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8 mins read|02/26/21When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
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15 mins read|09/13/20The Church's hymns help us see our own world from another—and perhaps not so different—vantage point that illuminates the impact of the work of Christ and the general providing and protecting activity of our Creator in our lives.
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7 mins read|08/27/20In both Psalms, we hear the Messiah becoming sin for us, and thus he pleads on our behalf before the Father
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12 mins read|08/21/20Physicality is good. Some way or another, choose a full performance of Messiah and give it your full attention. More than one time. Consider it a devotional practice.
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1 min|07/27/20The power of music: a natural expression of the children of God! Repent and believe the good news.
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3 mins read|05/11/20Turns out the Christian Church's goal was also the pursuit of happiness! Ooops! Thanks Pandemic!
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10 mins read|10/08/19Jesus knows your name. Whether you’re a boy named Sue or a beggar named Lazarus, the God who named that forgotten man has not forgotten you.
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14 mins read|08/21/19On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
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11 mins read|07/15/19Imagine yourself at an advanced age. What do you want to remember when you’ve forgotten virtually everything else? Sing that.
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2 mins read|06/19/19Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
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1 min|06/12/19Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
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2 mins read|06/05/19Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
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