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October 2018

October 25, 2018

7 Reasons Hymns are Better than Contemporary Worship Songs

You might notice I said "'hymns' are better than contemporary worship songs." Not "old hymns."...

August 2018

August 09, 2018

How To Choose Music For A Funeral

One of the things the baby boomer generation has introduced into the liturgical sphere is...

August 04, 2018

9 Hymns For Christians Who Struggle With Depression

My name’s Jonathan, and I struggle with depression. So please know that when I wrote...

August 02, 2018

The Worst Southern Baptist Sins: Dancing, Cardplaying, & 3rd Stanza-ing

In my last post, I talked about the weird, unnecessary, overly pragmatic reasons we have...

August 02, 2018

It Really Shouldn’t Be a Burden to Sing the Whole Hymn

In my time as a church musician, I have gotten more than an occasional gripe...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

102 Lines from Hymns of Faith to Help You through Tough Times

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, though the eye of sinful man thy...

June 09, 2018

What Are Your Favorite Hymns?

As I’ve said before, engaged traditional worship [primarily] because we like it or because it...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

15 Reasons We Should Still Be Using Hymnals

Unfortunately, many churches have done this with their hymnals, but I think they are important...

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