Christmas hymns are one of my favourite aspects of the Advent season. “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” was written in 1739 by Charles Wesley, with later adaptations from George Whitefield. We’ve been singing this Christmas hymn for nearly 300 years. Meanwhile, much of the contemporary worship music written today is forgotten within a few years. …
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The Gray Havens
youtube.com/watch I love when I encounter new music. This weekend I discovered a husband and wife band called The Gray Havens (a reference to The Lord of the Rings). The link in this post is of a live from home concert they did online during the COVID shutdown. Check them out!
Music to My Ears
During the two COVID shutdowns in our province, when we couldn’t gather in our church building for worship, my family live-streamed a worship service from our living room. Last year we did it live on Facebook and this year we’ve been going live on YouTube. We’ve been calling it “Homemade Worship.” We play songs, say …
Tuning
Come Thou fount of every blessing. Tune my heart to sing Thy grace.“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Today I had a rather atypical pastoral visitation. I was actually asked if I could help tune a guitar. The guitar belongs to the same lady who faithfully plays piano at our church. Both she and her …
Why the Word “Christian” Makes a Better Noun Than Adjective
Time for some grammar. I want to suggest that the word Christian is used far too often as an adjective. I want to suggest more specifically that when the word Christian is being used to describe an object of artistic expression that something both misleading and even potentially unChristian may be taking place. To give …
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