“I am no music scholar, but I feel I know appropriate church music when I hear it. Last Sunday’s new hymn - if you can call it that - sounded like a sentimental love ballad one would expect to hear crooned in a saloon. If you insist on exposing us to rubbish like this - in God’s house! - don’t be surprised if many of the faithful look for a new place to worship. The hymns we grew up with are all we need.”

Of course, this letter was written in 1863, and the song they were talking about was “Just as I Am”. Here’s another one…

“What is wrong with the inspiring hymns with which we grew up? When I go to church, it is to worship God, not to be distracted with learning a new hymn. Last Sunday’s was particularly unnerving. The tune was un-singable and the new harmonies were quite distorting.”

This letter was written in 1890 and about the hymn “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”.

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EDIT: Here’s a nice write up in USA Today about the company.

What smells?

It’s not me.

Is it you guys (looking at me and Suz)

(we shake our heads)

maybe it’s God.

Oh, wait, He doesn’t have a butt.

Parker is precious and Jaden is funny as ever. Today I was getting ready in the bathroom and had my Kent State sweater hanging on the door knob. Jaden asked what the letters spelled. I told him what it said and this was his response:

“Oh yeah, well I like Ohio State better than Michigan and if anyone tries to tell me anything else (putting his hands over his ears), I say ‘lalala’ and don’t listen to them.”

They train him well!

Sometimes talent can get you to a place that your character can’t keep you.