A Mother’s Prayer
This is a beautiful music video by the Gettys. You know a video resonates emotionally when you can recall your own “scenes” similar to the ones you watch. I can imagine carrying Eden in similar ways,...
View ArticleVideo: Oh, Paris! (Ukulele Cover)
Another ukulele experiment (this time with the whole family). We first came across the song while looking for tutorials on how to back wrap our baby. As you can see in the video, we managed to work out...
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Would we not give earth’s fairest toys away?
Some words to pause amid life’s fleeting pursuits,and reflect beyond the grave. Sometimes amid the hurry, toil and strife, The claims, the urgencies, the whirl of life; The soul, perhaps in silence of...
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an often remarkable and haunting beauty
I like this definition of a hymn: Hymnologist Erik Routley once defined hymns as “songs for unmusical people to sing together . . . [and] such poetry as unliterary people can utter together.” At...
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Hymn lines that haven’t stood the test of time
God’s blessed the church with hundreds of memorable hymns of the faith. Christians and non-Christians alike recognise lines such as “Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound…”, “How Great Thou Art”, “Great...
View ArticleWeb curations (23 May)
#Tech The audacious plan to end hunger - An article to make you consider what some of our meals might be like in 2050. A great exploration of a potentially life-giving use of 3D printing (as opposed to...
View ArticleSong recommendation: Holy/Wedding Day by The City Harmonic
I love how succinctly Canadian band The City Harmonic‘s lyrics sum up the picture of marriage (to point to Jesus’s love for His Church) in that one sentence: This is the story of the Son of God hanging...
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History of Hymnody – free lecture series
I’ve recently been tuning in to this fantastic lecture series taught by Kevin Twit, held at by Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Kevin Twit is the founder of Indelible Grace (a group...
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Scriptures of comfort and strength
Some days I’m glad that the Bible speaks so honestly about suffering. When I feel burdened with struggles, it’s worth meditating on one (or all) of these verses. Jesus: “Come to me, all you who are...
View ArticleI will stand on every promise of Your Word
AW Tozer once said that “after the Sacred Scriptures, the next best companion for the soul is a good hymnal.” For date night Cheryl and I spent some time adding songs to our fledgling family hymnal. We...
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Leading a worship song I don’t personally like
10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman has been #1 on CCLI, on the Planning Centre weekly aggregates, and sung at nearly every conference I’ve been to, or listened to, or heard about recently. People have told...
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Should unbelieving musicians lead worship?
Should non-Christians play on the music team during Sunday services? On an issue often discussed in worship ministry, here’s some arguments presented by Ronnie Martin on today’s TGC Worship blog post....
View ArticleVideo: A Very Special Tent
Here’s another round of Sunday morning ukulele (complete with Eden’s cameo as she picks up her own tent…) A few months ago our senior pastor was preaching through the passages in Exodus where God...
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Web curations: Music-related (24 June)
#Music Andrew WK breaks the world record for longest drum session in a retail store – His facial expression in the article’s photo is priceless! Spotify’s top anxiety-reducing tunes – Forget...
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On hymns, roots and wings – upcoming STAND 2013 seminar
STAND for the Gospel, a weekend conference hosted by my home church, is a highlight for me each year as I get the chance to serve and build relationships with men and women from across NZ (and...
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