SALEH
The song “Putting it Together” (piece by piece, bit by bit ...only way to make a work of art come to life) describes perfectly the last few months of watching Saleh, my son Jack's
music theater teacher, put together a show that won a National Competition and personal award of Best Director.
I have had many chances to study her genius as she, year after year, pulls together 28 rowdy kids, from behind her piano bench, to create music theatre masterpieces. The judges are always amazed when she walks out from behind the stage, where she is playing piano, only to discover that she is also the choreographer, producer, director, voice coach and music director. The Saleh miracle has also attracted 120 students to come before school to be in a choir. Also amazing - she never directs the students during performance. She plays the piano while the hundreds of different pieces and parts run like clockwork.
She trusts they can do it, and they do! The “Saleh Secret” is incorporation and validation. When students have ideas, she not only considers them but often incorporates them into the choreography. She carefully studies the personality and talent of each individual and breathes life into their unique abilities.
Her devotion to her internal principles, as she fashions her “works of art,” is what liberates her students ...and then the magic happens “piece by piece.”
Saleh’s vision brightly beams before her at all times - and as she “lights” up each student by giving them their “chance” - all the lights combine....
and if you drew an all encompassing circle around what she creates, you would find that the real reason it all works, the real reason, is that she truly loves her students - and they know it.
music theater teacher, put together a show that won a National Competition and personal award of Best Director.
I have had many chances to study her genius as she, year after year, pulls together 28 rowdy kids, from behind her piano bench, to create music theatre masterpieces. The judges are always amazed when she walks out from behind the stage, where she is playing piano, only to discover that she is also the choreographer, producer, director, voice coach and music director. The Saleh miracle has also attracted 120 students to come before school to be in a choir. Also amazing - she never directs the students during performance. She plays the piano while the hundreds of different pieces and parts run like clockwork.
She trusts they can do it, and they do! The “Saleh Secret” is incorporation and validation. When students have ideas, she not only considers them but often incorporates them into the choreography. She carefully studies the personality and talent of each individual and breathes life into their unique abilities.
Her devotion to her internal principles, as she fashions her “works of art,” is what liberates her students ...and then the magic happens “piece by piece.”
Saleh’s vision brightly beams before her at all times - and as she “lights” up each student by giving them their “chance” - all the lights combine....
and if you drew an all encompassing circle around what she creates, you would find that the real reason it all works, the real reason, is that she truly loves her students - and they know it.
Saleh in so amazing! She has visions, and puts them together on stage.
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Saleh is the best and she has totally improved my life. I made her an awesome sign in the last picture. -Eli wright
CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD? BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteWhat is the meaning of calling on the name of the Lord? Many assume that believing in Jesus and saying a form of a sinner's prayer constitutes, calling on the name of the Lord. The problem with that theory is none of the conversions under the New Covenant support that assumption. Not one time is anyone ever told to believe and say the sinner's prayer in order to be saved.
The apostle Peter on the Day of Pentecost quoted the prophet Joel, Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." (NKJV)
The apostle Peter preached the first gospel sermon under the New Covenant. Peter did not tell the 3000 converts to believe and say the sinner's prayer.
Peter preached the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. He preached Jesus as both Lord and Christ. When they heard this they asked Peter and the rest of the brethren what they should do?(Acts 2:22-37) Peter told them what to do. Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(NKJV)
How did the 3000 on the Day of Pentecost call on the name of the Lord and become saved?
1. They believed that Jesus was both Lord and Christ.
2. They believed that God raised Jesus from the grave.
3. They repented. Repentance is a change of heart. Repentance means to be converted so that God may forgive your sins. Repentance is to make the intellectual commitment to turn from sin and turn toward God. (Acts 3:19, Acts 2:38)
4. They were immersed in water (baptized) so that their sins could be forgiven.
How did the 3000 on the Day of Pentecost not call on the name of the Lord?
1. They did not say a sinner's prayer.
2. Not one person was asked to pray for forgiveness.
3. Not one single man was told to be baptized as a testimony of his faith.
4. No one was told that water baptism was a just an act of obedience.
5. No one was informed they were saved the very minute they believed.
6. Not one person was told that water baptism was not essential for the forgiveness of sins.
7. Not one person was told to be baptized so they could join a denominational church.
Jesus said he that believes and is baptized shall be saved. (Mark 16"16) Jesus did not say he who believes and says a sinner's prayer shall be saved.
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