invisible power

I'm playing organ at a Lancaster church this Sunday, Easter. That's an invisible product, right? Useless if you are deaf. The resurrection will be the subject. Two thousand years ago visible. Today, invisible. So here comes a guy from this truck to my door with a bill for $84 for some invisible stuff. Precisely 20.8 gallons. How do they measure this stuff out? Fine print says deduct ten percent if paid in ten days. I'll do that. The box is checked beside sniff test--which gives me my theology thought for the day. If you can't see it, try to smell it. Or, if it lights your fire it's something.

up in smoke

East of Monterey, when I drive to Souderton for my job Tuesday morning, I see the Limerick nuclear machine. One of those puffs is me turning the pipe organ on and using electricty.

I see this sight right after I turn north off of Route 23 in the village of Histand, which is 2 miles or so east of Route 100. If you like the Byzantine Pennsylvania web of roads, this is West Bridge Road. In four miles I'll be in Spring City. Cross the Skylkill and I'm in Royersford.

Hey, I like farmers who leave the corn stalk in the rough. Monterey farmers whack and chop them to the ground asap.

The pipes at Bryn Mawr

Inside those stones at Bryn Mawr, a town on the mainline just west of Philadelphia, these pipes sit in the balony at the rear of the church. My mind was drifting just a little bit during the master class seminar led by Wilma Jensen. I just spun the camera up and to the right.

To the left is a stained glass window celebrating hymns, with the hymn, "When In Our Music God Is Glorified," and the notation of the tune.

Pipe organ at work

Front page of Mennonite Weekly Review: new pipe organ being installed at Hesston, Kan., Mennonite Church.

Don't often see pipe organ or any other kind in Menno church papers. Understandable--because there aren't many. In fact, there aren't many people who off the top of their heads would say they want one, or want to hear one.

Since late November I've been working with a pipe organ again. It's the one at Zion Mennonite Church in Souderton, Pa.

www.cbfisk.com. Go to instruments, then small organs and you'll find #51.

I'll have to get a sound file and a pic.