Tag Archives: Singing

Singing: All or nothing?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Tim Archer

Wow! If you haven’t read yesterday’s post, don’t bother. Just skip down to the comments section. Some brilliant insights there, plus a sharing of experiences from different viewpoints. I realize that I’ve embraced the tar baby. I’ve jumped into this … Continue reading →

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Singing through the worship wrangling

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Tim Archer

One of the silliest phrases that came into vogue the last few decades was the term “worship wars.” There have been people at times in history who have been killed for choosing to worship a certain way. Those are worship … Continue reading →

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Music in our time and place

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Tim Archer

Singing has a strong tradition in the United States. There was a time when singing was one of the most common pastimes. There was a strong tradition of gathering around the piano in someone’s parlor, singing folk songs, church hymns … Continue reading →

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In praise of singing

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Tim Archer

I’m a singer. I took almost 10 years of piano lessons, but never took it seriously, so I remember very little. (Sorry Mom!) I played violin for one year and cello for three years, but that’s not enough to say … Continue reading →

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The church and her music

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Tim Archer

I want to spend some time here on the blog talking about music. Specifically about music in the church. I’ve grown a bit weary of the subject outside of this forum, yet I feel like there are a lot of … Continue reading →

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