There’s been a lot of debate in recent decades over what music, or the worship in church should sound like, but it seems that what's known as the "contemporary" style of worship has pretty much triumphed over hymns in most evangelical churches. I here offer my viewpoint, for what it's worth, and a suggested fix … Continue reading WHAT SHOULD MUSIC IN THE CHURCH SOUND LIKE?
Tag: Contemporary Christian Music
WHAT SHOULD CHURCH MUSIC LOOK LIKE?
I once wrote a post titled "What should Church Music Sound Like?" The natural sequel to such a discussion, to my mind, has to be concerned with what worship should look like... This may seem like an odd question to some, but it's pretty straightforward really. When we all sit or stand in our churches those of … Continue reading WHAT SHOULD CHURCH MUSIC LOOK LIKE?
“GREAT MUSIC” AND THE CHURCH
What is “great music”? The term is often used as though there were fixed universal rules about what it should sound like... I thank the Lord that no such rules exist, apart from the fact that music, as with all we do, should come from a heart of faith, and should glorify God in some way. (EYEPHONE, "Greenhouse") … Continue reading “GREAT MUSIC” AND THE CHURCH
DARWIN’S BLACK BOX-THE MUSICAL!
This is one of my earliest recordings, written in salutation to a book which helped me understand some of the weaknesses and fallacies of the theory of evolution - “Darwin’s Black Box”, by Michael Behe*. Darwin thought that the cell was a little black blob of jello,, but even now its stunning intricacies are still being … Continue reading DARWIN’S BLACK BOX-THE MUSICAL!
BECAUSE HE DIED-OUR SONG
Greetings fellow aliens! Here's a track I recorded with my wife Mathilde ten years ago. I wrote the lyrics and the music, and she sang. We recorded under the name "Positive Charge", and the song was part of an album called "More Power". Personally, I think it's one of the best songs I've heard, but then, I'm biased. Any enterprising muso out there-please … Continue reading BECAUSE HE DIED-OUR SONG
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