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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis – Vaughan Williams
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Verklärte Nacht – Op. 4: IV. Adagio by Arnold Schoenberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwIP44sVuyA Just listen with an open heart to the opening seconds. Then read what this piece is about... From Wikipedia: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4,…
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For the burnt out Christian creative…
6 months ago I was paralyzed. Figuratively, I should clarify. By what, I couldn't articulate. My life was on hold. I felt like a booster rocket ejected from a space shuttle. All burnt out and…
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The dark, cloaked, scythe-wielding elephant in the room.
No one likes to be reminded of death. It’s the elephant in the room. The dark, cloaked, scythe-wielding, skeleton elephant (or skelephant) in the room. No one talks about it, which is strange, since…
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Why I created a new translation of the Book of Matthew (sort of)
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard someone ask, “Why should I believe in Jesus? “ Or perhaps, “What makes Jesus so special?” Okay, you can put your hand down. These days, it’s really not unusual…
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The four fears
"How are you going to make a million dollars in a year?" he said as he finished off his second beer with a thoroughly satisfied sigh. This was a textbook Bro Night question. For the uninitiated, Bro…
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Why great stories make me sad
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Ever since I was a kid, great stories made me sad. Sure, they’d be good fun for a time, but, as the story drew to a close, I’d begin to feel an all-too-familiar pang of…
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How to find your voice as a writer, musician, or creative
So there we were. At a restaurant, sitting around this table with people from church, when we find out somebody in our party (a young guy with a seriously epic afro) writes music. After some some…
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What does it really mean to forgive?
"Forgive God? Are you crazy?" I asked my friend Mike. "He's God. Why do I have to forgive him?" Mike sat quietly on the couch with his hands around his mug of steaming coffee. He nodded quietly. I…
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How to reset timecode in Logic Pro X
Logic Pro X is like a pet. Love it to tears, but it can drive you nuts. Lately, Logic has decided to change the starting timecode of my projects at random, perhaps in a desperate attempt to express…
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I wrote a piano waltz in Logic Pro X with Kontakt Samples. Here’s how I did it.
About a year ago, my friend called me to tell me about his latest impluse purchase: a Komplete Kontrol S88 keyboard and Native Instruments Kontakt samples. “Dude, you need to get these,” he said, as…
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