Category: Christian Life

Symphony for a Broken Orchestra

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On December 4, 2017, four hundred musicians gathered in the 23rd Street Armory of Philadelphia to perform "Symphony for a Broken Orchestra" by David Lang. It might have been the most diverse orchestra in America, including beginners, experts, and even members of the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.

Hard Times and Hope Filled Lives

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The little church I attended as a boy in East Tennessee could seat about a hundred people packed. The building was an old structure constructed in the mid-1800s with stained glass and hardwood benches that were surely built out of the gopher wood of Noah's ark.