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Chapter 1: Chapel, not Babel
Much love & peace to y'all!
I've been busy with working as a 7th Grade English Teacher and I've also been taking 2 online Classical Studies MA classes through Villanova University, so I haven't had as much time as I would like to craft & upload new videos-- but, thanks to some inspiration from Catlin Walton (a new friend), I'm starting this new series!
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Some more Post-Scripts:
#1 = I am constantly striving to become (e.g.) a more coherent thinker and (e.g.) a more peaceful person. I can empathize with doubting just about everything, and I am striving to go from the chaos of my internal Babel/Babble to the cosmos of Chapel (i.e. to rest in order). Setting aside addressing fascinating debates about Biblical inspiration, infallibility, inerrancy, and interpretation (etc), I want to say that I have found some forms of Universal Reconciliation to be super helpful for coping with the problems of evil, pain, suffering, etc. For more info, see my P.P.P.S. in https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/hymn-huh-ep-1-universal-music-duck-dynasty-mr-paul-vander-klay-mr-c-michael-patton-mr-boethius/ . Please note that Universal Reconciliation doesn't automatically mean a moral relativism that promises 'get out of Hell-Jail free cards'; and it doesn't automatically mean religious pluralism either.
#2 = For every Narrative, it's helpful to remember that there's usually a Meta-Narrative happening; for every Context, it's helpful to recall that there's usually a Sub-Text happening. As a haunting rule of thumb, I suspect that even definitions and pictures fall very short-- that anything and anyone is grander than we may imagine. Yes, including you!
* St. Arnobius: "Syllogisms, enthymemes, definitions, and all those ornaments by which men seek to establish their statements, aid those groping for the truth, but do not clearly mark its great features. But he who really knows the subject under discussion, neither defines, nor deduces, nor seeks the other tricks of words by which an audience is wont to be taken in, and to be beguiled into a forced assent to a proposition. [...] A comparison of persons must be decided, not by vigour of eloquence, but by the excellence of the works which they have done." (See https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/06311.htm and https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/06312.htm )
* St. Anselm: "O Lord, thou art [...] a being greater than can be conceived" (See https://ccel.org/ccel/anselm/basic_works/basic_works.iii.xvi.html )
* Mr. G.K. Chesterton: "There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. [...] We might, no doubt, find it a nuisance to count all the blades of grass or all the leaves of the trees; but this would not be because of our boldness or gaiety, but because of our lack of boldness and gaiety. [...] The sense that everything is poetical is a thing solid and absolute; it is not a mere matter of phraseology or persuasion. It is not merely true, it is ascertainable." (See https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/470/pg470-images.html#chap03 )
#3 = According to BrainyQuote ( https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/martin_luther_140721?src=t_gospel ), the following quote is attributed to Dr. Martin Luther: "God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars." While I am aware that it seems he did not actually say those words ( https://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2020/02/transcendental-luther-god-writes-gospel.html ), don't you think that's still a lovely quote?
* Cue St. Francis of Assisi's Canticle of "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (See https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2015/06/04/canticle-of-brother-sun-and-sister-moon-of-st-francis-of-assisi/ ) & Gungor's "Brother Moon" tune (See https://youtu.be/X9hmrIXP3OE?si=tXgdJ5OSuioeVpVi )
#4 = Midland Classical Academy boldly says that "No grading system is perfect." ( https://www.mcaknights.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=389797&type=d&pREC_ID=883036 ) Also, Mr. Ryan Klein once wrote: "Grades do not seem like part of education, strictly speaking: they do not help students become better people. I only hope I minimize the presence of these distractions enough for students to focus on their real education." ( https://circeinstitute.org/blog/my-grading-does-not-teach-my-students/ ) Years ago, I was reading Mr. David Backer's piece on 'Socialist Grading' and I empathized with this sentiment: "As an educator, I feel most complicit with our exploitative economy in the moment when I assign my students a grade." ( https://hcommons.org/deposits/objects/hc:20210/datastreams/CONTENT/content ) I must assign grades for my job, and I am committed to being a gracious grader who encourages my students to improve, but it's hard for me to allow myself to rest in grace too.
