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A Vision of Liberty - a celebration of dialogue, music and word

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  • Title: A Vision of Liberty - a celebration of dialogue, music and word
  • Description: Rhem (Dick) on July 6, 1986 entitled "A Vision of Liberty - a celebration of dialogue, music and word", on the occasion of Liberty Weekend Celebration, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Isaiah 65:17-25.
God: The Feeling That Remains Where the Concept Fails

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  • Description: ...ils", as part of the series "Credo", on the occasion of Celebration of 30 years of John Bryson as Director of Music and Fine Arts, Trinity Sunday, Pentecost II, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Isaiah 6:1, Revelation 1:17....
  • Text: ...God: The Feeling That Remains Where the Concept Fails From the series: Credo A Celebration of the Music of the Church and Thirty Years of John G. Bryson As Director of Music and Fine Arts Isaiah 6:1; Revelation 1:17 Richard A. Rhem Christ Community Church Spring Lake, Michigan Trin...
Divine Improvisation - Human Wonder

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  • Text: The artist uses the same instrument to create music, melody, harmony. And I can also sense that the execution of a musical score unfolds - the immediate moment following on what has preceded and flowing into what follows.
With Hope In Your Heart

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  • Description: Rhem (Dick) on August 24, 1986 entitled "With Hope In Your Heart", as part of the series "Music from CAROUSEL", on the occasion of Pentecost XIV, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Psalm 42:11b.
My God, ...Why?

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  • Text: ...I mentioned Arie’s funeral in December during Advent. He had become fascinated with Greek Orthodox liturgy and the music of worship of the Eastern Rite. And the funeral service began with a long prelude of entrance music and then the service ensued. The point at which we would co...
World Convulsion and the Exciting Vision of Faith

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  • Text: ...n the great chorus of Alleluia and praise with the closing cry, "Grant us Thy peace." And as I heard that stirring music, the music itself communicating as much as the words, and I thought about the world in convulsion, I thought to myself - the world in convulsion seems ...
The Awe of Worship

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  • Text: ...I’ll spend probably three hours tonight on next Sunday morning. I have the pieces from Mr. Bryson, I know what music will be involved and whether there’ll be dance or whatever, and then I will simply live into that experience, trying to weave it together in such a way that it has a cert...
Religion: Response To Mystery Emerging Naturally

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  • Text: ...(He did the Hebrew parts.) In my little meditation, I said, “One of my favorite musicals is Fiddler on the Roof, and when I first experienced it as a musical, I loved it. © 2013 Kaufman Interfaith Institute and Grand Valley State University Religion: Response to Mystery Rich...
Christ Community: A People Who Belong

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  • Text: ... this theological journal and we went out to eat and then someone said, "There is an Irish tavern where they sing Irish music," and so we all went. In the back room, filled with people, all these Irishmen. I didn't say I was Dutch; I just sort of slipped into a booth. They br...
Harmless Religion: Loss of Soul

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  • Text: ... a martyr; he was, rather, the Lamb of God destined before the foundations of the world to die for the sin of the world. The music we have just heard sung by the choir is lovely, © Grand Valley State University   Harmless Religion: Loss of Soul Richard A. Rhem Page 2   but the...
A Final Act of Grace

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  • Text: ...And  every  Sunday  in  the  choir  –  loving  the  creation  of  beautiful  music   and  liturgy.      Allen  loved  the  church  as  well  –  was  faithful  in  worship  and  for  years  set...
Life's Deepest Questions Before the Mystery of God

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  • Text: ...But music is another medium; it moves the heart and suddenly one “knows” what cannot be known – and all is well. Whatever is your deepest question, listen with your heart to the music of the universe – and you will know beyond knowing and all will be well all will be well a...
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  • Text: ...That is the central paradigm of the Christian faith, is it not? In the appointments of the sanctuary, the mood of the music, the tone of the liturgy, the stark contrast is brought to expression. Now, here is a question for you: What is the relationship of Lent to Easter, of the darkness to ...
Too Good to Be True

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  • Text: ...Let me say just a couple of things this morning because it is a day not for heavy deliberation, but for joyful music and song. But let me say this - I am more convinced than ever that what the Gospel is about, tidings of joy, is this world, here and now, human existence in this present situ...
Restless Mind and Quiet Heart: Quest and Rest

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  • Text: Loving another, thus experiencing God who is love, the heart finds rest. From my favorite musical drama, Les Miserables, the moving closing song says it all: “To love another person is to see the Face of God” – and experience a heart at rest! © Grand Valley State University
This Is Our Story

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  • Text: ...es up with me and here I am, trying to preach about it again. But, let me contrast for you the story as it was dramatically, musically, instrumentally set forth, and the account which we read a moment ago in John's Gospel. The drama, the pageant, of course, is from the birth stories of...
Easter Reflection

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  • Text: ...During  those  years  I  have  loved  our  Easter  worship  –  the  liturgy,   the  music,  the  whole  setting  so  fraught  with  spring  –new  life,  new  beginning   expressed  in  the  décor  of...
Healing the Heart as We Say Goodbye in the Presence of Mystery

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  • Text: ... approaches the whole person through all the senses.” About the time of that seminar, Mr. Bryson came to us as Director of Music and Fine Arts. In the beginning he was also directing the St. Mary’s music program and thus brought with him not only his own artistic sensitivity bu...
Rhem Family Christmas Service

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  • Text: ...n the lives of those who practice a given religious way. We miss our faith community – the people, the gatherings, the music, the rituals, the celebration of the Seasons. All of that shapes and forms and creates life-shaping practice. It puts one in the milieu of the Sacred Mystery,...
Human Community in the Image of God

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  • Text: ...He must realize that, like a gypsy, he lives on the boundary of an alien world, a world that is deaf to his music and is indifferent to his hopes as it is to his suffering or his crimes. We say we are created by God. Well, wait a minute. What if that isn't true? If that is not true, th...
A Healthy Perspective - But Is This All There Is?

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  • Text: ...He must realize that like a gypsy, he lives on the boundary of an alien world, a world that is deaf to his music, and as indifferent to his hopes as it is to his sufferings or his crimes." That is honest and hard hitting, and clear eyed. If there is no one home in the universe, then we...
Still the Light Shines Giving New Vision

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  • Text: ...ak, and someone was here on the 24th at all three services, in the morning that marvelous cantata and pageant, the thrilling music and the Christmas story, the quieter candlelight Eucharist service at 9:00 in the evening, and then the traditional Lessons and Carols, the late service. This p...
The Breath of God - The Life of the World

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  • Text: Tied up to the nearby docks people were eating brats and hot dogs and there was a musical group (though not nearly as good as the Weideman family but with a certain similarity!) and the people washing down excessive numbers of brats and hot dogs with excessive liquids of various kinds.
Future Edge - Tradition: Instrument of Continuity and Change

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  • Text: ...t, it’s Reformation Sunday, it’s to be a Protestant worship, there ought to be a word of God. I said, “Do you have any music?” She said, “No, we don’t have music.” I said, “Well, I’ll be forced to preach.” (Much laughter) So I am going to preach. You want to kno...