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Hearts and Minds Book Store Children's Books for Easter

Hearts and Minds book store is a Christian mom and pop business located in Dallastown, PA., run by Byron Borger and his wife Beth. Byron reviews Christian books on a blog site that  is a treasure house of information. I purchase books through his online service and have never been disappointed by any of his recommendations. Each order is accompanied by a friendly personal note, and the turn around time from order to doorstep is very quick. I have corresponded with him on several occasions, to pick his brain on books for our Men's Sunday AM Bible study or a particular topic I am personally interested in, and he is most helpful. So why am I telling you about this wonderful book store? Today's Blog on Lenten topics also features several children's books. One of them being the newest board book from the Baby Believer's series for Easter, whose series I talked about in in a previous posting. I love these books and this one would be a nice addition to your little one's Easter basket!

Attachment: Hearts Minds Books.pdf

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Silence Is Golden

My wife and I, after a busy day, decided on a late dinner out, and selected a restaurant that based on previous experiences, would be fairly quiet. I just wanted to be able to sit across from my wife and not have to shout above the din, to have a conversation. Oh well,it was a good thought anyway. Our quiet dinner was anything but! There was a large table of about 12 adults who were celebrating a birthday and were rather loud and boisterous, as people are, after consuming mass quantities of adult beverages. It was the cow bell and the party hooters that the reveler's delighted in ringing and hooting, making it sound like a New Years Eve party in Whoville, (Ya-Who's no doubt) that really irked me. There is a point to my story. The following morning I got up early and settled in to scanning the news papers for material to post on the site. What do I find ? A review of a book entitled, "Silence." Normally, I would have bypassed it, but because of my previous night's experience, it caught my attention.

We live in a world of earbuds, muzak on elevators and every business you walk into, not to mention gas pumps, and multiple screens blaring different sporting events, smart phones that talk to you and emit various rings and beeps. Today's society experiences a constant deluge of sound that assaults us from every direction. Jane Brox is the author of the book, "Silence," in which she explores the history and cultural meaning of silence. The book review itself is an interesting read, written by Christine Rosen of the WSJ.

By the way, I had the fish sandwich and Tracey did the fish taco's, both were good.

Attachment: The Rest Is Noise - WSJ.pdf

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The End Is Nigh

The full title of The New York Times article by Kimberly Bradley is, “The End Is Nigh. Can Design Save Us?” The Milan Triennial showcases projects by designers, architects and artists that highlight humanity’s troubled relationship to nature. The curator of the exhibition, Paola Antonelli, believes, "Our only chance at survival is to design our own beautiful extinction." Not very optimistic, she believes that humankind will go the way of the dinosaurs. As Christians, we place our hope in Jesus Christ for our redemption and not in mankind’s scientific and technological achievements. Revelations 21:5 says,”Behold, I am making all things new.” Christ’s Redemption isn’t just for individual souls; it means the restoration of the whole cosmos back to its pre-fall glory. 

There were several words in the article I had to look up, because I had never heard of them before. "The Anthropocene Age” (today’s geological era marked by man’s domination of the environment); you won't find this term in a geology text because it was just made up. Bonobos (purportedly, human’s closest primate relative) actually exist, likened to a pygmy chimpanzee; their claim to fame, they have sex to settle conflicts. Considered an endangered species, one must assume that they haven’t been fighting much as of late. One exhibit I found to be quite humorous was by a neurobiologist who studies plant intelligence, hoping to find out how they can communicate with humans. Good luck with that! I wonder if he ever heard the old adage "dumb as a stump?" Overall, there are some very thought provoking exhibits that would be interesting to experience. One of which is "The Great Animal Orchestra." Bernie Kraus has been traveling around the world since 1968, recording the sounds of nature which he uses to create complex musical scores. This alone would be worth the price of admission. So if you happen to be in Milan, Italy, before September 1, you might want to take it in.

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