Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Seeds

I have a black thumb. Indoor plants are a problem for me. That’s why I have silk flowers in my house. They look realistic. But they don’t require water, don’t wilt, and require minimal maintenance.

Last year I purchased a Garden Tower. What was I thinking! I would have to start vegetable seeds indoors. Would they grow? Given my track record, this was iffy. I was so relieved when 50 seeds sprouted and could be transplanted outside. The summer rain and my garden hose kept the soil in the tower moist. In a few weeks I had delicious homegrown food. 

Jesus said that people are like seeds. And that presents a problem for us. Seeds illustrate the tension between losing life and gaining life, between living and dying. This 41-minute presentation follows seeds through the Bible, unearthing the tension they symbolize.
Kathy

Notes pages of this PowerPoint presentation are available as a PDF.
Seeds PP Notes
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Print (PDF) sheet music is available for Seeds, a song based on the Parable of the Sower and featured in the presentation.
Seeds
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You can read the Parable of the Sower here, here, and here.

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Jesus Is Lord – Music Story

In his letter to the Philippian church the Apostle Paul wrote one of the most moving descriptions of Jesus. 

Jesus – 
Humble
Obedient
Exalted
– Lord!

From the album “A ChorusBook” this song sets Philippians 2:6-11 to music.

Kathy

Click here to read Philippians 2.

Print (PDF for choir and piano) and/or digital (MusicXML for string instruments) sheet music is available for Jesus Is Lord.

Jesus Is Lord
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Jesus Is Lord
Click here for MusicXML.
(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.)