Blessings,

John

I believe that was me, and I have no idea why I said ‘Just Kidding’ other than the fact that it was a question that didn’t really fit into the flow of the conversation. But I apologize if I come across as taking the gospel lightly. Never meant to do that. To answer your rhetorical questions above: of course No. No one should apologize for asking such a question, and it is not ridiculous. Thanks for pointing it out so I can clarify.

I was struck by a question from one of your panelists: “Pamela, when Diana Krall came to give you lessons, did you share the Gospel with her? Just kidding.”

I have thought about that and thought about that. Why would a person ‘kid’ about such a thing? Why wouldn’t Pamela have shared the Gospel with Diana Krall? Is the whole idea of asking such a question so ridiculous that you should apologize for having asked it?

I know that Pamela did answer the question, by saying that she didn’t go to church then (and presumably was not a Christian at the time), so the topic did not come up. But your panelist didn’t know that when he asked the question, I presume. So I just can’t stop wondering what led to the ‘just kidding’ part of his question.

Still, as a whole, I was very pleased with the episode. I think was a wonderful way to bless the Lord’s people with a mix of technology, the arts, and an affirmation of Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, work heartily,as for the Lord and not for men.”

Enjoy the episode.

Nate – with regard to the subjective benefit to the musician of his performance, I was reminded of a helpful quote with regard to my own art of choice. It’s not exactly analogous, but similar:

‎”Most of the arts, as painting, sculpture, and music, have emotional appeal to the general public. This is because these arts can be experienced by some one or more of our senses. Such is not true of the art of mathematics; this art can be appreciated only by mathematicians, and to become a mathematician requires a long period of intensive training. The community of mathematicians is similar to an imaginary community of musical composers whose only satisfaction is obtained by the interchange among themselves of the musical scores they compose.” Cornelius Lanczosm, in H. Eves Mathematical Circles Squared, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1972.