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December 2020

December 03, 2020

7 Reasons to Stop Changing Words to Beloved Hymns

Just like evangelical "pop" worship, which has sentenced itself to a cycle of reinvention as...

December 01, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: Lo, he comes with clouds descending

I think people are usually startled by the first Sunday in Advent. They come in...

November 2020

November 29, 2020

10 Reasons to Follow the Liturgical Calendar

Happy New Year! With the arrival of Advent today, I've been thinking a bit about...

November 27, 2020

Congregational Singing: “It’s not about ‘you’ or your preferences”

Congregational singing is not a matter of "taste." Anything we do in corporate worship is...

November 24, 2020

Why Singing Hymns the Traditional Way is Better than Singing the Pop Worship Way

Whenever I talk about how pop worship music is inappropriate for Christian worship, I get...

November 24, 2020

We Need Advent More than Ever in 2020

"This is precisely the Advent situation: doom on one hand, deliverance on the other." "Advent...

November 23, 2020

How to Explain Advent to People Who Think It’s Already Christmas

I understand the significance and love advent hymns and will even sing a few, but...

November 21, 2020

Don’t Sing Christmas Carols Until You’ve Sung These Advent Hymns

It's called Advent, people, and it's crucial to our understanding of Christmas. In Advent, we...

November 20, 2020

The Tragedy of Modern Protestant Hymnody

I’ve always said that it’s important to keep writing new hymns. I still believe this....

July 2020

July 22, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: Come, Christians, Join to Sing

During this time of fear and uncertainty in the COVID-19 wilderness, I’ve decided to do...

July 21, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

During this time of fear and uncertainty in the COVID-19 wilderness, I’ve decided to do...

July 20, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

During this time of fear and uncertainty in the COVID-19 wilderness, I’ve decided to do...

July 19, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know

During this time of fear and uncertainty in the COVID-19 wilderness, I’ve decided to do...

July 07, 2020

Kids Don’t Need “Kids’ Worship,” They Need Liturgy

I get some pretty weird targeted ads on Facebook. Today, I was introduced, over and...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

The Work of the Holy Spirit or the Work of the Kick Drum?

We often mistake emotional stimulation for divine interaction. This is why commercial pop worship is...

June 29, 2020

June 28, 2020

June 20, 2020

“Good, Good Father” is a Bad, Bad Song. That’s What It Is.

Seriously, folks, if your church is doing "Good, Good Father" tomorrow, you need a new...

June 19, 2020

7 Reasons Churches Should Still Be Using Hymnals During COVID-19

Note: I am not suggesting a return to congregational singing until scientific consensus states that...

June 17, 2020

Yes, We Can Still Sing “Onward, Christian Soldiers”

The war against the once-beloved "Onward, Christian Soldiers" is decades old, now. When the United...

June 16, 2020

The Sudden Mainline Obsession with Catholic Boomer Hymns

Yes, I said it. A bunch of boomers didn't make it past the title of...

June 15, 2020

Pop Music Doesn’t Belong in the Church

An honest evaluation of the characteristics of commercial pop music clearly reveals that it's not...

June 13, 2020

Catholic Composer David Haas Accused

Yesterday, the Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) revealed that Catholic composer and...

June 12, 2020

Dear “Worship Leaders,” Stop Telling Worshipers to “Get Alone with God”

On this week's installment of "Worship Leaders Say the Darndest Things," we are confronting a...

June 10, 2020

Christian Worship Is a Discipline, Not a Fun Experience

In January, I joined a gym and signed myself up for some personal training. My...

June 07, 2020

Hymns of Hope and Comfort: Trinity Sunday Bonus!

Trinity Sunday is colloquially known among clergy and theologians as “Heresy Sunday.” The reasoning behind...

June 06, 2020

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Pop-Worship Apologetics?

Here is a series of comments I received on my Facebook page this morning, along...

June 05, 2020

My Favorite Anthems by African-American Composers

I've observed a number of discussions taking place on social media this week regarding favorite...

June 04, 2020

Jesus Peace, Not Hippie Peace; or, “Let There Be Peace on Earth” Isn’t a Christian Hymn

One of my favorite preachers, the Rev'd Dr. Jeffrey Hanson from Boston's Church of the...

May 2020

May 24, 2020

The Church Is Not a Building, But What Happens in the Building Builds the Church

Everyone get your cigarette lighter handy and sing along, observing proper social distance, of course!...