A Fort Made of Books

Here is another item on my list of objectives for my projected sequel to Useful Hymns (working title: Edifying Hymns ). I'm not kidding...

The tune I had in mind while writing this was KEDRON, from William Walker's Southern Harmony , 1835 (below), which I spotted in The Luth...

It's been a while since I continued the thread about hymn tunes used in 20th-century anglophone Lutheran hymnals (whew). I began it with...

Guido Reni, c. 1636 Here is another attempt to write a hymn to accompany an Advent sermon series by the pastor of the church I attend. Hi...

The Story Thieves by James Riley Recommended Ages: 10+ Owen Conners is a big fan of the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, a Harry Potter knockoff ...

As I wrote this, I had no particular hymn-tune in mind. After the fact, I found the most apt tune to go with it is one of two hymn-tunes I k...

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan Recommended Ages: 14+ One long, eventful book into his adventures, tall red-haired hero Rand al'Thor...