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Celestial Strains: A Celebration 🤩
Here dances my 90th video,
And may it be an exciting rodeo! 🤠
For the grace of 70 subscribers, I celebrate;
That I may serve more deeply, I concentrate! 🤔
Thank you for being you,
O Stars * who shine so true! 😉
Thank thee for being Thee,
O Fiery Love who causes me to be & see 🙏🏻
(Abyssus abyssum invocat!
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* Consider this bit from Mr. Thomas Merton’s “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander” ( https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2464342-in-louisville-at-the-corner-of-fourth-and-walnut-in ):
“In Louisville, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut, in the center of the shopping district, I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all these people, that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even though we were total strangers. It was like waking from a dream of separateness, of spurious self-isolation in a special world. . . .
This sense of liberation from an illusory difference was such a relief and such a joy to me that I almost laughed out loud. . . . I have the immense joy of being man, a member of a race in which God Himself became incarnate. As if the sorrows and stupidities of the human condition could overwhelm me, now that I realize what we all are. And if only everybody could realize this! But it cannot be explained. There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun[!!!]
Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God’s eyes. If only they could all see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time. There would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed. . . . But this cannot be seen, only believed and ‘understood’ by a peculiar gift.”
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Thumbnail created with Keynote; many thanks to the space image from “geralt” @ Pixabay ( https://pixabay.com/illustrations/universe-sky-stars-space-cosmos-2742113/ )
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“The Cloud of Unknowing”
To be filled in later 😉
Thank you for being you!
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Herein, I talk about:
— to be filled in 😉
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Some helpful links:
— to be filled in 😉
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Just jammin’— ya dig? 😉
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Chessemplation #4: The Intensely Artistic War of Kenosis for The Overwhelmed
Chess + Contemplation!
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“A Pattern Language”: On Architecture, Coding, Pageau-ian Symbolism, Platonic Forms, & Hebrews!
Thank you for being you & thank you for checking out this longer-than-usual episode!
(Look just a bit below for this episode's bibliography!)
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Herein, I talk about:
#interconnectedness
#architecture
#coding
#design
#plato
#pageau
#symbolism
#hebrews
#bibleverses
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Some helpful links:
https://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Language-Buildings-Construction-Environmental/dp/0195019199
https://www.designsystems.com/christopher-alexander-the-father-of-pattern-language/
https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/plato/rep/rep0602.htm (Socrates & Glaucon)
https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/plato/rep/rep0700.htm (more Socrates & Glaucon)
https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/plato/rep/rep0301.htm (Socrates on being rigorously musical)
https://thesymbolicworld.com/2020/04/29/rediscovering-forms/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A7%2C+Hebrews+11%3A1%2C+Hebrews+8%3A3-6%2C+Hebrews+9%3A23-24%2C+Hebrews+10%3A1%2C+2+Corinthians+10%3A5&version=NIV (2nd Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 8:3-6, Hebrews 9:23-24, Hebrews 10:1, 2nd Corinthians 10:5)
https://youtu.be/fnQjfdKgH_4 (Dr. Alvin Plantinga; Yale University; "Science & Religion: Why Does the Debate Continue?"; see 21:35-22:18)
https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com/products/pints-with-aquinas-beer-stein-1
+++ http://www.esalq.usp.br/lepse/imgs/conteudo_thumb/Plant-Consciousness---The-Fascinating-Evidence-Showing-Plants-Have-Human-Level-Intelligence--Feelings--Pain-and-More.pdf
+++ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489624/
+++ https://animamundiherbals.com/blogs/blog/plant-consciousness-the-fascinating-evidence-showing-plants-have-human-level-intelligence-feelings-pain-and-more
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Chessemplation #3: Mending The Cosmos!
