Tomorrow I leave for four weeks away from home. I’ve already spent four Sundays in other churches than the one to which I belong. It’s good to be a guest among God’s people. This is the welcome that is extended at the commencement of worship each week at Tenth Presbyterian, Philadelphia. It’s attributed to James …
Songs of preparation: Listen To My Words, O LORD (Psalm 105) and Blessing And Honour (Ancient Of Days). The prayer of adoration and confession will express delight in the nature, character and love of the Trinity; thankfulness that God dwells in His people and seek forgiveness when we focus more on ourselves than God. The …
Stephen Altrogge recommends that those who don’t feel like singing with the gathered church are at odds not only with those singing in the room, but all of creation. It’s not a voice problem, but a vision problem. Look around and then join in the chorus. An excerpt: Psalm 19:1-4 declares that the entire creation …
Interesting article on the production of collections of hymns (in print and online) in a time when hymnals are falling out of use. Having grown up in a church where we used lyric only versions of hymns and simply memorised the tunes from experience, the transition to projected lyrics was a pretty easy one for …
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