There are many Friday night events that draw large crowds in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. I've never heard a hymn festival mentioned on any list of most popular Friday night events. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was one of more than 300 people on Facebook who had indicated they were going or were interested in attending The Church Music Institute's hymn festival entitled, "All Times and All Places Praise the Lord." Held on Friday, June 14 at St. Stephen Presbyterian Read More …
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Praise Songs = ? (#1007)
I appreciate a variety of music styles in general and in worship. I do not, however, like praise songs that are little more than a musical excuse to repeat a few lines over and over again or sound like something anyone could have written in five minutes or less. The following video makes fun of what can be seen as the worst of so-called contemporary praise songs. So What? Developing a Christian service of worship around a key theme or Scripture in ways that all elements Read More …