https://youtu.be/3gLsEt3sEIk?feature=shared&t=8 To many (I believe), it is almost indisputable that Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) marks the apogee of the Baroque period (seventeenth to mid-eighteenth centuries). His organ chorale titled "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" (When We Are in Profound Distress) (BWV 641) is from the Orgelbüchlein, a collection of his chorale preludes (1712-1717). The … Continue reading When We Are in Profound Distress (BWV 641)
Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atomic Bomb
The photo above (Getty Image) is the view of the mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This was taken from almost 10 km away on August 9, 1945. The American theoretical physicist of German-Jewish descent J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) led the Manhattan Project (1942-) as the director of … Continue reading Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atomic Bomb
Thanks and Prayers
Our son, Kyum, is starting his college life in the Engineering Science program at UofT (Class of 2027) this fall. Since our daughter, Sue, is going back to Rhodes for her junior year next Sunday, we had family time after church to celebrate Kyum for beginning a new chapter of his life. We took a … Continue reading Thanks and Prayers
Paul gave his life for the gospel of Christ
Second Timothy is the last letter Paul penned. He probably wrote it while waiting for his execution. Paul writes, "For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth … Continue reading Paul gave his life for the gospel of Christ
That Scary Middle-Aged Asian Man
I chased them furiously. The two teenage boys crazily ran down the stairs as if they were being chased by a wolf. Being caught finally, the younger one cried, “Bayram, bayram!” The older one gave up fleeing, stopped, and looked back in disbelief. Approaching me, he muttered the same thing, “Bayram, bayram.” I was too … Continue reading That Scary Middle-Aged Asian Man