Well hey again, everyone-- let's talk about how charity-love relates to the psychology of identity + the politics/economy of Eutopia, shall we? 😇
Further, "I" talk of Mr. Hugh Laurie, Dr. C.S. Lewis, back-to-back Hinduism [Bhagavad Gita] & Christianity [Bible], & I'm gonna say that everything you do is important & significant (no pressure)!
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PLUS:
*** “America is Too Big to Know Itself” | Hugh Laurie on Working in the US vs UK | Edinburgh TV Festival [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26rESoxQ-M ]
*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself
*** Plugs: https://www.amazon.com/World-Sound-Brahma-Landscape-Consciousness/dp/0892813180 ; my playlist on 'The Doctrine of Musica Universalis' [ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLviol9pt8beQzQxUftM8jWWD93qS9G4M6 ]; https://twitter.com/ScrivnerWeston/status/1547686995618476032?s=20
*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/symphony
*** https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/ & https://ccel.org/fathers (Patristics)
*** https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/restorationquarterly/vol45/iss1/1/ (Dr. Jeff Childers; ACU; Patristics & Matristics as family members)
*** https://www.orcuttchristian.org/Lewis%20CS%20-%20God_in_the_Dock.pdf
*** https://western-hindu.org/2012/10/09/was-c-s-lewis-right-about-hinduism/
*** https://apologeticspress.org/the-ancient-origins-of-hinduism-1408/ (affiliated with my background; Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement affiliated churches of Christ)
*** https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm , https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm#gita , https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/index.htm
*** Comparative Literature:
(Bhagavad Gita) 1.28-46 + (Bible) Psalm 137
(Bhagavad Gita) 2.1-8 + several (Bible) passages
(Bhagavad Gita) 2.27 + should've included this quote in an MA essay [ https://deopatriaelitteris.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/ltwr-513-the-rupture-of-the-real.pdf ]; see
https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/ive-finished-my-ltwr-b-a-coursework/ for context
(Bhagavad Gita) 2.46 + (Bible) John 5:39-40
(Bhagavad Gita) 2.58-71 + a ton of (Bible) -- I culminate with https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A42-47%3B+4%3A32-35%3B+Galatians+2%3A20%3B+1+Corinthians+6%3A19-20&version=NIV + http://sites.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/cst-fathers.html (see how politics, economy, identity, & possessions interrelate here?)
(Bhagavad Gita) 3.19-24; 27-28 — callback to (Bible) Galatians 2:20
{Acts 20:7; https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A7&version=GNV } "And the first day of the week, the disciples being come together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued the preaching unto midnight."
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Reeling Under Immense Significance
Season 3, Ep. 1 of “Grillin’ with a cup of ___” is happening :)
Herein, I talk of Dr. J.J.C. Smart’s entry in “New Essays of Philosohical Theology” & a quote from Dr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s “Science & Christ”!
#immensity
#significance
#awe
In this, though, I forgot to share that I had a red mug filled with Black Tea flavored by delicious Chocolate sweetening 😋
Oh, also: one of my jobs is getting to work as a Piano performer at a local Senior Center, & the folks always tell me super cool stories-- I now know folks who've been in close proximity to or who were personally close to Nat King Cole, Les Paul, Elvis Presley, Richard Rogers, & more!
Oh, more! And it's my younger bro Josh's birthday: yayeth! He's a gentleman, a scholar, an In-N-Out grill meister, & a Certified Registered Nurse-- what a guy :)
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Chessemplation #2: Politics, Theology, & Wonder!
Well howdy, everyone! 😇
[I streamed this earlier today on 3.1.23, but I guess I need to configure things exactly like I did last time in order to go live here as well. Anyway... :) Hope you will enjoy!]
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PLUS:
*** A quick promo for this new channel: https://www.youtube.com/@allmylovepod...
*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/politics & https://www.etymonline.com/word/polit...
