What the Shepherds Heard
Someone recently asked me what we are supposed to imagine that the singing angels in Luke’s Gospel sounded like. Presumably they sounded something like the little angel in this video. More or...
View ArticleNow That’s What I Call Worship!
Click here to view the embedded video.Thanks to blog reader Admiral Mattbar for drawing this song by Jon Foreman, “Instead of a Show,” to my attention!
View Article“Carol of the Bells” by Pentatonix
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Les Misérables
Tonight I finally watched the movie version of the musical Les Misérables. It was wonderful. I had heard great things about Anne Hathaway’s performance and having gone in with high expectations, I was...
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Pub Theology
A news article recently drew attention to the phenomenon of people gathering to drink beer and sing hymns. And then my pastor mentioned “Pub Theology” in his sermon on Sunday, which is apparently a...
View ArticleLearn to Roll Your Rs
I have long wanted to be able to make the rolled “r” sound that one finds in Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and many other languages. Until recently I was unsuccessful. But I have made major progress over...
View ArticleYou Raise Me Up
Click here to view the embedded video.Although I’ve been involved in singing in church for a while now, I had never before today sung a song as a solo. Today, with some help from my son on the violin,...
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What the Shepherds Heard
Someone recently asked me what we are supposed to imagine that the singing angels in Luke’s Gospel sounded like. Presumably they sounded something like the little angel in this video. More or less. HT...
View ArticleNow That’s What I Call Worship!
Thanks to blog reader Admiral Mattbar for drawing this song by Jon Foreman, “Instead of a Show,” to my attention!
View ArticleLes Misérables
Tonight I finally watched the movie version of the musical Les Misérables. It was wonderful. I had heard great things about Anne Hathaway’s performance and having gone in with high expectations, I was...
View ArticlePub Theology
A news article recently drew attention to the phenomenon of people gathering to drink beer and sing hymns. And then my pastor mentioned “Pub Theology” in his sermon on Sunday, which is apparently a...
View ArticleLearn to Roll Your Rs
I have long wanted to be able to make the rolled “r” sound that one finds in Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and many other languages. Until recently I was unsuccessful. But I have made major progress over...
View ArticleYou Raise Me Up
Although I’ve been involved in singing in church for a while now, I had never before today sung a song as a solo. Today, with some help from my son on the violin, I sang “You Raise Me Up.” Even though...
View ArticleSpontaneous Singing in the Bible
As I prepare to teach my course on the Bible and music next semester, I’ve been thinking more about the music behind and in the Bible, as well as music that takes up the already-existing Bible and...
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