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Episode 2 of Man and His Music
Last week I returned to the blogosphere by linking to the first of 10 half-hour episodes of my father’s TV show, Man and His Music, which debuted 50 years ago on Cincinnati’s PBS affiliate, WCET, TV-48. This week, in the … Continue reading
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Back to Blogging and the 50th Anniversary of My Father’s TV Show
The time stamp indicates it’s been two years since I last conveyed thoughts via this blog, and life circumstances seem to suggest it would be OK to try to resume the activity. Thanks in advance for your consideration. I’m motivated … Continue reading
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When You Can’t Sing in Corporate Worship
“There’s no time like the present for worship leaders to put even more thought into the important ministry of putting songs on the lips of God’s people.” Continue reading
Songwriting Tips from the Experts, Part 12
“As you survey your worship set on any given Sunday, ask yourself who gets the best action verbs. If the answer isn’t the Father, Son, and/or Holy Spirit, there’s a problem.” Continue reading
A Few Podcasts You Might Really Enjoy
Full disclosure: I don’t regularly listen to podcasts for the following reasons: 1) I have already mourned, for many years, that unless I live to be 120, I am going to go to my grave with numerous fabulous books left … Continue reading
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A New Old Book You Will Want to Read
“Unlike so many authors–all of whom, understandably, must promote themselves in some fashion since their writing helps support their families and careers–Noland never seems to make grandiose self-referential splashes or pronouncements.” Continue reading
MLK, Current Events, and 135-Year-Old Corporate Worship
To whatever extent it’s true that “silence is violence” (a fascinating discussion for another day, assuming one is willing to engage in dispassionate, heuristic dialogue), newspaper op-eds and the various spheres (Twitter-, blogo-) of social media are rife with pacifists, such is the significant volume–quantity and loudness–of the commentary these days. Continue reading
A Prayer for Corporate Worship at the Beginning of a New Year
Happy New Year! I hope 2021 has started well for you. May God grant us grace to survive and thrive amidst whatever comes our way over the next 12 months. Doctoral dissertations in sociology will be written in the years … Continue reading
Thoughts on Worship in the Academy at the End of a Rough Year
We celebrated the blessed end of a really difficult semester this past Saturday in the Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts at Judson University. (OK, we really celebrated Christmas, as is our wont in early December, but this … Continue reading
A New Christmas EP That Put a Smile on My Face This Weekend
At the end of a sometimes frustrating week, at the end of an often difficult semester, and at the end of a frequently laborious year (but at the beginning, praise God, of a still hopeful Advent season), I was made … Continue reading
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Emmaus Road Worshipers 