*** https://isreview.org/issue/92/persona...
*** https://judithwolfe.wp.st-andrews.ac....
*** https://ifgraceisanoceanwerealldrowni...
*** https://experimentaltheology.blogspot...
*** https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
*** https://thesymbolicworld.com/2022/06/... + https://thesymbolicworld.com/2022/06/... + https://camerondixon.substack.com/p/s...
*** http://www.jstor.org/stable/23957225
*** https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
*** https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/glory2...
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Chessemplation #1
In which I stream (blitz) Chess games and share contemplations on quotes from books/articles— complete with live dramatic readings. I would probably focus on books in the public domain, such as Patristic & Matristic texts found via websites like Christian Classics Ethereal Library or New Advent.
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[Abridged] Ep. 2: "Revive Us Again!" | A Saga of Revivalism, Revolution, and Reconciliation
Thank you for being you & thank you for visiting!
I'm continuing a new series on hymnology, and this is a triple-feature(!) broadcast wherein we will explore:
(1) the History behind the hymn "Revive Us Again!";
(2) some Theory concerning Music, Poetry, and Conducting;
(3) some Study prompts for y'all to keep growing closer to this hymn :)
If you'd like to look closer at my Keynote slides, please consider looking out for a soon-to-come blog post via https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/ . Also: please check out the 'Timestamp Guide' which I've provided below.
P.S. If you'd like to support me in this project of mine (or related artistic and scholarly endeavors), subscribe to https://hymnandhuh.locals.com/ + https://rumble.com/c/c-2340702 :)
P.P.S. This is an abridged version because Rumble has a max file size of 15 GB, but you can see the full video over at my YouTube channel ( https://youtu.be/Dyoxnb8p2JU ).
-- Timestamp Guide --
*** Phase 1/3: History ***
+ Electric Piano Improv & An Acapella Cover (00:00 - 02:12)
- Note: there's an attribution credit for a cool projector sound (i.e. https://freesound.org/people/Franq/sounds/60971/ ) that was in my Adobe Premiere Pro editing software but somehow doesn't playback in this version 🤷🏻
+ Introduction (2:12 - 14:43)
- Dr. Martin Luther Quote
- Setting the record straight...Dr. William MacKay composed the lyrics and the tune ✅ , but Mr. J.J. Husband did not harmonize the tune ❌-- another dude, Mr. Henry E. Dibdin, did that task ✅
- Important Theological-Political Themes: Revivalism, Revolution, and Reconciliation; Millennialism as well as Pre-Millennialism; intro to the 6 Gents
{The section I omitted was around here.}
+ Ok! So, What's The Scoop? (14:43 - 52:08)
- 6 Gents: Pre-view
- Theological-Political Themes: Re-viewed (The 4 Great Awakenings; A-Millennialism, Pre-Millennialism, Millennialism, & Post-Millennialism; The Old School - New School Controversy in Presbyterian circles; this hymn is more shaped by The New School folks)
- This Hymn's History: The Gist
- "The Nation's Church" ➡️ St. Paul's Episcopal Church
+ Gent 1/6: Rev. William McClanachan (52:08 - 59:09)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 2/6: Mr. J.J. Husband (59:09 - 1:10:39)
- Core Character; he did not harmonize the tune ❌
+ Gent 3/6: Mr. Charles G. Finney (1:10:39 - 1:29:35)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 4/6: Mr. Edward P. Hammond (1:29:35 - 1:47:18)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 5/6: Dr. William P. MacKay (1:47:18 - 2:26:16)
- Core Character; composed the lyrics and the tune ✅
+ Gent 6/6: Mr. Henry E. Dibdin (2:26:16 - 2:50:29)
- Core Character; he did harmonize the tune ✅
*** Phase 2/3: Theory ***
+ Resuming (2:50:29 - 2:51:26)
+ On Counting/Timing/Rhythm (2:51:26 - 3:01:25)
+ A Brief Analysis of the 1869 version & a cover of it (3:01:25 - 3:08:54)
+ A Brief Analysis of the 1875 version & a cover of it (3:08:54 - 3:13:25)
+ An Analysis of the 1993 version (3:13:25 - 3:36:55)
*** Phase 3/3: Study ***
+ Sopranos, sing with me! (3:36:55 - 3:39:17)
+ Altos, sing with me! (3:39:17 - 3:41:07)
+ Tenors, sing with me! (3:41:07 - 3:43:00)
+ Basses, sing with me! (3:43:00 - 3:44:50)
+ Everybody, sing with me! (3:44:50 - 3:46:46)
+ More prompts for ya! (3:46:46 - 3:48:16)
+ BONUS orchestral cover of this hymn (3:48:16 - 3:50:58)
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As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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Ep. 2: "Revive Us Again!" | A Saga of Revivalism, Revolution, and Reconciliation
Thank you for being you & thank you for visiting!
