m bells
@mbells.bsky.social
gospel declaring follower of Jesus, husband (45 years), father of 3, papa (6), runner, cyclist, former geologist, retired pastor, city lover, East Africa lover, coffee drinker
On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.
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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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Playing a keyboard is easy
“There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” ~J.S. Bach
“There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” ~J.S. Bach
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Playing a keyboard is easy
“There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” ~J.S. Bach
“There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” ~J.S. Bach
it's that time of the year
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it's that time of the year
The best gifts don't fit under a tree...(especially dinosaurs!)
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The best gifts don't fit under a tree...(especially dinosaurs!)
St. John Chrysostom (347-407) preached what is considered the 1st Christmas sermon in 386AD
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oncoffee.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-...
the 1st known Christmas sermon
oncoffee.blogspot.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
St. John Chrysostom (347-407) preached what is considered the 1st Christmas sermon in 386AD
oncoffee.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-...
oncoffee.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-...
Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day
praise what today the highest has done
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation
begin to sing with rejoicing and exaltation
Serve the highest with glorious choirs
let us honour the name of our ruler
JS Bach: Cantata for Christmas Day
youtu.be/i9dnmnqEFNs
praise what today the highest has done
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation
begin to sing with rejoicing and exaltation
Serve the highest with glorious choirs
let us honour the name of our ruler
JS Bach: Cantata for Christmas Day
youtu.be/i9dnmnqEFNs
J.S. Bach - Christmas Cantatas (Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent)
YouTube video by EuroArtsChannel
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December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day
praise what today the highest has done
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation
begin to sing with rejoicing and exaltation
Serve the highest with glorious choirs
let us honour the name of our ruler
JS Bach: Cantata for Christmas Day
youtu.be/i9dnmnqEFNs
praise what today the highest has done
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation
begin to sing with rejoicing and exaltation
Serve the highest with glorious choirs
let us honour the name of our ruler
JS Bach: Cantata for Christmas Day
youtu.be/i9dnmnqEFNs
God becomes a baby, demonstrating that his way of conquering evil is not through force, but through the power of humble, innocent love.
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
God becomes a baby, demonstrating that his way of conquering evil is not through force, but through the power of humble, innocent love.
"Miracle is just a word we use for the things the powers have deluded us into thinking that God is unable to do." ~Walter Wink
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Miracle is just a word we use for the things the powers have deluded us into thinking that God is unable to do." ~Walter Wink
For all those travelling home this Christmas...
"I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did — traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there." ~Tina Fey
"I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did — traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there." ~Tina Fey
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
For all those travelling home this Christmas...
"I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did — traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there." ~Tina Fey
"I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did — traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there." ~Tina Fey
the only thing that has changed in 14 years is the location... oncoffee.blogspot.com/2011/12/wome...
women in the blue bra and Christmas
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December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
the only thing that has changed in 14 years is the location... oncoffee.blogspot.com/2011/12/wome...
The Virgin Mary Consoles Eve' by Grace Remington.
December 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Virgin Mary Consoles Eve' by Grace Remington.
"Grace is not a race to the finish line. It is the patient, renovating work of God over a lifetime, often through people who will not collude with our illusions but also will not abandon us in our shame."
~Chuck DeGroat, When Patterns Tell the Truth
~Chuck DeGroat, When Patterns Tell the Truth
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Grace is not a race to the finish line. It is the patient, renovating work of God over a lifetime, often through people who will not collude with our illusions but also will not abandon us in our shame."
~Chuck DeGroat, When Patterns Tell the Truth
~Chuck DeGroat, When Patterns Tell the Truth
should we be yodelling Christmas carols?
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December 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
should we be yodelling Christmas carols?
apnews.com/article/unes...
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some old school christmas music
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The Ventures 1965 The Ventures Christmas Album
YouTube video by Happy Christmas
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December 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
some old school christmas music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkeJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkeJ...
"Indecision may or may not be my problem." ~Jimmy Buffett
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Indecision may or may not be my problem." ~Jimmy Buffett
"To follow Jesus means picking up rhythms & ways of doing things that are often unsaid but always derivative from Jesus."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"To follow Jesus means picking up rhythms & ways of doing things that are often unsaid but always derivative from Jesus."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson