Our local ABC announcer just referenced a historical custom that involves a flitch (side) of bacon and married couples. The tradition involves giving ‘a flitch of bacon to married couples … if they can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in ‘twelvemonth and a day’, they have ‘not wisht …
I’ve written before about Andrew Peterson’s music. Behold The Lamb Of God is now my favourite Christmas musical. Resurrection Letters Volume II is an evocative collection of folk/pop songs that display Peterson’s skill as a poet, storyteller and musician. I eagerly await his upcoming release, Counting Stars. Sadly for me, none of the (seven!!) prepurchase …
We sang ‘Saviour While My Heart Is Tender’ this morning. Cyberhymnal lists the hymn as written by John Burton Jr and provides six verses. The tunes listed are 8.7.8.7. meter with the 8.7.8.7.D tune Hyfrydol offered as an alternative that joins the verses into three stanzas. In the Rejoice! hymnbook five verses of the hymn …
Q & A 78 Q. Are the bread and wine changed into the real body and blood of Christ? A. No. Just as the water of baptism is not changed into Christ’s blood and does not itself wash away sins but is simply God’s sign and assurance, so too the bread of the Lord’s Supper …
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