The people of God had been in captivity for twenty-five years already, when the Lord begins to direct a vision and message of hope to his people through the prophet Ezekiel. He wanted to renew his covenant with them, do a ‘vow renewal’ if you will. In Ezekiel chapters 40, 41 and 42, we can […]
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My eyes have gone through quite a metamorphosis during my lifetime. It was after I started first grade that I noticed that I could not see very well. Things progressed and at around third grade I could not see the writing on the blackboard in my classroom. Of course, we know, especially with small children,
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In the fifth and final part of this discussion, regarding the part that music plays in communication, let us examine how it can be used in therapy. The term “Music in Illness” was first heard in 1891 in a letter written to an editor by Frederick Harford, M.D. He noted that he had had a
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This is our fourth part of examining music as a notable aspect of communication and should continue to be used and researched. It speaks; therefore, it is a language, it heals; therefore, it is medicine, it creates; therefore, it is an artist; it encourages; therefore, it is an inspirations speaker, it calls to action; therefore,
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This is a continuation of last week’s article. Let us delve a little further into our subject of music as a form of communication. Music can have a direct or masked message. Songs can be written directly and to the point so that even a child can understand and have no doubt of the message,
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One might ask what is music, where does it come from and what is its objective? We can see by the definitions below of music, sound, and communication, that these are all factors that work together to create something beautiful. They are all abilities given to us by our creator and all used to interact
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Although being alone with one’s thoughts occasionally is very beneficial, there is an innate need in mankind to be able to communicate with someone outside of themselves. Even the extremely shy, the introverted or the most independent person finds themselves at one time or another craving contact with some means of expression other than their
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The expression ‘flash in the pan’, does not originate with those panning for gold, though they used it to express their disappointment when they thought they had found something precious, only to discover it was nothing more than a rock. A cook whose bacon has caught on fire on a Saturday morning, might also use
According to the dictionary, a paradox is, one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases or a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true, a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true, an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid
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The development of photography is very interesting to me. Even though most people have always seen things in color, unless they are colored blind, pictures, and photography back in the day, started out as being black and white. The general concept of reflecting an image using what was called ‘camera obscura’ or ‘pinhole imaging’ dates
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