by Dale K. Edmondson | Apr 19, 2022 | Opinion
It was 83 years ago this Easter, April 19, that Marian Anderson gave her memorable concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Wearing her fur coat on a cool, damp and drizzly afternoon, she began to sing: “My country, ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee, I sing.” Six...
by Dale K. Edmondson | Feb 11, 2022 | Opinion
The Lord’s prayer was presenting an increasing challenge for me. The issue had surfaced one day when I was praying and came to the words, “Thy kingdom come.” I stopped there, wrestling with the words. “Can I pray this truly,” I asked, “without committing myself to...
by Dale K. Edmondson | Nov 12, 2021 | Opinion
Anyone who thinks opera belongs in a museum or treats only the machinations of the elite needs to see “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” The first opera by a Black composer to be performed by the Metropolitan Opera Company in its 138-year history was given its Met debut on...
by Dale K. Edmondson | Sep 23, 2021 | Opinion
They call it “downsizing” – deciding what to take and what to leave when you move to a smaller residence. I downsized recently. In the process, I had to assess the importance of certain pieces of furniture. Tables, I found, had a special place in my...
by Dale K. Edmondson | Jun 3, 2021 | Opinion
People in the Christian church have now entered the season of Pentecost. Coming 50 days after Easter, Pentecost ushers in the longest period in the Western church’s liturgical calendar – a period often referred to as “Ordinary Time” that continues until Advent. At the...