Torah for the Heart
Living in a wicked world presents challenges for people attempting to walk the way of righteousness. We are constantly bombarded with competing images of the… Read More »Torah for the Heart
poetry
Imagination Formed by Scripture’s Music
The way that you live will be controlled ultimately by your image of the good life—what it means to really flourish and prosper, And, in… Read More »Imagination Formed by Scripture’s Music
Tozer on great Christian poetry
In the preface to his Christian Book of Mystical Verse, A. W. Tozer writes, The hymns and poems found in here are mystical in that they… Read More »Tozer on great Christian poetry
Parallelism in Psalm 96
Last week we looked at several aspects of how various poetic devices were used in Psalm 96 to shape the content and form the singer… Read More »Parallelism in Psalm 96
How Poetry Forms Us
Singing both helps us express right affections to God in response to God’s character and works, and it also helps to form those affections when… Read More »How Poetry Forms Us
Two Views on Christ’s Invitation
Below are two works of Christian imagination. Both attempt to depict what it means for Christ to invite sinners to Himself, and how sinners should… Read More »Two Views on Christ’s Invitation
Psalm 130 – A Song!
It our discussion of Psalm 130, we have seen that it is a song of repentance, it is a song of corporate worship, and it… Read More »Psalm 130 – A Song!
A Better Way to Sing “Be Thou My Vision”
The old Irish hymn “Be Thou My Vision” is a favorite of many, but the way most Americans sing it weakens the poetic parallelism of… Read More »A Better Way to Sing “Be Thou My Vision”
Beautiful Poetry Anthologies for Children
In honor of national poetry month, here is a list of my favorite poetry anthologies to use with children. A Child’s Garden of Verses by… Read More »Beautiful Poetry Anthologies for Children
Good Friday
AM I a stone and not a sheep That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy Cross, To number drop by drop Thy… Read More »Good Friday
“Credo” by David Oestreich (1970-2017)
Yes, I believe in Him who is Almighty, Father, God, Who made all things in heaven, earth, Who made them very good. Yes, I believe… Read More »“Credo” by David Oestreich (1970-2017)
Until fairly recently, every educated person would have known this
There are many factors that have contributed to problems in worship today, but I believe one of the most significant is the fact that very… Read More »Until fairly recently, every educated person would have known this
Knowing God
You hide Yourself from prying eyes, From faithless seekers veil Your face, Conceal Your form, confound the wise, Your brightness dim, though not Your grace.… Read More »Knowing God
Samwise Gamgee understands the power of poetry and music
I have spoken many times about the power of poetry and music to express what words alone cannot. Yesterday evening, as I was reading The Two… Read More »Samwise Gamgee understands the power of poetry and music
Crown Him With Many Crowns
The principal figure of the book of Revelation is the Lamb. He is introduced in Revelation 5, where the seven-sealed scroll represents the outpouring of… Read More »Crown Him With Many Crowns
The Works of Anne Bradstreet
“That fearful sound of fire and fire, Let no man know is my Desire.” After our foray into economics, I had intended to return to… Read More »The Works of Anne Bradstreet
The Lamb
Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead;… Read More »The Lamb
Hold the Superlatives, Please
Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us… Read More »Hold the Superlatives, Please
Triolets from 1 John
Since I’ve been working to improve my writing abilities using fixed forms, I decided my annual Valentine’s Day poem to my wife would be a… Read More »Triolets from 1 John
Teaching children hymns: recommendations
Last week I argued that, if we are committed to conservative worship, it only follows that we should be committed to perpetuating conservative worship in… Read More »Teaching children hymns: recommendations