Friday, May 1, 2009

Shuffle

I fixed these links as of 8:30am Saturday!

Article #1:

We had the Ebertfest here in C-U last week, and the town had it's annual influx of film afficionados. The city of Urbana honored Roger Ebert by placing a plaque on the sidewalk in front of his childhood home. In response, he wrote a marvelous article about the influence Urbana, and the university, had on his life. I am shamelessly proud to post this; I agree with him wholeheartedly that there is no better place to live.

Article #2:

Not really an article, but if you have an interest in sacred music, Soli Deo Gloria"s website is an interesting place to visit. They are a group of highly competent professional musicians who promote the performance of existing sacred music, and the comissioning of new sacred music on an international level. The short video clips are quite informative about the state of contemporary sacred music (poor), and the importance of promoting sacred works as a way for people to connect with God.


Article #3:


This was an interesting post about, well, thinking.

Article # 4:

I'm not a pastor, but reading blogs by pastors and theologians is still very helpful to me in my position as Music Coordinator. It's all about working with people!

I liked this post from Indiana pastor Rob Harrison about the difference between "doing" pastoral work and "being" a pastor. What Math Class Taught Me About Pastoral Ministry

1 comment:

Rose said...

Ebertfest is something this community can truly be proud of. And it's always refreshing when someone famous comes back with such glowing praise for his hometown. I've always thought the C-U area is one of the best places to live. We have so many cultural offerings available as well as other activities through the U of I that a lot of similar sized towns just don't have. Now, if we could only do something about the winter...