Advent 2013: Two Jews and a Christmas song
Advent-1 The wonderful Christmas season is also a wonderful music season. Simple songs of joy, happiness, innocence and, yes, holiness will be our musical fare for the next several weeks. Even our...
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Advent-2 Francis Schaeffer suggests in his booklet, Art and the Bible, that when we look at a work of art, for instance a song, the work should be judged according to 4 criteria: 1) technical...
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Advent-3 The Biblical Songbook, the American Songbook and the Church The English word “advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus” which means “coming.” That’s pretty simple and straightforward. The...
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