Blog… Ready to Date? Ready to Marry? 6 Sep 2019 I’ve often been asked, “What advice do you have for someone who is looking for a wife?” Normally, this question comes from a young man who has already somewhat settled…
Blog… I luv Chunks :) 19 Jan 2018 Last Friday and Saturday, On January 12 & 13, I was able to attend the 2018 IMEA Educators Conference. Dozens of workshops and concerts were presented and I was able…
Bible Reading Plan… Even-year Reading Plan Bible 1 Jan 2018December 26, 2018 The first year of the Two-year Reading Plan Bible is now available in the Kindle store at Amazon. This was quite a lengthy undertaking, and I am happy to see…
Blog… Small Groups, Big Rewards 5 Jun 2017 Utilizing a Chamber Music Segment in your School Music Program Last January, I attended the IMEA Professional Development Conferencein Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Although I arrived late, I picked up several…
Blog… Large Print John and Romans 21 Apr 2017 Several years ago I tried to help one of the men in our church who ministers to people in nursing home facilities find some large print Scriptures for the residents…
Blog… A Different Percussion Approach 31 Mar 2017 A Different Approach to Percussion Instruction by Aaron Griesser I attended this workshop at the Indiana MEA Development Conference last January. Aaron works in aMishawakaarea public school where they have…
Blog… Athletics and Sports in Your Family 9 Feb 2017 I recently found these notes from a practical talk I gave a long time ago. Scripture Colossians 3:17, 23And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the…
Blog… Ignoring Chapters 16 Aug 2016 It is very important when reading the Bible to ignore the chapters. When God gave us the Scriptures, he didn't give them in chapters. There are a few places where…
American Scriptures… Franklin and the Constitution 5 Aug 2016 We think now of the Constitution of the United States as foursquare and tough and flexible and enduring. We have lived under it all our lives. But in September 1787…
Blog… Thoughts on America 11 Jul 2016 America was founded upon the principles of the Christian religion. Our founders were very careful not to establish a government controlled by any particular church, so you will read that…
Bible Reading Plan… Five Months Completed 10 Apr 2016 Today I published the fifth month of my Two-year Reading Plan Bible. I am publishing the Bible on a monthly basis so that I can see some progress on this…
Blog… Instrumental Music Resources 17 Feb 2016 From time to time, people contact me to get help finding music for their school or church instrumental musicians. When I became the band and orchestra conductor at Fairhaven Baptist…
Blog… Baptists and Reformation Day 31 Oct 2015 This was originally posted on Facebook. It went a lot farther than I wanted, but it started what I think is a good conversation. I think it's a conversation that…
Blog… Freedom FROM Religion 5 Sep 2015 In our American culture today, we often hear that we all have the right to be free from religion. America has not provided just "freedom of religion", but also "freedom…
Blog… Ecclesiology Quiz 2 Jul 2015 Revisited since 2006: I recently noticed the salutation while reading 2 Corinthians, and I remembered this little study and quiz I did almost 10 years ago now. I thought that…
