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A zeal he does not own

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Bob Burroughs — No Comments ↓

There is a wonderful, thought-provoking text by the hymn writer Frederick W. Faber (1814-1863) titled “There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy. It speaks to this generation perhaps even more powerfully than to his own. It is not sung as often…

Tagged with: a zeal he does not own, Faber, hymn, justice, liberty, Theres a Wideness in Gods mercy, worship
Posted in Leadership, Ministry, Music, Worship

A new theme song for CBF?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Ircel Harrison — No Comments ↓

On a recent Sunday, our church choir sang “Find Us Faithful” as the anthem in the traditional worship service. I have always liked this song that was written by Jon Mohr and popularized by Steve Green. In fact, we used…

Tagged with: Baptists, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, dialogue, worship
Posted in Blog Posts, Generational Differences, Music

Creativity and contemplation

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Chris Robertson — 2 Comments ↓

In October of last year, I settled into my old Impala and drove to downtown Duluth, just outside of Atlanta. Filled with excitement, I pulled into the parking lot behind the Red Clay Theatre and checked my pocket to make…

Tagged with: Atlanta, Christ, Civil War, Decatur, Duluth, faith, Greek, Impala, Nashville, O Theo, Van Gogh
Posted in Art, Music, Social Issues, Spiritual Formation, Young Baptists

Green Day: on Holiday

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Chris Aho — No Comments ↓

The holiday season has reached its peak. Decorations, parties, calories and music abound. Some of this music is soul inspiring. I am warmed each time I hear Sheryl Crow’s “Blue Christmas”, The Barenaked Ladies’ “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” or…

Music fills the air

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Tommy Deal — 1 Comment ↓

Music is the universal language. Music is prevalent during this festive time of year. Music is imperative for a soul to really “sing.” Music is very much a part of my family. Melodies and harmonies abound around a family who…

Tagged with: congregation, faith, interfaith, ministry, Relationships, Spiritual Practice, worship
Posted in Faithful Living, Ministry, Music, Religion, Social Issues, Worship

Mumford & Sons sing of grace and life

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Darrell Gwaltney — 1 Comment ↓

I have been listening to Mumford & Sons’ new album Babel. Its deep biblical allusions and challenging lyrics about relationships and redemption invite repeated listenings. There’s enough in the album to keep my attention for a while. Two songs in particular have…

Tagged with: Babel, Broken Crown, Ghosts that we knew, Grace, Isaiah, Marcus Mumford, Mumford and Sons, Relationships
Posted in Music, Theology

The Eschatology of ‘Young Love’

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Steve Harmon — No Comments ↓

Six months ago I couldn’t have imagined writing an appreciative review of an album by an artist whose music is frequently described as a unique blend of folk, hip-hop, and Brit-pop (think Coldplay for the latter genre). The Coldplay connection…

Tagged with: Augustine of Hippo, eschatology, James Wm. McClendon, Jr., Mat Kearney
Posted in Media & Arts, Music, Theology