I absolutely love classic church hymns and anthems, particularly when beautifully done. I’ve spent countless hours searching the depths of the internet to find incredible video and audio recordings of tunes sung by angelic choirs, accompanied by powerful organs and various instruments, in echoey cathedrals and great music halls, with Read more…
It has been called the Soldiers Prayer, God’s Shield of Protection, the Psalm of Protection, or by its Latin title Qui Habitat (“Whoso Dwelleth”). Today, and certainly throughout history, the words of Psalm 91 have been read and carried by soldiers, sailors, and those others who have faced extraordinary peril.
Continuing from Into Chaos (Part 3): Who’s In Charge? Friday 1 September After getting our trucked packed up, the Coast Guard held a briefing in the parking lot. As the Coast Guardsmen moved into a formation, all the veterans fell into the formation as well, without prompting. It was a Read more…
Note: These Harvey posts are a bit long and lack grammatical fine tuning! I wanted to get these stories out for all our supporters before I forgot it all! Thanks for reading. Continued from Continuing from Into Chaos (Part 2): Our New Team Thursday 31 August Thursday morning, after we left Read more…
Note: These Harvey posts are a bit long and lack grammatical fine tuning! I wanted to get these stories out for all our supporters before I forgot it all! Thanks for reading. A continuation from Part 1: “Harvey Boat Rescue” After pulling our boat out of the Wilcrest area, we Read more…
Note: These Harvey posts are a bit long and lack grammatical fine tuning! I wanted to get these stories out for all our supporters before I forgot it all! Thanks for reading. First of all, I want to thank everyone for their prayers and financial and logistical support for our Read more…
Let’s face it, many of us grew up with Maundy Thursday as part of our Church life, but never knew what it really meant. I used to say “Monday Thursday” as a kid. Then I assumed that “maundy” meant “mourning” or something because I specifically associated this day with Christ’s arrest, Read more…
If you have been in a church with a well-trained choir, especially on Easter and Christmas, you have likely experienced an incredibly powerful moment in the last verse of a hymn that straight up gave you the chills! That would be the descant, and I think it is one of the best Read more…
From the earliest days of Christianity, believers began their ceremonial gatherings with processions. Like many traditions in Church, they were adopted from Roman civic and military custom and “sanctified” to the glory of God and the use in Church worship. For example, modern Church banner bearers harken back to the Read more…
The early Church was building-less, an attribute that is becoming more familiar in the modern Church in the West and has long been a reality in places where Christians are still persecuted. The view of the modern Church is often tied buildings, often leading to the checking of faith and evangelism Read more…