I'm continuing a new series on hymnology, and this is a triple-feature(!) broadcast wherein we will explore:
(1) the History behind the hymn "Revive Us Again!";
(2) some Theory concerning Music, Poetry, and Conducting;
(3) some Study prompts for y'all to keep growing closer to this hymn :)
If you'd like to look closer at my Keynote slides, please consider looking out for a soon-to-come blog post via https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/ . Also: please check out the 'Timestamp Guide' which I've provided below.
P.S. If you'd like to support me in this project of mine (or related artistic and scholarly endeavors), subscribe to https://hymnandhuh.locals.com/ + https://rumble.com/c/c-2340702 :)
-- Timestamp Guide --
*** Phase 1/3: History ***
+ Electric Piano Improv & An Acapella Cover (00:00 - 02:12)
- Note: there's an attribution credit for a cool projector sound (i.e. https://freesound.org/people/Franq/sounds/60971/ ) that was in my Adobe Premiere Pro editing software but somehow doesn't playback in this version 🤷🏻
+ Introduction (2:12 - 14:43)
- Dr. Martin Luther Quote
- Setting the record straight...Dr. William MacKay composed the lyrics and the tune ✅ , but Mr. J.J. Husband did not harmonize the tune ❌-- another dude, Mr. Henry E. Dibdin, did that task ✅
- Important Theological-Political Themes: Revivalism, Revolution, and Reconciliation; Millennialism as well as Pre-Millennialism; intro to the 6 Gents
+ But Why Should I Care? (14:43 - 1:38:06)
- Revolution Remains Relevant, Right?
- Had you heard about the recently trending Asbury Revival in Kentucky?
- Beginning to reconcile Rev. John Shelby Spong, Dr. Barker's Cultural Studies, Washington's Evergreen State College incident, & Ms. Amala Ekpunobi: isn't each member in that set trying to be revolutionary?
- Is 'Wokeness' a Christian Heresy? Rev. Paul Vander Klay ➡️ Mr. Tom Holland ➡️ Dr. Edward Feser.
- Reconciling Progressives & Conservatives, Theists & Atheists, etc ➡️ Ms. Mindy Kaling's Velma.... ➡️ Deism (as a recurring heresy; https://soul-candy.info/2015/06/the-heresy-of-deism-the-enlightenment-the-trinity/ ): Dr. Tim McGrew, Dr. Richard Whately, & Dr. James B. Jordan.
- U.S. Presidents, mapping of various Christian traditions, & Deism.
