December 6, 2012 – The Artsy Honker

On the ordination of women — a personal note.

Byartsyhonker December 6, 2012 5 Comments

I haven't always been Christian. I was brought up in the United Church of Canada. I think it's fair to say that, on some level, it didn't "take". There are many reasons for this, but a key one is that my relationship with a minister was extremely difficult, and that people close to me also had difficult relationships with him and with other ministers. That relationship coloured my interactions...

Post AcWriMo analysis

Byartsyhonker December 6, 2012 0 Comments

At the beginning of November I set out to write and harmonise thirty hymn tunes in thirty days. The idea was that I would, at the end of November, have a body of work to point to, and also that I would brush up my rusty harmonisation skills. I was behind on this almost from the beginning. Other considerations, like getting the music ready for Carols by Candlelight at St Andrew's, and sorting out...