"Rêver/Dreaming" : chanté par Byron J Bryce

Le ton décontracté de "Rêver/Dreaming", écrit par duo de l'écriture de la chanson du coup Colin Gordon-Farleigh et Greg Scheer, et chanté par Byron J Bryce, vous rappelle les jours paresseux, brumeux d'été, et les rêves d'amants ont anticipé.
La chanson a été enregistrée récemment à Nashville--- la maison de Musique country. Supporté par une grande vidéo produite par Rose Summer, c'est une grande chanson de Pays pour vous pour aimer.

Cette chanson est disponible à télécharger d'iTunes, Amazone et CD Baby, donc pourquoi ne le télécharge pas aujourd'hui et l'aime toujours!

"Secouez la Poussière/Shake the Dust" - chanté par Byron J Bryce

      "Secouez la Poussière/Shake the Dust", écrite par duo de la chanson-écriture Colin Gordon-Farleigh et Greg Scheer, et chanté par Byron J Bryce, a été enregistré récemment à Nashville--- la maison de Musique country. Supporté par une grande vidéo produite par Rose summer, c'est une grande chanson de Pays pour vous pour aimer.
      Cette chanson est disponible à télécharger d'iTunes, Amazone et CD Baby, donc pourquoi ne le télécharge pas aujourd'hui et l'aime toujours!

Une chanson pour votre Anniversaire : "Sérénade anniversaire" chantée par Alan Watson

      Voici une belle chanson anniversaire partager avec celui vous aimez sur votre anniversaire spécial. Avec paroles par Colin Gordon-Farleigh et musique par Andrew Millinchip, c'est la chanson parfaite pour l'occasion!
      Cette chanson est disponible à télécharger d'iTunes, Amazone et CD Baby, donc pourquoi ne le télécharge pas aujourd'hui et l'aime toujours!

The Spiritual Man

"The spiritual man habitually makes eternity-judgments instead of time-judgments. By faith he rises above the tug of earth and the flow of time and learns to think and feel as one who has already left the world and gone to join the innumerable company of angels and the general assembly and Church of the First-born which are written in heaven. Such a man would rather be useful than famous and would rather serve than be served. And all this must be by the operation of the Holy Spirit within him. No man can become spiritual by himself. Only the free Spirit can make a man spiritual."
- A.W.Tozer

The Gospel Message

It's often said that the Gospel message of Jesus Christ is designed to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. The Apostle Paul excelled at the former, as his pastoral letters make clear, but it would be fair to say that he specialised in the latter.

I hope and pray that I am able, therefore, to continue disturbing the comfortable for the remainder of my life!

Shake the Dust - Byron J Bryce

The weather is getting cooler in the mornings and evenings as the Autumn establishes itself, and so a real foot-tapper like this song by songwriting duo, Colin Gordon-Farleigh and Greg Scheer, is just the thing to make you feel a little warmer! "Shake the Dust" sung by Byron J Bryce is available to download from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.

"The Voice" is going to be silent!

      I am working on what is to be the final edition of "The Voice Christian News & Views" today. I have published and edited the magazine for ten years as part of my ministry, but have felt for some while that this needs to come to a close. They say that you should always bow out when the people want more, and I think that that will certainly be the case with "The Voice."
      What an exciting journey it has been! Up to a couple of years ago there were six issues a year published, distributed to subscribers in twenty countries. A couple of years ago, due to increasing costs and falling donations due to the economic downturn, the decision was made to cut it down to four issues a year, and the next big change was to put it online and only distribute hard copy to the UK subscribers. Unfortunately, the costs of production have continued to rise, just like everything else.
      I am so grateful for all of the brilliant writers who have helped me over the years to achieve the success that the magazine has enjoyed, for without them we would never have built or maintained the readership levels as high as they have been.
      The final issue will be out in a few weeks, so keep a watch out for it!

"Anniversary Serenade" sung by Alan Watson

Here is a great song for any anniversary occasion, with lyrics by Colin Gordon-Farleigh an music by Andrew Millinchip.  It is warmly and beautifully sung by Alan Watson, Runcorn's 'Mr Smooth' and is availablke to download from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby, or to purchase on CD from Sheer Joy Music.

