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Terry Yount

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Alyssa Smith

May 31, 20243 min read

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Volume 2 No. 5 May, 2024 Exploring trends in the arts When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is...

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Alyssa Smith

Apr 21, 202411 min read

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Volume 2, No. 4 Exploring trends in the arts When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the...

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Alyssa Smith

Mar 24, 20246 min read

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Vol. 2 No.3 Exploring trends in all the arts In this issue... Vocation: Church Organists - dying art or opportunity for the young? Music:...

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Alyssa Smith

Mar 9, 20243 min read

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Vol. 2 No.2 Exploring trends in all the arts I would not have these things take possession of my soul. Let God possess it, he who made...

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Terry Yount

Jan 15, 20244 min read

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Vol. 2, No. 1 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE FILM How do you rate children’s movies? MUSIC Digital downloads for...

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Terry Yount

Dec 16, 20237 min read

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Vol. 1, No. 11 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE CULINARY ARTS 'Perfect' Christmas Cookies MUSIC Recommended Christmas...

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Terry Yount

Nov 25, 20237 min read

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Vol. 1 No. 10 Exploring trends in all the IN THIS ISSUE IN THE NEWS Religion in London’s National Gallery? POETRY All Things New by...

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Terry Yount

Oct 30, 20233 min read

Feature: Ghost Stories

M R James: Master of the Victorian Ghost Story Jones Hogsed, guest contributor Autumn, and by extension, “spooky season,” is here in full...

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Terry Yount

Oct 14, 20237 min read

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Vol. 1 No. 9 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE FILM Oppenheimer MUSIC Contralto Jess Dandy WRITING What writers say about...

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Terry Yount

Sep 18, 20235 min read

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Vol. 1 No. 8 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE ARTICLE On Making: When Artists Minimize Recognition MUSIC Stanford’s...

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Terry Yount

Jun 1, 20234 min read

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Vol. 1 No. 7 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE MUSIC Pipe Organ “Helmuth” Finds New Home POETRY George Herbert PHOTOGRAPHY...

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Terry Yount

Apr 15, 202314 min read

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Vol. 1 No. 6 Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE... Music: Doug Yeo on Auditions Theology: “When We Become Beautiful” Michael...

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Terry Yount

Mar 18, 20234 min read

Mere Beauty Journal Vol. 1 No. 5

Exploring trends in all the arts If you are going to house the ultimate ideal…you are going to build something beautiful … Jordan...

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Terry Yount

Feb 15, 20233 min read

Mere Beauty Journal Vol. 1 No. 4

Exploring trends in all the arts IN THIS ISSUE… MEDIA: Makers and Mystics with Stephen Roach MUSIC: Jake Runstad Organ Cases: where are...

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Terry Yount

Jan 17, 20233 min read

Mere Beauty Journal Vol. 1 No. 3

Exploring trends in all the arts There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. ~Joseph Addison IN THIS...

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Terry Yount

Dec 1, 20225 min read

Mere Beauty Journal Vol. 1 No. 2

Exploring trends in all the arts Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life ~Pablo Picasso IN THIS ISSUE: Lausanne Statement...

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Terry Yount

Nov 5, 202210 min read

Mere Beauty Journal Vol. 1 No. 1

IN THIS ISSUE: Composer J. A. C. Redford An artist of faith, Redford moves across genres to produce unique 21st century music. Artist...

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Terry Yount

Jun 4, 20227 min read

Food as Art: A Personal Journey

Laura Angus Yount As a classical singer who loves to cook, I have often felt that putting together a good recital was very much like...

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Terry Yount

Apr 13, 20225 min read

"Batter My Heart, Three Person'd God"

John Donne's Holy Sonnet for the 21st Century Whether he meant to or not, 17th century poet John Donne left future generations a message....

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Terry Yount

Mar 23, 20223 min read

Mediocrity: It’s Easy, and it Sells

Terry Yount, March 28, 2022 Author and commentator Terry Mattingly is right. In the Christian subculture, there are writers who appeal...

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