- Ready To Harvest: great points about limitations of charts, graphs, & maps
- Mr. Rick Atchley's Chair Prop Sermon
+ Ok! So, What's The Scoop? (1:38:06 - 2:15:35)
- 6 Gents: Pre-view
- Theological-Political Themes: Re-viewed (The 4 Great Awakenings; A-Millennialism, Pre-Millennialism, Millennialism, & Post-Millennialism; The Old School - New School Controversy in Presbyterian circles; this hymn is more shaped by The New School folks)
- This Hymn's History: The Gist
- "The Nation's Church" ➡️ St. Paul's Episcopal Church
+ Gent 1/6: Rev. William McClanachan (2:15:35 - 2:22:36)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 2/6: Mr. J.J. Husband (2:22:36 - 2:34:06)
- Core Character; he did not harmonize the tune ❌
+ Gent 3/6: Mr. Charles G. Finney (2:34:06 - 2:53:01)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 4/6: Mr. Edward P. Hammond (2:53:01 - 3:10:45)
- Bonus Character; Scholarly Courtesy
+ Gent 5/6: Dr. William P. MacKay (3:10:45 - 3:49:42)
- Core Character; composed the lyrics and the tune ✅
+ Gent 6/6: Mr. Henry E. Dibdin (3:49:42 - 4:13:48)
- Core Character; he did harmonize the tune ✅
*** Phase 2/3: Theory ***
+ Resuming (4:13:48 - 4:14:52)
+ On Counting/Timing/Rhythm (4:14:52 - 4:24:51)
+ A Brief Analysis of the 1869 version & a cover of it (4:24:51 - 4:32:21)
+ A Brief Analysis of the 1875 version & a cover of it (4:32:21 - 4:36:52)
+ An Analysis of the 1993 version (4:36:52 - 5:00:22)
*** Phase 3/3: Study ***
+ Sopranos, sing with me! (5:00:22 - 5:02:43)
+ Altos, sing with me! (5:02:43 - 5:04:34)
+ Tenors, sing with me! (5:04:34 - 5:06:26)
+ Basses, sing with me! (5:06:26 - 5:08:17)
+ Everybody, sing with me! (5:08:17 - 5:10:13)
+ More prompts for ya! (5:10:13 - 5:11:43)
+ BONUS orchestral cover of this hymn (5:11:43 - 5:14:25)
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As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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Hymn Medleys & Improv @ The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel :)
Hi again, dear neighbors!
I've been holding onto this video for a while, haven't I? This was a spontaneous performance at the lovely Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel during the afternoon of July 25th, 2022. Even when I'm on vacation, I always neeeeeed to play music somehow :)
#arkansas
#piano
#improvisation
#hymns
-- Some Time Stamps --
*** Beginning the Fiddling (00:00 - 00:51)
*** "Thanksgiving Theme" by Mr. Vince Guaraldi (00:52 - 01:08)
*** More Exploring (01:09 - 01:15)
*** "Holy, Holy, Holy!" by Mr. Reginald Heber & Mr. John B. Dykes (01:16 - 02:32)
*** "This Is My Father's World" by Mr. Maltbie D. Babcock & Mr. Franklin L. Sheppard (02:32 - 05:03)
*** Reprise of "Holy, Holy, Holy!" (05:03 - 05:34)
*** Even More Exploring (05:35 - 06:18)
*** "Joy To The World!" by Mr. Isaac Watts, Mr. George F. Handel, & Mr. Lowell Mason (06:19 - 07:11)
*** The Adventure Continues! (07:12 - 07:25)
*** "Tomorrow" from 'Annie' by Mr. Charles Strouse & Mr. Martin Charnin (07:26 - 08:03)
*** Shall I Play More? (08:04 - 09:08)
*** "Away in A Manger" by Mr. William J. Kirkpatrick & Mannheim Steamroller (09:09 - 11:47)
*** Can I Please Play Some More? (11:48 - 13:03)
*** "Amazing Grace!" by Mr. John Newton (13:04 - 16:00)
*** Ending (16:00 - 16:37)
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If you'd like to get connected (if we’re not already), here are some social media handles!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westonscriv...
My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weston.scrivner
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weston-sc...
My Wordpress: https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress....
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As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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Improv Excerpt @ The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel
Hi again, dear neighbors!
This was part of a spontaneous performance at the lovely Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel during the afternoon of July 25th, 2022. Even when I'm on vacation, I always must play music somehow :) For the full recording, please consider listening to https://youtu.be/11KeURG9vOI ; thank you!