Grace Reigns - Kevin Williams (Rom 5:21)

This is a first-class discourse on the subject of God's overwhelming grace.  Kevin Williams speaks from a Spirit-inspired heart, and pulls no punches. After all, what's the point of giving people half the meal to make it easier for them to digest when what they need for their eternal salvation is the whole truth.

I'm Waiting for You Kitty Wu

Check out this beautiful song from the talented Kitty Wu, released on the SJM label and available to download from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.

Louisa Ellingham in accident at Portwen

     At the beginning of September we were in Port Isaac, which is the home of the fictional Portwen and the 'Doc Martin' TV series. The photo above is of Doc Martin's house and surgery.
     On Monday evening we were watching the latest episode in this favourite program and, like most viewers, were stunned when we saw Louisa hit by a car. I read in the press that there have been a raft of complaints about the graphic nature of the scene, yet there is a good side to the way in which it was depicted. After all, people do not get a warning when they are about to be involved in an accident. It happens in a split second, and it's that fact that impresses the horror of it all on our minds more than anything. The lesson to be learned from this episode is the importance of going about with care and being alert. Louisa ran across into the path of the vehicle without looking. It could happen to anyone.
     So, yes, we were stunned, horrified and somewhat upset, but I think that the programme makers nevertheless got it right because of the lesson that can be drawn from it.

One of the places we photographed was the village school where Louise Ellingham (nee Glasson) is the head teacher. 

 Above is a shot looking down on the beach in front of the harbour.

A long shot across the harbour to the doctor's house.

Dating an Actress

Who knows when this might be useful in your life!

Cofio Senghenydd

Samantha Link sings "Love Alone"

The talented Samantha Link sings "Love Alone" with lyrics by Colin Gordon-Farleigh and Music by Tony Seeger. This Celtic song has a distinctly baroque feel to it as a result of the Seraph-Harp guitar played by Tony Seeger, and the haunting tones of the whistle, played by Catherine Ashcroft, makes this a really different sound for Samantha to her usual repertoire.

Up, Up and Away, in my beautiful balloon .....

I finally went on my long-anticipated air-balloon flight which was given to me by my wife as a special birthday present. There were 16 of us plus the pilot in the basket, and the photo above shows us almost ready for lift-off.

 Lift-off!

 Up in the air, flying upward to around 1100 or 1200 feet above sea level, with nothing but the occasional sound of the burner. What a wonderful sensation, just floating along at about 9 miles per hour, with hardly any feeling of movement. The flight was all that I had always anticipated, and more!

Once we were back on terra firma, which was about two hours after take-off, we were given a certificate to commemorate our flight.

Wild Horses (Beneath the Raging Moon) - Byron J Bryce

Great song, great news!
I'm pleased to announce that my song, Wild Horses (Beneath a Raging Moon), sung by Byron J Bryce, is moving up the ReverbNation Country Chart, and getting increasingly noticed on YouTube. Please help to give it another big push in the right direction by sharing it with your friends. Thank you! You can download the song from iTunes, Amazon or CD Baby.

"Abinger Road" --- New CD from Hayley Oliver & the Hayley Oliver Band

Like most folk, I love getting presents, especially when the present arrives unexpectedly!
This morning I received a fabulous present from my good friend Hayley Oliver, and I'm enjoying listening to it as I write this post. The gift that the mailman brought this morning was the new CD from Hayley Oliver & the Hayley Oliver Band, "Abinger Road" which, just like previous releases from both Hayley and the band, demonstrates just how Country Music should sound. I LOVE it!

You can buy it for yourself by following this link. 

Here's a taste of what Hayley Oliver & the Band sound like from a previous CD:

Children's Exam Results : A Nun Grading Papers

The following landed in my email inbox this morning, and so I thought that I would share it with you to start your day with a smile.

A Nun Grading Papers 

     Can you imagine the nun sitting at her desk grading these papers, all the while trying to keep a straight face and maintain her composure!  Pay special attention to the wording and spelling.  If you know the Bible even a little, then you'll find this hilarious!
     It comes from a Catholic Elementary School test. 

The children were asked questions about both the Old and the New Testaments, and the following statements are the answers they gave. The statements have not been amended or corrected, and any incorrect spellings have been left in.

1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF.

