Music – Page 2 – defying atrophy

Omar

God made poetry instead of just adjectives

May 16, 2020

Ben Kohns

Life, Love, Music, Poetry, Uncategorized

Dr Zhivago, Egypt, Funny GIrl, loss, Love, mystery, Poetry, Sphinx

The Messenger Project

A plan was hatched. A true “chicken or the egg?” scenario, if you think about it.

May 15, 2020

Ben Kohns

Blessings, Christianity, Death, Faith, Gay marriage, Homosexuality, Justice, Kindness, Life, Love, Mental Illness, Music, Poetry, Politics, Purpose, The Messenger Project

#napowrimo, #napowrimo2020, collaboration, erasure, Poetry

the natural

Mary Oliver is my girl. always my muse.

May 15, 2020

Ben Kohns

Blessings, Life, Music, Poetry, Purpose, The Messenger Project

#napowrimo, #napowrimo2020, mary oliver, Poetry, pure, unassuming

note by note

complex chromaticity compels me

April 26, 2020

Ben Kohns

Life, Music, Poetry, Purpose, Uncategorized

bach, gigout, king of instruments, Music, notes, organ, parenting, pipes, Poetry, teaching, toccata, widor

Nameless Graces

How can I not “wax poetic” when dispassionate prattle fails to ignite the flame of a candle worth holding?

April 16, 2020

Ben Kohns

Music, Poetry, Uncategorized

Amadeus, Mozart, Music, Numbers, Piano Concerto, Poetry, Words

The Food of Love

The music made my heart begin to beat I thought I knew music, but none like this

April 13, 2020

Ben Kohns

Life, Love, Music, Poetry

#napowrimo, #napowrimo2020, Love, Music, Poetry, triolet

Caveats

I make no claim of being more correct than another in theology or orthodoxy, and in no way will I intend to belittle or judge anyone else’s theology, orthodoxy, or lack thereof.

January 14, 2015

Ben Kohns

Blessings, Blog Entries, Charity, Christianity, Christmas, Death, Donald Trump, Faith, Gay marriage, Hillary Clinton, Homosexuality, Jesus, Justice, Kindness, Life, Love, Mental Illness, Music, Poetry, Politics, Prose, Purpose, Suicide, Uncategorized, Woodworking

Christianity, Education, Humanity, Life, Ministry, Music, Religion, Spirituality

Who I am today is still a work in progress. I think I’ve finally realized I will always be in progress, and accepting that is freeing me to sit at my laptop and tell you (and myself) where I’ve been and where I am, even if that means admitting I DON’T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED…

January 11, 2015

Ben Kohns

Blessings, Blog Entries, Charity, Christianity, Christmas, Coming Out – The Journey, Death, Donald Trump, Faith, Gay marriage, Hillary Clinton, Homosexuality, Jesus, Justice, Kindness, Life, Love, Mental Illness, Music, Poetry, Politics, Prose, Purpose, Suicide, Uncategorized, Woodworking