D.J. Bulls
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“Let Party Names No More…”
This hymn by Benjamin Beddome, “Let Party Names No More…” was written around 1769. Rice Haggard was among the first to include it in his Christian Hymns hymnal of 1815, one of the earliest from the Stone-Campbell-Scott, etc., Restoration Movement.It’s… Continue reading
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Singing, COVID-19, and Church…
So, some stream of consciousness thoughts that have been percolating for some time now. As the great theologian Hedley Lamarr once said: “My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening thru a cosmic vapor of invention.”… Continue reading
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Lots of Facebooking, Streaming, Hymnstagramming, and YouTubing
Hi Friends & Readers. Your not-so-faithful hymnist, D.J. Bulls here. Well, with COVID-19 and quarantining, we’ve been doing a lot of digital work lately. I’ve been streaming a BUNCH on my Facebook page as well as our Church Facebook page… Continue reading
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Technology, Millennials, and Church…
From time to time, I hear conversations that go like this: “Ya know, people just don’t go to church like they used to…I remember when I was a kid, we were there every time the doors were open…” Eventually, those… Continue reading
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Love for All…yes, ALL.
“The vilest offender who truly believes, will surely, from Jesus, a pardon receive.” That is a lyric I’ve known all my life…and sung time after time, as I do so many, without it sinking in. A few weeks ago, I… Continue reading