2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NOAH'S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS. 

4. THE JEWS WERE A PROUD PEOPLE AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH UNSYMPATHETIC GENITALS.

5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIMSELF BE LED ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL LIKE DELILAH. 

6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH THE AXE OF THE APOSTLES. 

7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD, WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS.

8. THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL DROWNED IN THE DESSERT. AFTERWARDS, MOSES WENT UP TO MOUNT CYANIDE TO GET THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENTS WAS WHEN EVE TOLD ADAM TO EAT THE APPLE.

10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY. 

11. MOSES DIED BEFORE HE EVER REACHED CANADA THEN JOSHUA LED THE HEBREWS IN THE BATTLE OF GERITOL.

12. THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN THE BIBLE IS WHEN JOSHUA TOLD HIS SON TO STAND STILL AND HE OBEYED HIM.

13. DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING WHO WAS SKILLED AT PLAYING THE LIAR. HE FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.

14. SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVIDS SONS, HAD 300 WIVES AND 700 PORCUPINES.

15. WHEN MARY HEARD SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF JESUS, SHE SANG THE MAGNA CARTA. 
16. WHEN THE THREE WISE GUYS FROM THE EAST SIDE ARRIVED THEY FOUND JESUS IN THE MANAGER.

17. JESUS WAS BORN BECAUSE MARY HAD AN IMMACULATE CONTRAPTION. 

18. ST. JOHN THE BLACKSMITH DUMPED WATER ON HIS HEAD. 

19. JESUS ENUNCIATED THE GOLDEN RULE, WHICH SAYS TO DO UNTO OTHERS BEFORE THEY DO ONE TO YOU. HE ALSO EXPLAINED A MAN DOTH NOT LIVE BY SWEAT ALONE.

20. IT WAS A MIRICLE WHEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND MANAGED TO GET THE TOMBSTONE OFF THE ENTRANCE. 

21. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE LORD WERE CALLED THE 12 DECIBELS.

22. THE EPISTELS WERE THE WIVES OF THE APOSTLES.

23. ONE OF THE OPPOSSUMS WAS ST. MATTHEW WHO WAS ALSO A TAXIMAN.

24. ST. PAUL CAVORTED TO CHRISTIANITY, HE PREACHED HOLY ACRIMONY, WHICH IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MARRAIGE. 

25. CHRISTIANS HAVE ONLY ONE SPOUSE. THIS IS CALLED MONOTONY.

Aren't Children great!!

We must never forget: "9/11 Remembered"

9/11 Remembered

Close your eyes and try to keep out the dust;
Close your ears and try to keep out the sounds;
Close your mind and try to keep out the pain.

What now? Now that the years are passing,
and the ground no longer blossoms red?

What now? Now that the cloying dust has turned
into a vast bouquet of concrete roses?

What now? Now that the mind, in relaxed moments,
recalls the awful sounds of people screaming,
people crying,
--- of people dying?
What now?

Are all the lessons learned?
Has hatred turned to love?

Or is the world the same, despite the rhetoric
that it was changed for ever on that day?

So many questions. So many questions.

Yet still no answers from the growing shroud
that covers all the mounting dead.

Still no answers from the bleating throng
who find their solace in the world instead.

Still no peace exists 'tween man and man,
nor ever will as long as hate exists.

So on this day, when we recall the horror
of that day when life was changed,
let us make a stand for peace,
a stand for love,
a stand for Christ;

and in His name, pray to our God above
that our world will change again.
Yet let this change be one that turns on love.

© Copyright 2009 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh

My 'Hymn for Today' : "Here I Am Lord"

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Come, Lord Jesus, to my heart,

Willing, I would, play my part;

Here I am Lord, here for Thee,

Come, Lord Jesus, let it be.

I will serve Thee here below,

Arms wide open, eyes aglow;

Here I am Lord, here for Thee,

Come, Lord Jesus, let it be.

Thou hast healed my sinful heart,

Cleansed my soul, set me apart;

Here I am Lord, here for Thee,

Come, Lord Jesus, let it be.

Willing, give my life to Thee,

Now Thy light my blind eyes see;

Here I am Lord, here for Thee,

Come, Lord Jesus, let it be.

© 2006 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh