Transformations and Whispers

By John A. Dalles

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Anchor Blocks, Frobel Gifts, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Young at Heart Everywhere

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Following up on my last post, a few more words about a child's creative imagination. I will begin with LEGOs.  You may have had them whe...
Sunday, August 6, 2023

From One to Another with Love

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Do you remember how it used to be, when you were a child, and you had made something that you were happy with? What did you do? You wanted t...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Cleveland Heights in Lakeland, Florida - A 1920's Planned Community with a Mediterranean Revival Flair

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  Up until this week, I knew nothing whatsoever about Lakeland's 1920's planned suburban community called Cleveland Heights. "L...
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John A. Dalles is a Presbyterian clergyman & hymn-writer. Most recently he was Interim Senior Minister of Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. A graduate of Penn State, Lancaster Seminary (MDiv) & Pittsburgh Seminary (Doctor of Ministry), he has served First Presbyterian Church of South Bend, & Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. From 1997 through 2018, he was Senior Pastor of Wekiva Presbyterian Church in Longwood, FL. As a part of his ministry, Wekiva became the first church in the USA to present live webcasts of worship, a ministry inaugurated Sun, Jan. 2, 2005. Dalles is a writer of hymn texts. His hymns are published in hymnbooks in the USA, Canada and Australia. He has published three books of hymns, COME, O SPIRIT, SWIFT CURRENTS AND STILL WATERS, and WE TURN TO GOD. His hymn texts are also set as choral anthems by noted sacred composers. His 2009 hymn, "God Bless the Work Your People Do" won the 14th annual Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Contest. He is married to the former Judith Taylor; they have a son, John Taylor Dalles and a daughter, Anne Elizabeth Dalles Sandoval.
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