The heat reminds me of Texas. When I was in Junior High, it was nothing to spend an afternooon in 100 plus degrees playing tennis alone, beating a ball against a wall across the street at the elementary school on a surface littered with gravel, so that the ball always took crazy, unexpected bounces. Why …
Off to Family Camp
It's Sunday afternoon after a long, but invigorating morning of worship and preaching. I've got about a half hour left and then it's off to Pleasant Valley Family Camp. Whether or not I'll be able to post from there remains to be seen, but hopefully I'll have some cell phone range for tweets. Lots to …
True Voices
It's going to be hot today. A massive garage sale opens in the church parking lot around 9. Two of our members have decided the next moment in their lives is to be lived in Kenya, working with orphans there (if I have my story straight), and this garage sale is the first financial salvo …
Finding Time for TED
A friend told me about TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) about a year ago, and I ignored him. He brought it to my attention again last week, and I finally broke down and checked it out. I'm not yet officially hooked, because I haven't had time to log the hours it will take to benefit from …
How Music Rescues
I don't know anything about Dr. Karl Paulnack, of the Boston Conservatory, but I'm thankful for him anyway. A few days ago, a friend sent me a link to an article by Paulnack, an address he gave to a group of parents about the place of music and art in the world. A classical musician, …
JEFF BERRYMAN 