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Glory and Peace 2008 East Coast (Canada) Christmas Tour

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trevor-dick-gpwebcoverViolinist Trevor Dick and the 5th String Blvd band are doing a “Glory & Peace” Christmas Tour in PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK and ONTARIO, Canada. They’ll also be the special guests and house band for the large east coast production of The Living Christmas Tree – The Cradle that Rocked the World at Moncton Wesleyan Church in Moncton, NB. In total, they expect to play for over 20,000 people during the Christmas season in these three provinces.

Dates are from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21. Full concert dates and locations are on Trevor Dick’s website.

Hannah Briggs (Dancer) and Tina Newlove (Artist and Live Performance Painter) will once more be special guests during the Ontario leg of this tour. Trevor is also partnering with Compassion Canada for many of these events.

Those of us who, sadly, aren’t in the concert tour path, can order the Glory and Peace Christmas double cd online through CD Baby. The cd features electric and acoustic violins in a fresh fusion of pop, urban, jazz and even a bit of Celtic fiddling.

I have Trevor’s 5th String Blvd cd and love it. But I’d rather hear him live.

Keeping Close

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Today is my turn to post over at InScribe Writers Online. If you’re interested, my post is called “Keeping Close” and it’s about… keeping close (to God).

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, all you Canadians! Everyone else, have a great weekend too. But we Canadians are feasting… maple-bacon turkey with sausage stuffing, in my house.

Who me, fret?

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There’s an article at Thoughts Selected that I think we all need to read: “Fret Not Yourself.”

Author/teacher M. Hernandez begins with “Among our many human weaknesses, one of the most outstanding is fretting or complaining.” Instead of stopping there, she offers a simple, practical way to train our spirits in gratitude and praise to God.

Spiritual exercise, like physical, takes time and persistence. But it brings results.

Need a Spiritual Boost?

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“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.

“He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 (New International Version) (NIV)

Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

Jeremiah means both men and women, of course. We’re planted, alright, but the busyness of life can leach our focus off of God. Sunday morning worship ….

In North American society, it feels like we go to church for a serving of spiritual teaching but then head back into daily life. Life which, no matter how wonderful, can wear us down. I don’t know about you, but before too long I’m battle-weary and drained. I’d love to spend hours alone with God, or immersed in a Bible study or inspirational book, but the time isn’t there.

Most days, I crawl into wakefulness early so I can have time with God before the world starts its demands. I love my sleep, but it’s a necessary sacrifice. Still, I long for more. I miss the close times with the LORD. My hope with this blog is to share a little encouragement once or twice a week, a spiritual snippet to re-energize us.