Tag: music
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What I’d Climbed Up There to Do: On Learning to Play the Carillon
As a fall semester begins for students and educators, I’m sharing this essay inspired by my own college days. It originally appeared in “Bell: Essays by readers” in the March 2024 issue of The Christian Century. ~~~ I can’t fully explain why I did it. I thought a lot about those bells. Lying in my…
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On What We Choose To Keep
Something struck me as I moved to a new home with the new year. Entering a new year, like moving to a new home, often inspires me to evaluate what does and does not go with me. I think of myself as relentlessly practical about that. Anything not used in the last year becomes fair…
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Callie J. Smith writes about women who, like her, are finding themselves. Her stories and essays explore everyday things like hope, creativity, and grief.
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