Hymnody
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Come, Emmanuel (#2) [2022]
As the anticipation, the “Watching and waiting, looking above” continues, we move (backward) to the first verse of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Perhaps, this is the most poignant of this hymns litany of verses, with its begging and… Continue reading
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Come, Emmanuel! (#1) [2022 Reshare]
No sooner had the thanksgiving dressing been put away to become a late-afternoon football snack than the Christmas decor began to make its grand entrance from almost a years worth of being stored away! Isn’t this story so true in… Continue reading
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New podcast episode!
I joined with my friends over at hymnpartial.com for their latest podcast episode to talk about Trinitarian hymns! Go listen to the latest episode on your favorite podcast source, or you can watch the video of me looking awkward on… Continue reading
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Adventures in Hymnody…a prequel
It’s early Saturday morning… All is quiet and unstirred in the Bulls’ household…but my mind? Not so much. I quit fighting my brain about and finally got out of bed 430 AM. This happens from time to time. But today,… Continue reading
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A Centennial Celebration
2021 marks a critically important year in the history of Churches of Christ. 2021 marks 100 years since Elmer Leon (“E.L.”) Jorgenson of Louisville, KY published the very first edition of Great Songs of the Church. To say that this… Continue reading