In 1964, Anthony Hopkins composed a beautiful waltz called And the Waltz Goes On. It was never performed, and over time the sheet music was forgotten.
Nearly 50 years later, his wife found the music and sent it to conductor André Rieu, who arranged for it to be performed in Vienna in 2011.
Imagine spending decades believing something you created would never be heard... then sitting in the audience as it comes to life for the very first time.
It's a reminder that not every dream happens when we want it to. Sometimes life has its own timing.
What's a dream you've held onto, no matter how long it's taken?
“Hold out for the robust and uncompromising vision of God’s kingdom of love. For us, it’s a dream. For God, it’s reality.” — Stephanie Spellers https://t.co/sA4hUzrCfo
I am troubled by Trump. But I’m even more troubled by the Christians who defend him.
Every time I hear @Franklin_Graham support Trump, I think of the words of his dad:
“I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form… It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.” – Billy Graham
Follow Jesus. Not Trump.
Public theologian Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019) encouraged people who had been shamed by their families and churches for moving beyond the strict confines of faith, sexuality, or gender norms. Read more: https://t.co/d2RkUEzwVd
Minnesota: Echoes of the deadly “Starlight Tours” — migrants released from federal detention and abandoned in subzero temperatures, forced into potentially lethal marches through the cold.