Paul O'Rear -- Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 6:51 AM (No Comments)
Categories: Parables
Tags: God, Jesus, Jewish, Luke, Nicodemus, Parables, Pharisees, Prodigal Son, Repentance, Sanhedrin, Sinners, Tax Collectors
[PART 1 OF 4]
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is one of Jesus’ most well-known parables. It is actually the third in a series of parables that Jesus told, one after the other, in Luke chapter 15. All three parables have a common theme.
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Paul O'Rear -- Sunday, December 7, 2008, 2:18 PM (5 Comments)
Categories: Music
Tags: Americans, Australians, Bagpipes, Bettie O'Rear, Celtic music, Clint O'Rear, College Station Texas, Colorado, Danny Boy, David O'Rear, Englishmen, Fred Weatherly, Irish diaspora, Irish music, Irishmen, James Flannery, Jewish, Larry O'Rear, Londonderry Air, Malachy McCourt, Marjorie Konner, Mark O'Rear, Mark Vittert, Mel Konner, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Robert Armstrong, Sinn Fein-ers, St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis Missouri, Thanksgiving, The Three Irish Tenors, Tim Bennett, Ulstermen, Wes O'Rear
[PART 3 OF 3]
In my first Danny Boy post …
- I shared with you the fascinating history surrounding the tune to which the words of “Danny Boy” were set, back in the early 1900’s;
- I explored the possibility that this song may have played an important role in my own family’s history
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- I shared my long-held desire to someday record a four-part harmony version of the song with my four brothers, in honor of my sweet Dad.
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