#arkansas
#piano
#improvisation
#hymns
[Relatedly, please consider checking out https://hymnandhuh.locals.com/ + https://rumble.com/user/ModernMusicalMystic .]
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If you'd like to get connected (if we’re not already), here are some social media handles!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westonscriv...
My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weston.scrivner
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weston-sc...
My Wordpress: https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress....
.....................................
As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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Ep. 1: Universal Music, Duck Dynasty, Mr. Paul Vander Klay, Mr. C. Michael Patton, & Mr. Boethius
Thank you for being you & thank you for visiting!
In this video, I'm commencing a new series on hymnology :) If you'd like to see a list of sources which I cited in this video (& comments I forgot to include), please consider checking out https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/hymn-huh-ep-1-universal-music-duck-dynasty-mr-paul-vander-klay-mr-c-michael-patton-mr-boethius/ . And if you'd like to see some summaries of points & skip to particular sections, please check out the 'Some Timestamps' provided just below.
I hope you'll enjoy the music & fodder for thought sprinkled throughout this piece! (Pssst...A not-so-secret-secret: for extra fun, around the 57th minute, I include a spontaneous 20-min. musical improv session.) I'm trying to up my YouTube game-- I recorded this with a Blue Yeti mic, and I'm looking into utilizing OBS for even better audio quality in the future. But I offer my sincerest apologies for this episode's low video quality. Yet again, I used iMovie as my editor; but I couldn't spare enough multi-GB hard drive space to upload this episode in terms of ProRes 4k 😅
P.S. If you'd like to support me in this project of mine (or related artistic and scholarly endeavors), I'm working on starting up a Patreon account or a Locals account. I'll aim to update this sentence with a link once I'm all set up :)
-- Some Timestamps --
*** Thumbnail & An iMovie Jingle (00:00 - 00:57)
*** Mission 1/2 -- Addressing 'What Is This New Series?' (00:58 - 06:15)
- An Introduction (00:58 - 02:42)
- Duck Dynasty + alluding to the basic format for future episodes in this series (02:43 - 06:15)
*** Mission 2/2 -- Addressing 'Why Am I Focusing On Hymns?' (06:16 - 1:17:43)
- It's seems like a great way to fuse my LTWR BA, Music AA, & Great Books background (06:16 - 10:13)
- I'm passionate about Hymnology, Philosophical Theology, Biblical Studies, Church History, Epistemology, etc (10:14 - 11:07)
- I know of very few CofC figures who openly engage with religious-political 'de-construction' and 're-construction', and I want to try to join that seemingly small chorus of CofC figures & craft this niche sort of video that I wish I could've seen years ago (11:08 - 12:56)
- For those who may not know about Churches of Christ, here's a super brief explanation of Church History leading up to Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement affiliated congregations (12:57 - 17:54)
- I love the Estuary movement which more or less gravitates around Mr. Paul Vander Klay, & I so would like to join a local Estuary group if there is one (17:55 - 18:40)
-- 4 Things I've Been Thinking About (18:41 - 56:53) [i.e. Artfully Aesthetic Apologetics = lit 🔥 & always urgently needful, ain't they?]
+++ [#1/4] Mr. PVK: Wokal Distance's Twitter War against Post-Modernity + https://historicalapologetics.org/ + https://credohouse.org/blog/how-to-study-the-bible-in-a-nutshell (18:41 - 34:51)
+++ [#2/4] Mr. PVK: Music as the Unexplored Apologetic + https://www.etymonline.com/word/music + Mr. Neil MacGregor’s “Living With The Gods” (34:52 - 46:31)
+++ [#3/4] Capturing Christianity: Why This Atheist Philosopher Converted to Eastern Orthodoxy + Mr. Benedict Sheehan's 'Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom' (46:32 - 53:39)
+++ [#4/4] Mr. PVK: Post-Atheist Christian Faith: Weird or Reasonable: Holland, Murray, Meyer, Butterfield and More + Mr. Shia LeBeouf's classic 'Just Do It' motivational mantra (53:40 - 56:53)
-- 4 More Things I've Been Thinking About (56:54 - 1:17:43) [i.e. what if the whole of reality and the world is overwhelmingly musical and magical? what if we're supposed to practice hymn-consciousness as well as Christ-consciousness?]
