Sacred Music Sunday: Jacob’s Ladder
I remember when I was in seminary we learned one day about the story of Jacob’s vision of a ladder with angels going up and down it. I hadn’t heard the story previously, and...
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Sacred Music Sunday: God So Loved the World
We hear a lot at church about “The World”. The World is used as a bogeyman – a shorthand for anything bad. We’re told not to be like the world, as if the world...
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...
Sacred Music Sunday: One of Us
This month I decided to do something different. Instead of choosing a hymn, I went with a popular song with a religious message. One of Us performed by Joan Osborne was released when I...
Sacred Music Sunday: Come, Ye Children of the Lord
I’ve always loved the hymn Come, Ye Children of the Lord. It brings to mind the joy that will fill the earth when Jesus returns. No more sorrow, no more sin, no more death....
Guest Post: I Think Jesus Would Be Angry
by Cassidy Steele-Stewart I think Jesus would be angry I think Jesus would be angry or saddened or both if he watched the news right now I think Jesus would be angry like he...
Sacred Music Sunday: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
When I joined the church in 1994, there was a millennial fervor. Jesus was coming again, and though we didn’t know when, it was generally believed that it would be soon. It was an...
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