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This text is a highly accessible analysis by John L. Bell, one of the world's leading experts on congregational song.
This luminous book on texts Jesus knew and quoted is the fruit of the author's lifelong engagement with the Psalms. As a broadcaster and writer, John is loved for being entirely genuine and, in the words of Archbishop Justin Welby, ‘his cogent and penetrating contributions reach an audience well beyond the churches’. Here John explores the Psalms as they relate to daily life, drawing on stories and personal testimonies to help us to rejoice, grieve or draw encouragement from this most extraordinary and fascinating collection of sacred poems and songs.
Twenty-five meditations with notes suggesting appropriate ways of using the material.
Singing a new song is not an optional extra, but a faithful response to a divine command. This command is the opening phrase of Psalms 96 and 98. And, St John the Divine says, this is what the saints in heaven are doing all the time.But, on earth, things are not so easy. Sometimes it's because the latest new song in the old hymnbook is two centuries old. Or the congregation has been told by some sadist that it 'doesn't sing well'. Or sometimes the organist can only play what s/he hears on the radio. Or the guitarist can do anything, as long as it's only three major chords. However, even in such dire straits, the divine command has to be obeyed.So what if we kept familiar tunes - hymn tunes o...
A rigorous, axiomatically formulated presentation of the 'zero-square', or 'nilpotent' infinitesimal.
This rediscovery of the stories of Christ's birth through adult eyes is for use in group and worship situations. The material is drawn from the work of the Wild Goose Worship Group who have an innovative style of worship.
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Not another book about what we already know, but one about what we overlook.
A collection of 50 songs which have been tried and tested at gatherings and events across Britain in order to meet the needs of public worship. The work is suitable for small choirs, school assemblies, youth groups, worship groups, praise bands and local congregations.
Details economic dislocations in North Carolina during the severest years of the depression. Separate chapters cover agriculture, banking, industry, labor, unemployment relief, government finances, blacks, transportation, and education.