKJOAyvRlJ24xWawoAjfPhkZZspddLIcyN369smEWfFHmT_lITMDIq5ApjTFRCeIJoogpFM665ixbLN1MCMgOANlKlx55OkRJ-mPQ0Xy=w213-h320" title="The Calling" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4HCMLveAtQ5m-4YKZ9SyBAxAHe_riTe/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">here</a>
for MusicXML.<br />
(MusicXML is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML
files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
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Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-69626364681981464802021-12-21T08:04:00.005-06:002022-09-16T12:50:06.680-05:00Merry Christmas! – Music Story<p> My favorite
Christmas story is from the Gospel of John. Here’s how The Living Bible puts it:</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">“Before anything else existed, there was Christ, with God. He has always
been alive and is himself God. He created everything there is – nothing exists
that he didn’t make. Eternal life is in him, and this life gives light to all
mankind. His life is the light that shines through the darkness – and the
darkness can never extinguish it. … <br />
And Christ became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full
of loving forgiveness and truth. And some of us have seen his glory – the glory
of the only Son of the heavenly Father!”<a href="#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">From the album
“Hope Giver” this video is scrolling playback of the song.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7W9_oFUCiZI" width="320" youtube-src-id="7W9_oFUCiZI"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.1.NIV" target="_blank">here</a> to read
John’s Christmas story in the New International Version. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">You can get
print (PDF) and/or digital (MusicXML™) sheet music for <i>Merry Christmas!</i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8DmqhOBI_6KDIPsKZqvPyFwywQCvp_nJHKgcwBYejyf3KN52utuBOO248fiomGi5OpwuOSaJAl5LvabIXKpr5477pmwcALroVRqpgDrKcSy7x3YXXGSW6V8Vd-ODMFgJ-TS_IW1v40KBLi5yS9RbiQUipmu1NkKywsWYQHB1JGL02Jr0QcOC2gOG=s1353" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1046" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8DmqhOBI_6KDIPsKZqvPyFwywQCvp_nJHKgcwBYejyf3KN52utuBOO248fiomGi5OpwuOSaJAl5LvabIXKpr5477pmwcALroVRqpgDrKcSy7x3YXXGSW6V8Vd-ODMFgJ-TS_IW1v40KBLi5yS9RbiQUipmu1NkKywsWYQHB1JGL02Jr0QcOC2gOG=w247-h320" title="Merry Christmas!" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T07B_4YdD0YQuk-El41Bn8b1pHDFfmPq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for print sheet music.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3vIE8Jar0ea8HJZXBxBRkFRFGO1a6nCmiYR3C-AySpcjgtfVOUuFMM0Ix20sCBInUs-b1QUh_YZQA-7bYCQCqtMehytehlu8HkPD8UMQgDYbpRmnoKefsyy41cLn-JlVNWGVJkaKSxjBbBDGRk2Qg8FMghHHTiNsSbbRw7bVFImUomhsUXHQJRfpL=s865" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MusicXML" border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="603" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3vIE8Jar0ea8HJZXBxBRkFRFGO1a6nCmiYR3C-AySpcjgtfVOUuFMM0Ix20sCBInUs-b1QUh_YZQA-7bYCQCqtMehytehlu8HkPD8UMQgDYbpRmnoKefsyy41cLn-JlVNWGVJkaKSxjBbBDGRk2Qg8FMghHHTiNsSbbRw7bVFImUomhsUXHQJRfpL=w223-h320" title="Merry Christmas!" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17v7OTMfuUIJK4qiosKHVPDGPeVsKJnam/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here for digital sheet music.</a><br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™
files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="mso-element: endnote-list;">
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</div><br />Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-6421511864798812362021-10-03T08:44:00.007-05:002021-10-05T08:06:49.571-05:00Samaritan! – Music Story<p class="MsoNoSpacing">“Love your neighbor as yourself.”<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Samaritan!.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
God commanded it. Jesus lived it. He laid down his life for us.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Kathy-PC/Documents/Blog/Samaritan!.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Who is our neighbor? Jesus responded with a parable. The
Samaritan’s neighbor was the stranger who was attacked and left for dead. If the
Samaritan were in that stranger’s place, how would he want to be treated?</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p>T</o:p>he Samaritan possessed the resources necessary to help. He
could bring heaven’s healing power to the injured man by caring for him out of
the resources God had given him. Or he could ignore the stranger and walk on
by. Even though it was inconvenient and costly, he voluntarily chose to obey
the command, to love his neighbor as himself. He made a rational decision to
show mercy.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">In the last 28 days over 14,000,000 people across the
globe have been attacked by COVID-19, leaving over 200,000 dead. No matter
where we go, we are near someone who is vulnerable for severe COVID. We stand
in the Samaritan’s shoes. There are no simple solutions. It’s not about
coercion. It’s about compassion. If we were in the place of the stranger at
risk of dying of COVID, how would we want to be treated?</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">God has given us resources that can help stem the tide of
severe COVID. We can seize the opportunities, use the resources God has given
us, bringing heaven’s healing power to a world at risk. We can partner with God
in directing the course of the world during COVID-19, laying down our life for
