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Barbershop Quartet - Crossroads

"Blew By You" This song is funny. The first time I heard it, I laughed till I had tears in my eyes. It's worth checking out. Enjoy the laugh. And here's one more to show off their great harmonies: "Lucky Old Sun"

Bible Verse Typography

Bulletin front for March 16.  I saw this verse designed by someone else and thought I'd do one myself since we didn't get a sermon title on time to make it into the bulletin this week. Made background from several different photographs and a few filters. Enjoyed choosing fonts for this, though the more I worked on it the more I realized I need to start brushing up those skills. Here's another one from a week or two ago:

Pin Prick of Hope - A Journey from Death to Life

poem by Jennifer Fleming 2014 dark too dark i stick trembling hands out - they came back bloody last time do i dare hope? does hope even exist? a spark! the instant i dare believe in the possibility of hope, a light - just a pin prick of hope grows banishing the pitch blackness of despair - of death to shine boldly, illuminating the Way, the Truth, the Life i cringe hands tight against burning eyes i don't want to see how dirty i am, how incapable  of saving myself from the darkness but despite searing pain that light of Truth brings after such a long time in this self imposed darkness , I peek through gaps in my fingers - daring to focus on the face of Truth He smiles - stretches His scarred hand for mine the excruciating pain of seeing myself as He must see me - dirty, helpless, false - He forgives , breathes life where death once reside i gasp, taking in the first real breath my heart pumps life - abundant life though once i was dead, now i