ONE, from Austin City Life

ver at Noisetrade, you can download ONE from Austin City Life church. I like this EP more and more as I listen to it. The first track, In Your Name, is probably my favorite of the album.
I emailed ACL and asked if they had lyrics and lead sheets available and heard [...]

The Shoemaker: Lessons in imagery from Charles Dickens

n just one paragraph from Book 1, Chapter 5 of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens teaches a master-class to those of us who would use similes to make communication more vivid.
The faintness of the voice was pitiable and dreadful. It was not the faintness of physical weakness, though confinement and hard fare [...]

New Category/Topic: Preaching

’ve added a new category to the website: Preaching.
I preach occasionally at our church and have recently come to be more interested in what it means to preach Biblically, clearly, and to the heart. It’s not completely outside of the realm of this website, either, given that it is an integral part of the [...]

Sojourn Music – Over the Grave Review, part 4

n previous posts, I’ve discussed Sojourn Music’s new album, Over the Grave: the hymns of Isaac Watts, volume 1. This final post is a brief discussion on which songs would work best in a congregational singing situation.
Before we look at a few songs from Over the Grave, however, let me make a few comments [...]

Sojourn Music – Over the Grave Review, part 3

When I originally sat down to do this review, it was set to be one post. Later, it had grown into three, which I advertised on the @psalmsandhymns twitter feed. By now, we’re at at least four posts. Today, we’ll look at the second half of the album.

Sojourn Music – Over the Grave Review, part 2

Yesterday, I began reviewing Sojourn Music’s new album Over the Grave: the hymns of Isaac Watts, volume 1. Today, we will look at the individual songs more in-depth. Tomorrow, we’ll ask the all-important (and oft-neglected) question, “Can the congregation sing it?”