As someone who has an interest in the various tunes to which hymns are set, particularly regional variations within countries and differences from country to country, this article by Donald Keddie, published at Heidelblog, on the tune CRIMOND and the metrical setting of Psalm 23 as used the wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth’s wedding …
We engage with classic texts from the past not so they slavishly define our present, nor so to judge and dismiss them from contemporary standards. Instead, these texts are heard and the considered response we make is at once informed by them and seeks to move on from them. Engaging with these alien texts provides …
Alan Jacob’s book Breaking Bread With The Dead is an invitation to read and engage with authors from past generations, and not disconnect ourselves from lessons we may glean by dismissing them because of their prejudices, failings, and non-conformity with contemporary moral and ethical standards. The book’s subtitle is Reading the Past in Search of …
What I found most interesting on this Hostinger Tutorial infographic of each country’s most visited (non-news) websites was not Australia’s slightly disappointing reliance on Wikipedia, but that our northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea’s site of choice is that of Australia’s National Rugby League. Rugby League is PNG’s national sport and this is an indication of …
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