References:

- Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne

- Deuteronomy 5

- John Roy Blakely

References:

- Tuba Christmas: Fort Collins, CO
http://tubachristmas.com

- 1719: Isaac Watts - Psalm 98

-1838: Lowell Mason

- Silent Night 1816 Joseph Mohr ‘Stille Nach’
Franz Gruber

Advent
Glory filled the night sky—Luke 2:8-11
STAR over Bethlehem -----Matthew 2:9-11

Isaiah 9:2—

The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.  (Literally: “a flash”)

Howard Malmstadt
Electromagnetic spectrum

Light brings us LIFE…TRUTH….BEAUTY

Tim Keller

John 1:4-5, 9

John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."

John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

Matthew 5:14-16

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

- Sarah Josepha Hale, a 74-year-old magazine editor, wrote a letter to Lincoln on September 28, 1863

- PSALM 107:1-3 (ESV)

References:

Arthur C Brooks “Love Your Enemies”
https://arthurbrooks.com/book/love-your-enemies-2/

References:

- G. K. Chesterton “Orthodoxy”
https://www.amazon.com/Orthodoxy-G-K-Chesterton/dp/0898705525

- Dr. Stuart Brown “Play”
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1583333789/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JKZVCMD60RARETVQ2ZED?

Discovering grace and receiving grace. Looking into John Newton’s story on the high seas.

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A train journey and a life journey come together. Join me on the road (literally) via the Amtrak California Zephyr.

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Music:

Thanks to https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/sing-out-loud-traditional-songs

A closer look -- whimsical and serious at the season we call "Harvest”

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