Consider the Birds of the Air
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and…
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Give Thanks – He is Worthy (also posted at the website of Bow Valley Christian Church) Thanksgiving season is a time when we examine the gifts we have been given and remind ourselves that we are not “self-made.” Douglas Wilson writes, The issue of thanksgiving is really central to the whole debate about the existence…
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There is a common misconception about copyright law. It is often said that one song-writer can sample three bars or less and not infringe the other song-writer’s copyright; but this is not the case. As Alan Korn, an expert in copyright litigation says, “in determining whether one song infringes on another, it is common for…
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Homes and Angels
My friend and fellow song-writer, Mike Charko, was in a store the other day when a song came over the system. He heard the melody of the hook and thought to himself, “That sounds a lot like one of our songs!” He didn’t hear the name of the band and so after a bit of…
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Two views on availabilty: “Why on God’s green Earth would you be on Twitter? Because first of all, the worst thing you can do is make yourself more available, right?”1 —George Clooney speaking to Esquire “Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to…
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