+++ [#1/4] Teaser for Mr. David J. Schlafer's 'Surviving the Sermon' + Mr. C.H. Spurgeon (56:54 - 1:04:04)
+++ [#2/4] Teaser for Mr. Boethius' work on 'The Fundamentals of Music' {https://classicalliberalarts.com/wp-content/uploads/BOETHIUS-Bower-1989-Fundamentals_of_Music.pdf} + Capturing Christianity on Psycho-Social Harmony + my Musica Universalis playlist (1:04:05 - 1:07:54)
+++ [#3/4] Teaser for Mr. Joachim-Ernst Berendt's 'The World Is Sound' + Mr. Epictetus on attention + Proverbs 13:20 (1:07:55 - 1:15:56)
+++ [#4/4] Re-Visiting John 1:1 (1:15:57 - 1:17:43)
*** Ending Benediction & Another iMovie Jingle (1:17:44 - 1:17:54)
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If you'd like to get connected (if we’re not already), here are some social media handles!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westonscrivner/
My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weston.scrivner
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weston-scrivner-b7b10ab4/
My Wordpress: https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress.com/
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As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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Hymn Medleys & Improv @ The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel :)
Hi again, dear neighbors!
I've been holding onto this video for a while, haven't I? This was a spontaneous performance at the lovely Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel during the afternoon of July 25th, 2022. Even when I'm on vacation, I always neeeeeed to play music somehow :)
#arkansas
#piano
#improvisation
#hymns
[Relatedly, please consider checking out: https://hymnandhuh.locals.com/ + https://rumble.com/user/ModernMusicalMystic ]
-- Some Time Stamps --
*** Beginning the Fiddling (00:00 - 00:51)
*** "Thanksgiving Theme" by Mr. Vince Guaraldi (00:52 - 01:08)
*** More Exploring (01:09 - 01:15)
*** "Holy, Holy, Holy!" by Mr. Reginald Heber & Mr. John B. Dykes (01:16 - 02:32)
*** "This Is My Father's World" by Mr. Maltbie D. Babcock & Mr. Franklin L. Sheppard (02:32 - 05:03)
*** Reprise of "Holy, Holy, Holy!" (05:03 - 05:34)
*** Even More Exploring (05:35 - 06:18)
*** "Joy To The World!" by Mr. Isaac Watts, Mr. George F. Handel, & Mr. Lowell Mason (06:19 - 07:11)
*** The Adventure Continues! (07:12 - 07:25)
*** "Tomorrow" from 'Annie' by Mr. Charles Strouse & Mr. Martin Charnin (07:26 - 08:03)
*** Shall I Play More? (08:04 - 09:08)
*** "Away in A Manger" by Mr. William J. Kirkpatrick & Mannheim Steamroller (09:09 - 11:47)
*** Can I Please Play Some More? (11:48 - 13:03)
*** "Amazing Grace!" by Mr. John Newton (13:04 - 16:00)
*** Ending (16:00 - 16:37)
.....................................
If you'd like to get connected (if we’re not already), here are some social media handles!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westonscriv...
My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weston.scrivner
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weston-sc...
My Wordpress: https://deopatriaelitteris.wordpress....
.....................................
As always, I pray that the gracious and peaceful force of God will be with you always & that the odds shall be ever more in your favor! ️ ️
Yours sincerely,
— Weston (or: Gastun, your friendly neighborhood re-penting Christ-ian)
Abyssus abyssum invocat! ♾️ 😎 🖖🏻 🙏🏻 ♾️
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