Every year, about the same time retail store start pumping holiday tunes through the speakers, a curious phenomenon begins. A steady drip of articles appear, declaring the pagan roots of Christmas. In 2018 there was this CBS article. The year before, Forbes financial magazine felt the need to weigh in on the issue. Seemingly everyone …
It is an understatement to say that different cultures value music differently. And while that statement may seem obvious on the surface, the church acts as if it cannot perceive the very different goals of hymns and worship anthems. Enter into any church service where both contemporary and hymn genres are present and you can …
In the last two weeks, I’ve had a couple of questions concerning choral led worship. I want to take a moment to spell out the role of the choir. Choral led worship is characterized by the choir serving as the primary worship leader. The choir encourages congregational participation in worship by leading the congregation away from a …
In this previous article, I discussed how first-person worship music is many times egocentric. But just because a song or hymn is written in firstperson, doesn’t necessarily make it inappropriate for worship. First Person Psalms Many Psalms dig deeply into the human experience and explore a wide range of emotions. In Psalm 17:1 David declares …