Beyond Style: Why Young and Old Need Historic Hymns
Over the past few weeks, as I have read from - and listened to - my normal pool of both living and dead theologians, I have noticed a common denominator:…
Including Hymns in your Daily Devotions
If you haven’t already selected your Bible reading plan for 2022, I hope you take these last few days of December to select a plan. If that sounds daunting, take…
Christina Rossetti’s Carols of Christmas
When people ask what my favorite hymn or Christmas carol is, I tend to chuckle and say it depends on the day! There are many wonderful hymns and it is…
Hymns on the Lips of our Children
I remember a time when my son began singing a song that he had learned from listening to Christian radio. He was happily singing away, and I was so glad…
Imagination in Hymnody
Imagination in Hymnody Below is an excerpt from a larger paper that I titled "Music as More than Mental Mechanism: An Analysis of Imagination in the Hymnody of Thomas Hastings."…
A Reflection and Anticipation of God’s Faithfulness
A Reflection and Anticipation of God's Faithfulness One of the great hymns of faith that has been reverberating in my brain over the past few months is “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” written…