Tag Archives: South Dakota

Epiphany 1: Same Water, Same Love

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him … Continue reading →

Posted in Lectionary 2015 | Tagged An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation, baptism, Christianity, Epiphany, gay marriage, Macklemore, marriage equality, religion, Ryan Lewis, Same Love, same sex marriage, South Dakota | Leave a comment

Christmas 1: Child Is the Father of the Man

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they [Mary & Joseph] brought him [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every … Continue reading →

Posted in Lectionary 2014, Personal | Tagged Black Hills, Child Is the Father of the Man, childhood, Christianity, Christmas, Deadwood, Jean Shepherd, Karl Barth, Nativity of Jesus, New Year, Rankin/Bass, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Song of Simeon, South Dakota, Taizé Roma, Taizé Rome, winter, Zen, Zen Cards | Leave a comment

Track Spotlight: Paradise Fears, “You to Believe In”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

Full disclosure: Paradise Fears hail from my second hometown (Vermillion, SD), and their lead singer, Sam Miller, just happens to be the son of my pastor, mentor, and dear friend, whose influence on my life is probably the single biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Track Spotlights | Tagged alternative rock, Paradise Fears, pop punk, pop-rock, Sam Miller, South Dakota, Vermillion, You to Believe In | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: South Dakota

Epiphany 1: Same Water, Same Love

Christmas 1: Child Is the Father of the Man

Track Spotlight: Paradise Fears, “You to Believe In”

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