Category: songs we sing

  • Songs We Sing (6/9/13)

    The year was 433 AD and it was Easter’s eve in northern Ireland. This particular evening before Easter also marked the beginning of the festival of Bealtine, a druidic festival, as well as the beginning of the spring equinox. Because of the significance of the night, the pagan King Leoghaire (pronounced “Leary”) decreed that no…

  • Exhortation To Learn To Die

    After last Wednesday’s gathering I received a couple questions and comments about one of the songs we sang. “This doesn’t sound like a worship song. Why are we singing it in worship?” Good observations. So I thought I would take a moment and say a little something about it. The song is “Learning How To…

  • Songs We Sing (6/2/13)

    Do you see that date up there? This year is almost half way through! Let that sink in for a moment… As you look over these songs we will be singing this weekend, take some time to reflect on your life. On the big picture and on a smaller, closer, more immediate level. This Sunday…

  • Songs We Sing (5/26/13)

    I am sorry to have missed last week. I was out of state for a family wedding and consequently I didn’t get to post our songs either. While Ej and I are still out of town I am glad to have a chance to post the songs for this Lord’s day: 1. How Can I…

  • Songs We Sing (5/12/13)

    Maybe you don’t like to sing loudly (or out loud for that matter), if that’s you, I encourage you to take some time this week and ask God search your heart and show you what it is inside that keeps you from “singing loud for all to hear” as our friend Buddy the elf would…