by Micah Tanis | May 9, 2024 | History, Hymnody, Podcast
In this episode, Dr. Roy Beacham & Dr. Jon Pratt discuss the history and significance of the Central Hymn. “The Word and the Testimony,” based on Isaiah 8:20, has served as the motto of Central Seminary and emphasizes the centrality of the Word of God....
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 22, 2018 | Central Blog, Culture, Hymnody, Music, Resources
If you didn’t know, yesterday was J. S. Bach’s birthday. I didn’t grow up listening to classical music–my clearest childhood recollections are of Tennessee Ernie Ford and Mahalia Jackson. Later on I became a fan of Elton John and of Emerson,...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 23, 2017 | Hymnody
Hymns to the Living God is the new hymnal being published by Religious Affections Ministries. The hymns from the hymnal are already available in downloadable, reproducible PDF file. The print hymnal is in the final stages of being proofread. Not many current hymnals...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 22, 2017 | Hymnody, Poetry
Scott Aniol of Southwestern Baptist Seminary discusses how the hymn should be sung in view of the original Old Irish text. He explains why Religious Affections Ministries has chosen a different versification than the one you may be used to for its forthcoming hymnal,...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 1, 2017 | Hymnody, Music, Worship
So says Jonathan Aigner at Ponder Anew. The essay includes a long string of Twitter exchanges. And it’s worth reading. It’s a poor argument, and a lousy excuse for using any disposable ditty available to entertain people in Jesus’ trademarked...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 29, 2017 | Angelology, Christianity, Church History, Hymnody, Theology, Trinitarianism
Columba is remembered as the Irish missionary who did much to evangelize the Picts in northern Scotland. Archaeologists have identified a site in Iona that dates to the time of Columba and that they believe may have been the cell where he prayed and wrote. You can...
