The article discusses the concept of contemporary Christian music (CCM). Topics covered include CCM's classification as a popular musical style, the characteristics of CCM in church music, the musical and textual styles of CCM and the traditional worship song, the singing of choruses as a ...
Spence, Confronting Contemporary Christian Music, p. 83.) It is evident that for Lennon Christianity is only a fanciful dream which offers no hope for the future. The truth is that his songs have no message of hope–only an invitation to experience the fleeting pleasures of the moment. At ...
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And if Tammy Faye is, in its heavy-on-the-hairspray-and-dick-jokes way, making a bid for its namesake’s redemption and canonization (an idea that hinges on her comparatively non-hateful gay-rights stance), Goold’s antiseptic, generically contemporary-looking production isn’t helping. Bunny...
“Dirty Windows” lyrically takes us to the ancient Near East and to the Torah seen through the prism of the “dirty” window of our contemporary sensitivity, which distorts many timeless truths. The voice here is a bit pathetic, and the instrumentation gently washes us with Sumerian ...
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Regular visitors to the website who know of my passion for the contemporary sacred art of Ukraine will not be surprised to learn the theme ofmy first collage story box in fifteen years is the tragic human cost of Ukraine's struggle against Russian invaders. Inspiration came from a sticker of...
Contemporary English VersionI'm already 80 years old, and my body is almost numb. I can't taste my food or hear the sound of singing, and I would be nothing but a burden. English Revised VersionI am this day fourscore years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant...
In modern times, Christian pilgrimage has evolved, encompassing a wide range of destinations and experiences. While many still travel to traditional sites like the Holy Land and Rome, contemporary pilgrimage sites such as the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France and the shrine of Our Lady of...