Seeking Her Even When Others Won’t
I had an experience with Her before I had language. I woke up while in my crib. It was dark, and I was crying. I turned and saw a picture of a woman holding...
Tagged: Christ
Sacred Music Sunday: The Lord Is My Light
January and February are hard for me. I live in the northern hemisphere, and I’m extremely solar powered. By the time January hits, I’m just done. It’s been dark for months, and the gentle...
Sacred Music Sunday: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (reprint with new arrangement)
This post originally appeared in December 2018 and is being reprinted today with a different arrangement of the hymn. One of my favorite Christmas songs is Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming. It’s usually...
Sacred Music Sunday: All Glory, Laud, and Honor
Today is Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter. On Palm Sunday, Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem is celebrated. A traditional hymn for the day is All...
Sacred Music Sunday: O Christ Your Heart Compassionate
I ran across this hymn recently. The tune was familiar – it’s used for Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise in our hymnal – but I had never heard these words to it before....
Love One Another
Recently an anonymous letter was sent out to the Autumn Ridge Ward in Sandy, Utah chastising community members for flying Pride flags in their yards. I’m not going to quote the letter here because...
Sacred Music Sunday: I Will Sing the Wondrous Story #CopingWithCOVID19
I’ve really missed going to church. There’s something about being physically present in the same space as other people that can’t be replicated over Zoom. A couple of months ago when my state’s stay...
Sacred Music Sunday: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Isaac Watts sure knew how to write a hymn. So many of my favorite hymns were written by him. One that I really love that I wish were in our hymnal is When I...
Comments