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INTRODUCTION
(Website Purpose - What It Is; How It Can Help, etc.)
WEBSITE
EXCERPTS
(Overview of the Website - Brief Description of Each Website Article With Excerpts)
A PAGE FOR
STRAIGHT PEOPLE
(How to Understand Gays and Lesbians, and Gay Christians; Stereotypes and Misunderstandings; Just What Is a Gay Christian; Silly False Fears; Our Common Goals and Bonds, etc.)
THE CAUSE
OF HOMOSEXUALITY
(What Makes Someone Gay or Lesbian; Theories and Causes Explored; The Real Cause Finally Revealed)
THE
"SPOT THE GAY"
GAME
(How to Tell If Someone Is Gay or Lesbian)
MY AUTO-
BIOGRAPHY
(My Life Story: My Youth; Years of Marriage and Religious Service; My Name Change; Coming Out; My Current Life; Monthly Life Updates, and "What Is the Deal With All the Pinocchio Stuff" Finally Explained, etc.)
HOW TO BE
A GAY CHRISTIAN
(Despite What You've Been Told Otherwise - Scripture Study Without Debate: The Compatability of Sexuality with Christian Ethics and the Christian Lifestyle; the Law of Christ, the Law of Love, etc.)
TRUE VERSES
FALSE CHRISTIANITY
(True Spirituality - Religion Verses Relationship, Grace Verses Law, Absolutism and Perfectionism Verses Normalness, etc.)
GOOD NEWS
(SCRIPTURES FOR THE GAY CHRISTIAN)
(Helpful Scriptures For Life Arranged By the Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Self-Control, etc.)
HOW TO BE GAY!
GAY CHRISTIAN SELF-ESTEEM
(Build Healthy Gay and Lesbian Self-Esteem and Adult Development - The Need for a Firm Life Foundation in Jesus Christ; Sources and Effects of Dysfunction; False Guilt And Shame; Stereotypes and Misinformation About Homosexuality; False Coping Skills; Destructive and Dysfunctional Behaviors; Sexual Compulsions; Positive Self Development; Positive Relationship Development; Coming Out; Beyond Coming Out; Creating Healthy Choices and Behaviors; Inner-Healing; Self-Love; Self-Image; Self-Actualization; Following Christ; Christian Principles For Life, etc.)
OPEN LETTERS
(Common Letters and My Replies, Among the Many Are: Is Being Gay Wrong?; Why Sodom Was Really Destroyed; The Role of Women, Cultural Stereotypes; Gay Stereotypes; Should I Come Out?; My Spouse Is Gay; Sex Outside of a Relationship; I'm a Battered Spouse; After a Relationship Ends; What If My Church Finds Out I Am Gay?; Does God Accept or Reject Me?; What About Pornography?; My Parent Is Gay; I Need Help Finding a Church; Is Masturbation OK?; The Role of Reproduction; I'm Gay and Married; Should I Leave My Church?; How to Understand Scriptures; Is Change Possible?; What Does Being Gay Mean?, etc.)
LIVING THE GAY CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Articles on - Salvation; Baptisms; Sanctification; True Holiness; The Law of Christ, the Law of Love; Sin; Forgiveness; Communion; Sacraments; Prayer; Fasting; How to Study Scripture; Giving; Witnessing; Serving; Christian Ethics; Making Friends; Healthy and Positive Relationships; Christian Sexual Ethics, etc.)
GAY CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIPS
(Developing Healthy Relationships - What if You are Gay And Married; Making Friends; Dating; Finding Good, Positive, and Healthy Relationships; Guidelines for Choosing a Church; How to Recognize a Good Church; Being Gay in the Christian World; Being Christian in the Gay World, Defining the Gay and Christian Worlds; Defining Yourself, etc.)
SAME-SEX
MARRIAGE
CEREMONY
(Traditional Marriage Ceremony for Catholic or Protestant Christians; Format, Suggested Music, Scriptures, Text, etc.)
GAY CHRISTIAN ATHLETICS
(How to Pass Gym Class - Proper Diet, Nutrition, Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat, and Fluids; Supplements; Sleep; Sex; Body Care - Bathing, Hair, Shaving, Teeth, Hands, Feet, Nails, Piercings, Tatoos, etc.; Clothes - Fashion Styles, Underwear, Shoes, Swimwear, Shirts, Pants, Skirts, Hats, etc.; Choosing and Using a Gym; the Locker Room; Gym Etiquette; Proper Use of Gym Equipment; Warm Up Tips; Descriptions of Individual Exercises for All Muscle Groups; Personalized Exercise Plans, etc.)
REFERENCED AND RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(Books on - Being Gay and Married; Coming Out; Straight Parents and Families of Gays; Gay Dating and Relationships; Gay Parenting; Gays and Christianity; Gay Youth; Children; Gay Medical, Health, and Sex; Gay Legal, Social, and Psychological Issues; the Lighter Side to Being Gay; Other Gay Topics; Recommended Christian, Fiction, and Other Style Books, etc.)
