Jun 28, 2021

The language of hymnody is filled with imagery related to speech and communication (“speak,” “sing,” “voice,” “tongue,” “mouth,” as well as related concepts like “listen,” “hear,” etc.). In the psalms, we are commanded to sing cheerfully with our voices (All People That On Earth Do...

Jun 20, 2021

June is wedding season, and if my experience as a musician is accurate, on any given weekend in June you can probably find a ceremony with a reading of 1 Corinthians 13 right along with other wedding favorites such as Pachelbel’s Canon in D and the “Bridal March” from Wagner’s Lohengrin. But the popularity of...

Jun 13, 2021

The hymns we sing this morning celebrate both our unity as the people of God and the gifts He has given each of us to build up His church: in the language of 1 Corinthians 12, “one body, many members.” From the psalms, we sing that we are “His people and the chosen flock,” and that even though we are gentiles,...

Jun 6, 2021

For the past few weeks, Jamie has been hard at work here at church studying for one of his ordination exams, one specifically dealing with the sacraments. Occasionally, when he emerges from his office, I get to hear him rehearse all the nuances of Presbyterian teaching on the topic. It has really been fascinating to...