The blatant double standards of many pentecostal or fundamentalist churches regarding women’s behavior versus men’s behavior fill women with unnecessary shame while allowing men to shake off their perceived discretions without a backwards glance. That discrepancy does serious harm to faithful women’s self-esteem. Whenever I encounter a woman suffering under that burden I do my…
I’m working in the Bronx, listening to WQXR, and watching the 2 and 5 trains pass in the distance. They look like toys from here. That is my New York.
English Handbell Festival Weekend is always long and tiring and fun and educational. It starts with an hour of setup plus 6-1/2 hours of rehearsal on Saturday, continues with 3 hours of rehearsal on Sunday, and ends with a 90-minute concert plus 30 minutes tearing down and putting away everything. We are all whipped by the…
People are sometimes accused of feeling sorry for themselves when they express grief or anger over wrongs (real or perceived) that were done to them. They are told, “You are only feeling sorry for yourself!” as though that is a bad thing. But when they feel pity or empathy for someone else, that is not…
A spectacle not to be missed! Handbell choirs gathering from New York and surrounding states will fill South Hall of The Riverside Church in the City of New York (490 Riverside Dr, New York, New York 10027) with resounding musical beauty. The event begins at 3:30pm with a Carillon concert by Dionisio Lind, Carillonneur. Tickets…
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