Exploring something new in worship can be challenging, even daunting; we need a friend to guide us through the richness of music available to us. Last year I started a project called Break into Song which aims to inspire church leaders to make friends with new music.
Over the last month or so, two people, in different parts of Canada have told me they miss my blog. I regret my long silence. […]
Disclaimer: I’m writing this in the morning of the day Baby Cambridge will probably be born but he/she hasn’t arrived yet. As a Music Director, […]
Maybe it’s a morbid blog. Or… A hope-filled one! I sometimes ask people if they’d like some input into the songs used at their funeral. […]
I am a child of God! I have known this truth for a long time, but last week it hit me in a new way. I had the privilege of attending the “Stewards by Design” conference.
There’s been a rather lively discussion about worship happening recently over on the PCC Facebook page . I’m not going to rehash it all here; […]
Bono said that “music can change the world because it can change people.” I love that. Music has an unsuspecting power ready to spring up […]
September has arrived! I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with September. I’m reluctant to let go of the more relaxed pace of life […]
I have always loved making puzzles. One of my early memories is just that: making puzzles on the living room floor in Meaford, Ontario. I […]
This summer I’ll be doing something I’ve never done before. It’s really not all that remarkable in some ways, but as someone who’s been a […]
I think it’s safe to say that most of us plan ahead. Some of you reading this will already have a summer vacation planned. Some […]
In the Dec. 2010 issue of the Record, I pointed readers towards Grammy – nominated Hip Hop artist Lecrae Moore whose song, Truth includes the […]
“Living Faith” presents as solid theology of the Bible. What about “beloving” as well as believing the scriptural text. Here are more ideas for authentic and faithful worship.
Worship is a temporal art which reflects the value we place on time. What kind of time are we as a denomination spending on strong congregational singing?
Here are some ideas about worship and congregational song that I’ve begged, borrowed, stolen and (what’s more important) used in past years that have made worship more vital and joyful.
“Tradition” is a word that’s as loaded as a Christmas stocking. These two CDs, each in their own way, shine their light on the traditions of Christmas – and deserve a spot in someone’s stocking.
The well-documented and sad state of community singing is thrown into sharp relief during this most musical of seasons. Building a singing culture is the same as building a hockey culture, but without the gaps in the front teeth.
These carols speak to our time in fresh ways, and bring needed balance whenever we fear nostalgia and greeting-card sentiments rule our Yule.
When all the restructuring is done and the reports are in, it still comes back to loving, worshipping and enjoying God. That still involves the simple and subversive act of singing together.
Today I suggest a few more psalm paraphrases that merit attention.