Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; In the last blog I spoke about imitation, the idea of imitating me in the same way that I imitate Christ. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the field of music in church. A few pointers. No instrument is easier to …
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My son the musician (part 2)
Here is the gig from the last blog. My son Matthew accompanying Lisa Jayne in the dress rehearsal for playing at Spring Harvest, Skegness this next Wednesday. I say dress rehearsal, but of course it isn't, but what do you call it when they are not in the clothes they will be performing in? Undressed …
My son the musician.
My son Matthew is going to Spring Harvest - as a musician. He will be playing bass with Lisa Jayne a week today at Skegness. Here's what he said recently on Facebook: Hey guys. This week I have the privelage of playing bass for the amazingly tallented Lisa Hoyle. We would love it if you …
The “Celebrate” rule of church music
A long time ago my eldest daughter said something profound* that stuck in my mind. I say a long time ago, it was sometime in the late '90s and we were in church after the service had finished. She was then in her early teens. What she said was about music: "I prefer new songs …
Why the devil has all the best tunes.
The Holy Spirit was present, and involved in, the creation of the world. So if Christian artists, including musicians, are inspired by the Spirit how come so little of it is innovative? Is it the fault of the musicians and singers or the fault of the audience? I think it is the latter, Christian audiences …
More on Snapshots from Twitter
About amonth ago I republished a few tweets by Fresh Expressions from the Edinburgh vision day. But what to do with this data? It is all very well saying, "To carry on as usual in a changing world is to carry on fading away." or, "Just doing what we have always done is a commitment …
The day the donkey went to church
Family service at Holy Trinity Huddersfield, the theme was holidays, and people were asked to come dressed as they would on holiday. So the human brought me. I spent the service looking out at the congregation from a music stand (the human was playing percussion and other things) what a sight. Unfortunately he took no …
Making an ass of myself 