Bang a drum for the rain

Jon Bon Jovi and Chris LeDoux recorded Bang a Drum together.



My wife and I are from Georgia and Texas, respectively. Both states have endured droughts in recent time. In both states, the governors Sonny Perdue and Rick Perry called on their citizens to pray for rain.

In our paper here in California this week was this advertisement.



We now live in a very different state.

Does a crimson tide flow in Auburn?

This past Sunday at church, we sang Julia Johnston's classic hymn, Grace Greater than all Our Sin.

 

 The third verse reads
Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
brighter than snow you may be today.

The line about There is flowing a crimson tide made me wonder if this song is sung in churches in Auburn, Alabama.

Children Theology

Today during church, we took communion. During the time of preparation, the pastor read from 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. After he read the 27th verse,So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord, a young girl in front of me turned to her older brother and said "That means chew with your mouth closed."