Zac Hicks provides an interesting post which contrasts the difference between a calendar oriented sense of time and a biblical worship-oriented sense of time. Hicks folds in the cyclical observances which Jesus observed as grounds for recognising the benefit of recognising some sort of ‘church year’. Helpfully, he then points out the difference between Jesus’ …
Long Ago Prophets Knew was featured on an Advent themed episode of Songs of Praise which I watched last night. I want to explore Advent themed songs for this week, at least. A relatively contemporary set of words authored by Fred Pratt Green, set to Gustav Holst’s arrangement of Personnet Hodie, the expectancy of the …
We’re not following Advent as a specific season at mgpc, but I have come to appreciate the benefit of balancing the ubiquitous and unavoidable exposure to sentimental expressions of the birth of Jesus to which Christians are exposed at this time of year with songs and material which ground Jesus first coming in redemptive history, …
Sometimes Christmas means the blues. Over The Rhine‘s 2006 album of original Christmas themed songs Snow Angels is smooth and softly jazz/blues infused, celebrating (if that’s the word) the fact that sometimes Christmas is not the happiest day of the year. I got it for free from Noisetrade. The Noisetrade notes suggest that folks who …
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