OTHER INTERNET LINKS
(Links to - Gay Accepting Churches, Denominations, Religious Support Groups, etc.; Gay Christian Resources; Coming Out Resources; Gay Educational and Library Resources; Information and Truth on Ex-Gay Ministries; Fun and Interesting Resources; HIV/AIDS; Medical, Sex, and Health Issues; Gay Literature and Poetry; Gay Magazines and News; Gay Organizations; Gay Relationship Resources; Gay Parenting Resources; Gay Youth Resources; Search Engines, etc.)
MY MUSIC
(Music Composed and Published by Me - Classical, Celtic. Samples May Be Found on Various Pages, too)
MY POETRY
(I May Not Be the Best Poet, But I Try; and, Yes, Most of These Are Romantic)
THANK YOU
(Thanks For Visiting My Website)
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 Music Background
 From childhood, music has been an active part of my life and family. Through it I found opportunity to expand my associations with people and the world, even given the opportunity of touring Europe with a choir, and in learning to express the most hidden recesses of my heart.
I taught myself piano and keyboard when a child, trained in vocal music in secondary and college education, participating in choirs and theatre. |  |
My attempts at formal music education began in high school and college and there I received my formal musical training. I toured Europe for a Summer, singing with a Choir, and studying music in Europe. I am Classically trained in keyboard, vocal, and composition.
Music Activities
 I am professional on the Hammered Dulcimer, the instrument a gift in memory of my Scotch-Irish grandmother. I teach hammered dulcimer to beginning and intermediate students. I also teach workshops and seminars on hammered dulcimer.
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I perform often at festivals, teas, concerts, etc., but more and more I am asked to teach, which is in my blood. I am available for performances, enjoy sharing the music of my heritage, as well as my own compositions.
Between work, family, and teaching lessons, I find time for music composition. Most are commissioned works, and I am always open for ideas and commissions. Generally, I write within the Celtic or Classical styles.
Musical Compositions
 My composition style has been called "traditional in structure, but bending the rules to the edge of breaking them." In my compositions, I typically use unusual chord combinations to create mood, tension and release, rather than through the use of dissonance, and it is very common to see uses of minor chords in major keys and visa versa. The melody structures are often simple but the overall work often surprisingly complex. My music has been called "hauntingly beautiful, traditional in style, classical in touch, modern in appeal."
I would rather be known for nothing much at all, letting my music express my heart.
Commissioned Musical Compositions and Music Available
I am available for writing/composing commissioned musical compositions. My medium is usually vocal, and keyboard instruments. However, I am also familar with symphonic band; symphonic instruments, acoustic instruments; small acoustic groups, i.e. duets, trios, etc.; and, solo instruments. Please contact me if you are interested in commissioning a composition for your organization, church, college or university, musical group, symphony, choir, band, etc.; expenses and time needed to complete are negotiable depending on your need and the size of the composition. Also, here you may find available various compositions for you. Simply click on the PayPal icon to acquire. Thanks, Ben
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 SATB Choir. A capella with keyboard accompaniment for rehearsal. Christmas Hymn. Haunting, floating sound; a solemn style similar to an Elizabethan English Hymn. Based on a German Christmas Carol/Hymn; Selected Verses. Words: "Von Himmel Hoch da Komm Ich Her," (From Heaven Above To Earth I Come) By Martin Luther, 1535; Translated from German to English By Catherine Winkworth, 1855.
Select Verses Included; Sample First Verse:
"To you this night is born a Child
Of Mary, chosen Virgin mild.
This little Child, of lowly birth,
Shall be the joy of all the earth."
Single copy, available in regular page music form. $4.00 plus $2.00 shipping and/or handling – Total $6.00.
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| Keyboard. Short work, very loose in structure.
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| Book of 32 original music compositions in traditional American and Irish/Celtic styles. Includes Reels, Jigs, Waltzes and Airs for keyboard or acoustic instruments, such as dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, etc. Instruction and embellishments for musical expansion included.
Single copy, available in spiral bound book form. $20.00 plus $2.00 shipping and/or handling – Total $22.00.
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| SATB Choir. Traditional Renaissance church music style, similar to the works of Tomas Luis Victoria. A capella with keyboard accompaniment for rehearsal. Latin text. (Sound file is in strings format, not a capella choir).
Single copy, available in regular folded multi-page music form. $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and/or handling – Total $12.00.
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| Keyboard. Bestseller to date. Very romantic piece, not very long, modern in sound, easy to play. Performed at Gay Pride. Dedicated to my life partner.
Single copy, available in regular folded multi-page music form. $8.00 plus $2.00 shipping and/or handling – Total $10.00.
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| Organ. Commissioned for a Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. Lengthy, loud and in the tradition of Bach. Loosely constructed Toccata with a lot of runs and a false fugue. The Fugue section is bouncy with reintroductions of ideas from the Toccata, including the false fugue which wars against the true fugue melody. Incorporates Great, Choir/Positive, Swell (All Coupled) and Pedal Full Plemum.
Single copy, available in long regular multi-page organ music form. $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and/or handling – Total $12.00.
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