Seacliffs Blog

In the US this week, we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a remarkable time of gratitude and connection that I don’t want to lose sight of amid turkey, football, and naps. This Psalm has been front and center for me this week. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and…

Walking by a bookstore in the airport this week, I noticed that a famed musician, Booker T. Jones, released a book. Booker T. was instrumental in Memphis soul music and Stax Records in the ’60s and ’70s. He played on or produced an incredible number of hits and excellent songs. His jam piece, Green Onions,…

I borrowed my Father in-laws banjo when he flew south for the Winter. The instrument looks simple, but it is so hard to play. Getting a decent or somewhat listenable sound out of a banjo is a modern-day miracle. It took me back to when I started playing the guitar years ago when small improvements…

We love attending the performances of a youth theater group in our area. Families we are friends with have their kids in the shows, and my kids always want to go to see their friends perform. One year we get tickets to the Dr Seuss show Seussical the Musical. Our tickets are right down front…

There is a bloke I’m in community with that gets under my skin. I see him every week, and he feels the need to talk or repeat whatever I say with an Australian accent. He is a nice enough guy, is influential, and is respected. I let the behavior slide, but it still bothers me.…