tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post5207662411338297310..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: Doxology...John Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-35156293487102296702018-04-30T16:01:39.499-05:002018-04-30T16:01:39.499-05:00I remember the doxology from many church services-...I remember the doxology from many church services- it always came at the very end of the Service and was followed with a long, drawn out "Aaaaaa-Men", and I still remember the sense of relief that the long, boring Service in an over-heated church was now at an end and I could get on with my Sunday, which usually included lots of mashed potatoes and gravy and something like swiss steak at a friend's house. And then running around barefoot on the grass tossing a football, or making a fort with straw bales in the barn. Hot diggity! But you had to get through the Service first.WhyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046543188384740257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-50079007999616970532018-04-30T07:03:42.687-05:002018-04-30T07:03:42.687-05:00Seems I remember this from attending the Methodist...Seems I remember this from attending the Methodist church many many years ago. And it was right after the plate had been passed and retrieved. Thank you for that memory.Rita B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03508252090653732674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-32248440407127746902018-04-29T22:34:39.005-05:002018-04-29T22:34:39.005-05:00John, enjoyed your reference to the history of ...John, enjoyed your reference to the history of 'The Doxology'. I have never looked it up to determine when this ritual of the church began. Shaming myself for not doing so, but you gave me a boost to study it and it more meaningful with the knowledge of it's beginnings. Gene Adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922855073773995059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-43662828333645276532018-04-29T18:49:53.421-05:002018-04-29T18:49:53.421-05:00My favorite song from childhood is This Is My Fath...My favorite song from childhood is This Is My Father's World, which I still know.Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.com