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April 2019

April 07, 2019
My song is love unknown, my Savior’s love to me, love to the loveless shown,...
April 07, 2019
Why is church planting still a thing? In my work and studies over the past...

March 2019

March 31, 2019
Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of...
March 28, 2019
I'm a member of a few Facebook groups for professional musicians, and every once in...
March 25, 2019
Most holy, loving God, Joy of those who love you, Fount of life, Light of...
March 24, 2019
Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men, From...
March 17, 2019
All my hope on God is founded; he doth still my trust renew. Me through...
March 10, 2019
O love, how deep, how broad, how high, It fills the heart with ecstasy, That...
March 08, 2019
I grew up listening to contemporary Christian music. Actually, I was completely immersed in it....
March 08, 2019
"To anyone beginning the study of Sunday and early Christian literature, the initial impression is...
March 06, 2019
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore! Jesus ready stands...
March 04, 2019
This morning, I read about a miracle. No, nobody turned water into wine. Nobody calmed...
March 03, 2019
O wondrous type, O vision fair of glory that the church shall share, which Christ...

February 2019

February 24, 2019
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: such a way as gives us breath; such...
February 17, 2019
Lord, enthroned in heav'nly splendor, first-begotten from the dead, Thou alone, our strong Defender, liftest...
February 15, 2019
The Eucharist is "the point where [the finished work of Christ] is constantly renewed to...
February 15, 2019
I know it's too late for this year, but yesterday I had this great idea!...
February 10, 2019
Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways; Reclothe us in our rightful...
February 08, 2019
[W]hat we wear, where we stand, how we move (vesture, posture, and gesture) all matter,...
February 06, 2019
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post in which I suggested much of contemporary megachurch-style...
February 03, 2019
Lord, speak to me that I may speak In living echoes of Thy tone; As...
February 01, 2019
"Much Protestant worship consists of a desperate attempt to make it look as if something...

January 2019

January 31, 2019
Last week's post on masturbatory worship certainly received the response I was anticipating. Many of...
January 30, 2019
I'm not exactly sure who first thought it would be a good idea to line...
January 27, 2019
Yep. I'm with you. Not very long ago, I was one of you. Sitting in...
January 27, 2019
O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my...
January 25, 2019
“If music is to fulfill its intended purpose in worship, it has to be understood...
January 23, 2019
Contemporary megachurch-style worship is a self-worshiping, self-referential, nearly auto-erotic pursuit. Many times, I've chosen to...
January 14, 2019
A guest post by Les Lamkin Why Liturgy? In my previous guest articles for Ponder...
January 09, 2019
Most of the time when I talk about church music it's tied into its function...
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