Here’s a musical setting for the classic poem “In Flander’s Fields” by John MaCrae, which lyrics are below. According to the site: Paul Fussell writes in The Great War and Modern Memory, ‘Each image accurately triggers off its expected emotional...
Keith Getty leads you through a new song he’s written about the incident with Jesus and the rich young man (below or click here). Great idea for a mercy-themed service. ~~~ Simple Living (A Rich Young Man) Words and Music...
HT: Samuel Metzger, The New Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, FL
Christianity Today surveyed 28 hymnals and has listed them on a .pdf for download. Here are the top seven: 1 1847 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide H. Lyte 2 1779 All hail the power of Jesus’ name E. Perronet...
Did you realize that Amazing Grace does not mention either God or Jesus? In fact, contemporaries of the hymn’s author (John Newton) did not consider the song among his best work? This piece from Christianity Today elaborates and explains that...
Apparently many churches are not. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with Isaac Wardell of Bifrost Arts and the Director of Worship at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia: At an event this year with Francis Chan and other well known leaders,...
This is a marvelous way to commemorate Holy Week: On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the mid-point in Holy Week, Soli Deo Gloria will launch the Chicago Bach Project with Johann Sebastian Bach’s brilliant and profoundly moving St. Matthew Passion. SDG’s Artistic...
Irish songsters Keith and Kristin Getty (In Christ Alone, The Power of the Cross) are offering free downloads in time for Passion Week rehearsals. These are terrific songs that can be adapted easily for your group or team, regardless of...
(Courtesy of Lutheran Hour Ministries) In 270 A.D., marriage had been outlawed by the emperor of Rome, Claudius II. Claudius issued this decree because he thought that married men made bad soldiers since they were reluctant to be torn away...