Thy Grace is Sufficient

Over the past 15 years or so, I have evolved from someone who spent too much time on Facebook (FB) looking at the inane antics of the world,...

It was a bitterly cold afternoon, the kind of cold that is unforgettable and unforgiving.  The sun was out but did nothing to ease the on...

As 2017 comes to a close, we bring you the warmest Christmas Cheer from the Norris family.  Now, the family highlights of 2017: Always ...

Recently a good friend, who also loves Bluegrass and the Steep Canyon Rangers, sent me this clip from NPR Tiny Desk.  I have purchased th...

It was supposed to just be a night at a concert.  But we left feeling as if we had witnessed someone’s heart being broken, and then, ve...

On the church calendar, it is Lent, a time of waiting. But our worlds leave no time for waiting.  We have that big meeting on Tuesday ...

Good night, dear heart. These words seemed to sound familiar to me..... There are two stories of sadness associated with these words, w...

Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and days of auld lang syne? Auld Lang S...

Recently, an early Saturday morning found me in a coffee shop in Seattle. I was in town to enjoy a weekend with my younger daughter.   The...

This piece is know as the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", and was composed by  Henryk Górecki . First Movement My son, my ch...

Bill Plaschke of the LA Times, tells it true, here .

The Ancient Sky When a city dweller is placed in a location where the night sky so easily reveals itself; there is a change to pause, look ...

I am fascinated by this film, which is presently in production, and due to be released soon. Godspeed Trailer // 2016 from The Ranch Stu...

In the end, love and friendships are all that matter in life. Recently, I noticed my wife listening to a song on Pandora, something I had ...

My Dad was a WWII pilot, about which I have written here before. "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your e...

Make sure you watch this full screen.....

Annual Update of the Scattered Norris Clan Another year has passed, and thus the time when we share a bit of our lives with those dear in a...

This short film is truly an example of an existential moment, or should be, for us all: To Scale: The Solar System from Wylie Overstree...

Some time ago I posted this choral piece here.  Several months later a smaller choral group, with far better sound posted a cleaner version...

This is so moving.  The oppression of North Korea as told from someone who has lived it....

Doolin, County Clare It was an evening where we were, all together, lost in time - under a dark and cloudy sky in a pub in Ireland.  It ...