others as Jesus laid down his life for us.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">“Love your neighbor as yourself.” God commanded it. Jesus
lived it. What if we lived it?</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">From the album
“This & That – A Little Bit of Everything” this video is scrolling playback
of the song.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt;">Kathy</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9vZRjl59u8A" width="320" youtube-src-id="9vZRjl59u8A"></iframe></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The parable of
the Good Samaritan is found in Luke 10:25-37. Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/116/LUK.10.NLT" target="_blank">here</a> to read it.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Click <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html" target="_blank">here</a> for John Hopkins University CoronaVirus world statistics.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">Lead sheet
music (PDF) is available for <i>Samaritan!</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6Xy9-c1NkHw7lFyfyJkomVI5CaTe5g6S6o7SD2jXIwuIdbH5Mj_ioj5cCMM1XxZXNM2gTdrladalDKlSGKePG4EO6YTrbPhjbgQVvGKrcfrLXJRft9zmw9tKBONmcqex-WVeISJrizM/s2048/Samaritan%2521.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sheet Music" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1585" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6Xy9-c1NkHw7lFyfyJkomVI5CaTe5g6S6o7SD2jXIwuIdbH5Mj_ioj5cCMM1XxZXNM2gTdrladalDKlSGKePG4EO6YTrbPhjbgQVvGKrcfrLXJRft9zmw9tKBONmcqex-WVeISJrizM/w155-h200/Samaritan%2521.jpg" title="Samaritan" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CFrVo-K_knO22oKAuOtcSxE8tGjP6cu1/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for print sheet music.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;">
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</div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285659280814486705.post-26196801567466989052021-02-02T18:56:00.001-06:002022-09-16T12:46:41.259-05:00Surprised by Peace – Music StoryWhat a year this has been!<div><br /></div><div>It started last March with Covid-19. People we know became sick. The virus swept through our neighborhood, infecting two households on our block. We shelter in place.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last May 700 buildings in Minneapolis were damaged as people rioted in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The pharmacy near my sister’s home was severely damaged. Lake Street, the street where my cousin once had his shop, was on fire. The aftermath was like a war zone, marked by burned-out collapsed buildings and rubble.</div><div><br /></div><div>In September and October 4,000 homes in Oregon burned. Family and friends were evacuating farm animals, sealing windows against poor air quality, sharing frightening photos of fires near them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Social media posts of friends were censored, accounts flagged, not based on facts but because they made someone feel uncomfortable.</div><div><br /></div><div>Longtime friends died; we were unable to weep with the families. Funerals were broadcast on social media.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Christmas was a Zoom meeting!</div><div><br /></div><div>We live in a society plagued by loneliness and fear. Where is God when trouble presses in?</div><div><br /></div><div>From the album “This and That – A Little Bit of Everything” this video is scrolling playback of a song based on Philippians 4:6-7.</div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalam;">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bs6sMMxi-Ts" width="320" youtube-src-id="Bs6sMMxi-Ts"></iframe></div><br />Click <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PHP.4.NIV " target="_blank">here</a> to read
Philippians 4.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN">You can get
print (PDF) and/or digital (MusicXML™) sheet music for <i>Surprised by Peace</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN7vWjgUXOMLz4FqJNLcs8btekeQwAK3w6SWEOJoxZJZEuORt-vo7QWPkiAxeSOfk3UsLFkNZgGJ57XIiUEu7PG1lCCuA-hfXPH02JCbs4xLsZxUS1U7y8tiwRPFgcW4XWXx8UL4mQP4/s1352/Surprised+by+Peace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1046" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN7vWjgUXOMLz4FqJNLcs8btekeQwAK3w6SWEOJoxZJZEuORt-vo7QWPkiAxeSOfk3UsLFkNZgGJ57XIiUEu7PG1lCCuA-hfXPH02JCbs4xLsZxUS1U7y8tiwRPFgcW4XWXx8UL4mQP4/w155-h200/Surprised+by+Peace.jpg" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t04cTOnuFQdXyg5lyIACEG-MDm-vyQr6/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for print sheet music.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETJvyCdBRf2ovwO2MKjDkJs9O0pjSbqgffwCrDIAWPpRETL4NTpr8SABUww6a7za33lzBUp2EamCZwejWWMXkomxFGzA3H85UYovJ5mqKrEhN6XWqFqqZTXx2AuF08vbi6L_e46oOHP4/s839/Surprised+by+PeaseXML.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="585" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETJvyCdBRf2ovwO2MKjDkJs9O0pjSbqgffwCrDIAWPpRETL4NTpr8SABUww6a7za33lzBUp2EamCZwejWWMXkomxFGzA3H85UYovJ5mqKrEhN6XWqFqqZTXx2AuF08vbi6L_e46oOHP4/w139-h200/Surprised+by+PeaseXML.JPG" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ajWB5_Kf7NFd2leZiqGepvhG0Ek2jL1G/view?usp=sharing " target="_blank">Click here for digital sheet music.</a><br />
(MusicXML™ is the standard open format for sharing digital sheet music. Check
the help files in your music notation app for directions on importing MusicXML™
files.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p><br /></div>Kathy Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420536774580504291noreply@blogger.com0