Monthly Archives: July 2013

Tenth century B.C. inscription found in Jerusalem

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Hebrew University announces another significant archaeological discovery today. The entire press release is below.

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Jerusalem, July 10, 2013 — Working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar has unearthed the earliest alphabetical written text ever uncovered in the city.

The inscription is engraved on a large pithos, a neckless ceramic jar found with six others at the Ophel excavation site. According to Dr. Mazar, the inscription, in the Canaanite language, is the only one of its kind discovered in Jerusalem and an important addition to the city’s history.

Dated to the tenth century BCE, the artifact predates by two hundred and fifty years the earliest known Hebrew inscription from Jerusalem, which is from the period of King Hezekiah at the end of the eighth century BCE.

A third-generation archaeologist working at the Hebrew University’s Institute of Archaeology, Dr. Mazar…

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A HYMN FOR TODAY – All My Hope on God Is Founded

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew;
Me through change and chance He guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown, He alone
Calls my heart to be His own.

Pride of man and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth,
Tow’r and temple fall to dust.
But God’s pow’r, hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tow’r.

Daily doth th’Almighty Giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth,
Pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand at His hand;
Joy doth wait on His command.

Still from man to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ, His Son.
Christ doth call one and all:
Ye who follow shall not fall.

8.7.8.7.6.7 – Joachim Neander,1680
trans. Robert S. Bridges, 1899

Tune: IRBY – Henry J. Gauntlett, 1849

#317 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG -17 Phrases You May Be Saying Incorrectly.

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WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG -17 Phrases You May Be Saying Incorrectly.

WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG

Who would have thought that so many people misuse the most common phrases? Let’s take a look at 17 phrases you may be saying incorrectly.

“I could care less” and “I could literally eat a horse” are two of the most commonly misused phrases in the English language. While you may or may not be using them correctly, chances are you hear phrases being misused all the time — and it’s probably one of your biggest pet peeves! Let’s look at 17 of the most commonly misused phrases and learn the proper way to say them. We won’t tell anyone if you forward it to a few people you may know.

Read more ….

http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1003885/17-phrases-youre-probably-saying-wrong

Modern Hymn Writers Aim To Take Back Sunday – NPR

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Modern Hymn Writers Aim To Take Back Sunday – NPR

Modern Hymn Writers Aim To Take Back Sunday – NPR

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Modern hymn writers Kristyn and Keith Getty run through their song "In Christ Alone" at their home near Nashville's Music Row.

Modern hymn writers Kristyn and Keith Getty run through their song “In Christ Alone” at their home near Nashville’s Music Row.

Courtesy of Stephen Jerkins

There was a time when hymns were used primarily to drive home the message that came from the pulpit. But then came the praise songs.

Matt Redman’s song “Our God” is the most popular piece of music in Christian churches today. That’s according to charts that track congregational singing — yes, there is such a thing. But approaching the Top 10 is a retro hymn: “In Christ Alone,” co-written by Keith Getty.

Keith’s wife, Kristyn, sings the hymn, while he plays the piano in their home near Nashville’s Music Row. The couple came to town to write songs not for individual artists, but for what Keith Getty calls “the congregation.”

“Our goal is to write songs that teach the faith, where the congregation is the main thing, and everybody accompanies that,” he says.

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Read more at the link  — http://www.npr.org/2013/07/08/200013769/modern-hymn-writers-aim-to-take-back-sunday

Ashkelon through the Ages, Part I

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Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus

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Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus

Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus

Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally determined? Is the reaction to rhythm and melody universal or influenced by environment? John Schaefer, scientist Daniel Levitin, and musical artist Bobby McFerrin engage in live performances and cross-cultural demonstrations to illustrate music’s noteworthy interaction with the brain and our emotions

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Almighty God, Your Lofty Throne

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Almighty God, Your lofty throne
Has justice for its cornerstone,
And shining bright before Your face
Are truth and love and boundless grace.

With blessing is the nation crowned
Whose people know the joyful sound;
They in the light, O LORD, shall live,
The light Your face and favor give.

Your name with gladness they confess,
Exalted in Your righteousness;
Their fame and might to You belong,
For in Your favor they are strong.

All glory unto God we yield;
Jehovah is our help and shield;
All praise and honor will we bring
To Israel’s Holy One, our King.

LM – Psalm 89:14-18, arr. McNaugher’s Psalter (1912)
Tune: Winchester New – Rebenlein’s Musikalisches Handbuch der Geistlichen Melodien (1690),
arr. William Henry Havergal (1847)

#16 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

Egyptian sphinx fragment found at Hazor

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced today the discovery at Hazor of a sphinx fragment of Pharaoh Mycerinus. Mycerinus is the builder of the smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The photo below was made facing east toward the Nile Valley. The pyramid of Mycerinus is on the right. The pyramid, built about 2500 B.C., is 204 feet high.

The press release from Jerusalem says,

At a site in Tel Hazor National Park, north of the Sea of Galilee, archeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unearthed part of a unique Sphinx belonging to one of the ancient pyramid-building pharaohs.

The Hazor Excavations are headed by Prof. Amnon Ben-Tor, the Yigael Yadin Professor in the Archaeology of Eretz Israel at the Hebrew University’s Institute of Archaeology, and Dr. Sharon Zuckerman, a lecturer at the Hebrew University’s Institute of Archaeology.

Working with a…

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The Cowbell Curmudgeon (a Conundrum)

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So, today I got to cheer for some of the 60,000 runners who undertook a wet, soggy Peachtree Road Race. I was supposed to run, but am trying not to aggravate a slow-to-heal injury from Ragnar Chicago. I was very responsible and decided to forego the race and serve as chauffeur/cheerleader for my husband, sister, brother-in-law, and friends.

So that is how I ended up outside the Flying Biscuit in midtown at 7:30 this morning, ready to cheer on runners at the busiest corner of the race. The intersection of Piedmont and 10th streets is just .2 miles from the finish, on the middle of an uphill push to the end. Also, it allows easy access to, you know, biscuits. And coffee. I was all coffeed up, outside and ready to cheer by the time the elite women went by.

I was alone, but I had brought my trusty cowbell…

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A HYMN FOR TODAY – From Every Stormy Wind That Blows

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;
‘Tis found beneath the mercy seat.

There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads,
A place than all besides more sweet;
It is the blood-bought mercy seat.

There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend;
Though sundered far, by faith they meet
Around one common mercy seat.

O let my hand forget her skill,
My tongue be silent, cold and still,
This bounding heart forget to beat,
If I forget the mercy seat!

LM (8.8.8.8) – Hugh Stowell, 1828

Tune: RETREAT – Thomas Hastings, 1841

#326 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

The last verse is sometimes not included with this hymn.