MorningWalk by Tom Ehrich
Toe-Tapping Music
December 28, 2010
After the Jazz & Gospel service on Christmas Eve, my two sons (ages 31 and 19) both said, “Best church music we've ever heard.” Even allowing for hyperbole, I heard their reaction as endorsement of embracing other idioms in music for worship: jazz, Gospel singing, as well as traditional hymns. They enjoyed bouncing and clapping. So did I. Over the years, I have been privileged ...
Hopeful Tone for Christmas
December 27, 2010
Maybe blizzards aren't as dramatic in Manhattan as they are in auto-centered areas where 20 inches of snow in 24 hours stops everything. Here I just changed to jeans and boots and allowed more time for slow subway and slushy sidewalks. Even so, it is lovely to have everything covered in white and to see dads and kids heading off to Central Park with sleds. As a longtime church ...
Finally, Back on Schedule
December 21, 2010
I'm finally back on track in newsletter output. A difficult trip to deal with family health issues, as well as my own cold, put me off-kilter. But I just sent a “Professional Edition” on seeing “touches,” as opposed to “members,” and seeking multiple tools for nurturing “touches.” Tomorrow comes “Multichannel Church Report,” and ...
Christmas Rhythms
December 17, 2010
Familiar Christmas rhythms continued last evening, as youngest son came home from college and our home suddenly filled with his energy. I remembered his brothers' whirlwind homecomings, and my own, years ago, when I sensed the entire city of Indianapolis watching for the sight of my VW cruising into down. Next come our middle son and his fiancee, last-minute shopping, tree and music warming ...
