Month: September 2006

Christian Music

To write Christian music, particularly worship music, requires two things: A good musician and a good knowledge of scripture. The best Christian music will have the highest levels of both. The trouble, of course, is getting them both together. A good theologian, but a poor musician, will create good theological texts, set to bald, tepid, irritating music. Just as bad, a great musician who hasn’t taken the time to thoroughly inform himself of who God is and what he wants, will produce great music that is, by varying degrees, less than Christian.

It’s not as easy as it sounds. Continue reading “Christian Music”

Should I buy a Vespa?

Ok, so here’s the deal: Valerie and I are getting on in years, and… No, the problem is that we’re getting settled. We’re counting the cost and determining what kind of lifestyle it’s going to take for us to see everything through in New England that we need to do.

Both of us need to get places. Debt levels are pretty high, and they show every sign of getting higher. Valerie has one semester left of classes before she needs to be working full time. This semester is scheduled so that she can look for real work starting in January, but at the same time, little part-time public health work opportunities keep popping up that look very appealing. The problem is getting to them.

I on the other hand have just accepted a part time position at CBD. Continue reading “Should I buy a Vespa?”