Food for thought here from Bernard Holland in the NYTimes which contains this nugget: Getting great music and simple faith together happens, but with difficulty. Verdi’s Requiem, with its visceral depiction of human fright at Judgment Day, comes pretty close...
The poor have the gospel preached unto them (Matthew 11:5, KJV) …it is one delightful mark of Christ’s dispensation, that he aims first at the poor. It was wise in him to do so. If we would fire a building,...
In too many churches, I think, worship is just the prelude to the sermon…the implication being that we’ll get past all the preliminaries and we’ll get to the meat of the service, which is the sermon. What I want people...
John Sall was an young church music director when he heard about a competition for young composers, sponsored by a well-known New York church. At the time he was the Director of Music at Bethel Lutheran in Rochester, Minnesota, and...
Great songs here that focus on the blessing and responsibility of serving the poor in Jesus’ name. Also check out the Harmony of Hearts Songlist here. Check back periodically for additions & revisions. Have a suggestion? Email it to me.
Authentic Christian unity is effective witness. We know this because of Christ’s prayer in John 17:20-23: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be...
Mike Harland of Lifeway Resources, in this presentation with Ed Stetzer, offers this good, concise definition: Worship is our response to Who God is and what He’s done. The whole video – Worship: Reverence vs. Relevance – is a bit...
I did not fully appreciate the musical art of church bell ringing until reading this piece from the New York Times, which in part says: Simple rope pulling it ain’t. Change ringing is a surprisingly difficult and subtle art that...
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done. Proverbs 19:17, NIV
JesusFreakHideOut.com has a “Listening Party” page which streams (mostly) full albums of new releases. The Glorious Unseen, Phil Stacy, and Leeland are or have been featured. I say mostly because Limbs and Branches by Jon Foreman (Switchfoot front man) only...