We Pay our 2012 Taxes Under Protest
In Fiscal Year 2012, the federal government will spend over $3.7 trillion. That’s a lot of money. 53% of every one of those tax dollars, will be used for past and present wars…. Where is the return on our tax money? We decided to ask those who invest it. Mr. Douglas Shulman, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service » » »
Caught up in the music of life: Native singer-songwriter will play free show in city. (Lancaster Newspapers)
Jan 22, 2012 00:06 by MICHAEL SCHWARTZ For a guy with a new studio, new record, new label, new North American tour — and a new baby — Denison Witmer has an unabashed, downright sentimental fondness for the old. On stage, the 35-year-old singer/songwriter still plays a generous helping of songs he wrote when he was » » »
Concert Debut To Feature Denison Witmer (Featured in Engle Press)
By Dayna M. Reidenouer “What would our neighborhoods look like if we were more intentional with our relationships with our neighbors?” That is the challenge put forth by the collective of friends, organizations, and artisans who formed the community initiative, “#iheartlancity.” (The “pound sign” is also called a hashtag; it is used by the interactive » » »
Carry The Weight: The Vision Behind our Denison Witmer Concert
When Katie and I moved back from Huntington Beach California this past fall, we felt we were to pick up a few pieces of our prior lives in Lancaster, but also allow a few to fall where they may. One of those pieces that we felt pulled towards, was our involvement in the lives of our neighbors in the » » »
The unwavering motivation, dedication & commitment of MLK Jr.
It was Sunday night, when I remembered that we were on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Like many other white Americans, the business of life overwhelmed me and this day of great significance crept up on me. It is a day when the Social Media world is overwhelmed with posting some of » » »
Fixed Soon.
I used to blog almost weekly. After moving my server and loosing most of my blog posts, I’ve become lazy with my blog. I am in the process of envisioning a new blog project, hopefully soon, I feel confident with an idea and begin to blog on a regular basis again. For now…Check out my » » »
Free Concert with Denison Witmer & Matt Wheeler.
We’re Excited. Denison Witmer, a Philadelphia-based international recording artist is renown for his definitive and talented neo-folk singer/songwriter style. He returns to his hometown of Lancaster Pennsylvania to perform a rare, free and intimate concert, with local artist Matt Wheeler on January 28. Many people have compared Denison to the likes of Cat Stevens and » » »
Concert with The Violet Burning 10/23/11
After 20 years as a band and 100,000 CDs sold, Lebanon Valley College’s Miller Chapel brings in an independent rock sensation. The Violet Burning may be the biggest band you have never heard of. However, after over twenty years as a band and 100,000 CD units sold and several world tours; the band is scheduled » » »
Book Review: “Cotton Patch for the Kingdom: Clarence Jordan’s Demonstration Plot at Koinonia Farm”
Clarence Jordan was a normal southern Baptist Minister with a contagious vision of the Kingdom of God. Clarence bore witness to arguably one of the most trying times in America, the years uneasing Political Wars and a era of expressive Racial tension. To make things worst, Clarence didn’t witness this era from above the Mason-Dixon » » »
Book Review: Through Fire and Water – An Overview of Mennonite History
I am finally getting a chance to sit down and write down my thoughts on this book from Herald Press, sent to me by the folks at Mennonite Publishing Network. It actually was one of my favorite reads on the Anabaptist Movement in quite some time. To all my fellow friends and family in an Anabaptist church, reading this » » »
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