Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 11

Summer Concerts As you may have guessed, our summer concerts have taken a hit this year with the stay-at-home order. We had originally scheduled four concert events this year and planned to be spread out over the summer (one each month) rather than having consecutive...

Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 10

Did You Know… Many of our popular hymns have interesting backstories. The song I Know Whom I Have Believed was written by a Union soldier during the Civil War, who was held as a prisoner of war and became a believer while praying for another dying soldier. Hymn writer...

Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 09

Shigionoth – A Musical Term Forms of this word appear two times in the Bible.  The singular form of the word is shiggaiom appearing in Psalm 7.  The plural form of the word, shiginoth, is found in Habakkuk 3:1. In each case the words are associated with songs...

Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 08

Easter Reflections Easter this year was unique to say the least. We gathered online to celebrate Christ’s victory over the grave. While it may have been different let us remember: Some Easter celebrations may be rescheduled… But we still worship our Risen...

Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 07

Hold Me Jesus Christian songwriter Rich Mullins is certainly best known for writing the praise songs Awesome God and Step By Step. However, I would like to share the lyrics of a song he wrote in 1993 called Hold Me Jesus. Some of you may remember this song was...

Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 06

Praise and Worship Activities for Kids Here are some ideas for activities that may fit with worshiping at home during this time of precaution. Enjoy praising God with your kids and create lasting memories in the midst of these trying times. Music Music is certainly...