Category: Songs
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Thankfulness in the Dark: Learning to Praise God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
Scripture says, “Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess. 5:18). That verse sounds beautiful printed on a Hobby Lobby sign, hanging above a spotless mantle full of fake pumpkins in mid-November.It sounds less beautiful when life feels like it just hit you in the chest with a cinder block. And yet — it’s still true.It’s…
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The Tragic Story Behind “It Is Well with My Soul”
“When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll…” Few lines in hymnody move the human heart quite like these. The beloved hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” was not written from a place of comfort, but from the ashes of deep sorrow. Yet it stands as one of…
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Why I’d Rather Sing Psalms and Hymns Than the Top 40 on K-Love
Jesus Christ is King. Let’s talk about church music — that beautiful, powerful, sometimes ear-splitting expression of worship that can either lift your soul to the throne of grace or make you feel like you’re trapped inside a Christian boy band reunion. Now, before anyone grabs their pitchfork (or tambourine), let’s admit it: contemporary worship…