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Few readers here will be surprised to learn that most, if not all, hymnals, due to space constraints, omit a stanza or two from at least a few of the hymns found within their pages. The inevitable and, often, unfortunate consequence of this practice is that some great stanzas of devotional poetry are effectively lost [...]
Continue Reading →Gary Snyder in The Poet’s Work.
I learn [from an ideal mentor] what it really takes to be a craftsman, what it really means to be committed, what it really means to work. What it means to be serious about your craft . . . Not backing off any of the challenges that [...]
Continue Reading →Here are some articles in honor of Reformation Day:
Did Luther Use Tunes from Love Songs?
The Conservatism of the Normative Principle
In 2007, Kevin Roose transferred from secular, liberal Brown University to evangelical, conservative Liberty University. This was not because he had been converted; Roose was raised in a version of the Quaker tradition which, according to him, involved sitting quietly in a chairs arranged in a circle for large portions of their meeting time–by the [...]
Continue Reading →Why read contemporary poetry? Are there not, as Marianne Moore states, so many other “things that are important/beyond all this fiddle”?
My brief answer (though I may develop this further in the future) would be there are at least three reasons people, Christians especially, should read present day poetry.
First, reading poetry is, very simply, [...]
Continue Reading →I have heard many times from people who have the noble objective of recovering a God-centeredness in worship that our music is not for people–it’s for God.
Now, I understand and applaud the sentiment behind a statement like this. If by this statement they mean that God should be the center and focus of our worship, then [...]
Continue Reading →I am honored to be speaking at the upcoming annual music conference at the Wilds along with Mark Minnick and others. I’ll be the primary speaker at the pastors/music directors pre-conference on Monday, January 2, will be presenting one general session during the week, and teaching four workshop sessions as well.
But the primary reason [...]
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