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Songs for Lent – New York Hymns

Posted on February 3, 2012

Red Mountain Music along with a number of other fantastic musicians from the New York area released a collections of songs last year called simply “Songs for Lent.”  The texts were curated by Cardiphonia from the Sacred Harp as they … Continue reading →

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Calvin Worship Symposium 2012 – Reflections

Posted on February 1, 2012

PDF – 2012 Program Book (workshops and worship) Video and Audio from workshops will be posted here It’s not often that you get the opportunity to worship with over 1500 people from dozens of different countries, cultures, and denominations.  This … Continue reading →

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The Top 30 “Retuned” Hymns

Posted on January 31, 2012

Here is our highly subjective list of the top 30+ favorite/most played congregational re:tuned hymns. From Indelible Grace (here is their most recent ‘live’ album that is a greatest hits album of sorts) Arise, My Soul, Arise  – Kevin Twit … Continue reading →

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Observations on the New Hymns Movement, part 3

Posted on January 25, 2012

This is part three of a series of posts looking at the resurgence of hymns in the past 10 years through the “re:tuned” movement that has coalesced around Indelible Grace, Red Mountain Music, BiFrost Music, Sojourn Music, and many more.  … Continue reading →

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Observations on the New Hymns Movement, Part 2

Posted on January 19, 2012

This is part two of a series of posts reflecting on the new hymns movement that has developed in the past ten years as we get ready to join Kevin Twit and Sandra McCracken of Indelible Grace, Mike Cosper of … Continue reading →

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Observations on the New Hymns Movement

Posted on January 17, 2012

Next week I’m traveling up to Grand Rapids to participate in the Calvin Worship Symposium.  One seminar I’m helping with is “Tune My Heart to Sing Your Praise: The Re-tuned hymn (and psalm!) movement in the context of the broader … Continue reading →

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Between the Garden and the City – a new sermon series

Posted on January 10, 2012

My church, Christ the King, is moving locations in a few weeks.  We are moving from a lovely elementary school space in Five Points, Raleigh to an old brewery space in the heart of downtown Raleigh — in the current … Continue reading →

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Calvin Worship Symposium 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012

There is still time to register (till Jan 19th) for this fantastic worship conference coming up the end of January (26th-28th) in the balmy winter haven of Grand Rapids, MI.  The theme this year focuses on the psalms and corresponds … Continue reading →

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Interview with My Song in the Night Blog

Posted on January 6, 2012

Bobby Gilles of Sojourn Music interviewed me for his excellent songwriting Blog “My Song in the Night“  You can read the interview here.

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O Holy Child – a Song for Epiphany

Posted on January 4, 2012

This Sunday celebrates the first Sunday of Epiphany where we celebrate Jesus Christ coming into the world as light into darkness.  His life in every way shines God’s glory into our world but with the coming of God’s glory we … Continue reading →

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