I’m not saying that every Christmas carol needs to be a gospel presentation. But if in singing our Christmas carols, the deity, humanity, mission, and accomplishments of Christ are assumed, ignored, downplayed or revised, then our view of Christmas will be no better than that of a secular greeting card. Someone once said, “Show me …
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“On coming to Christmas, misled, we forget…”
I appreciate it when, very occasionally, someone cuts through the fluff and faux-serenity of the Nativity account (and no, it was probably not a silent night!) On coming to Christmas, misled, we forget That the birth of God’s son was not lovely at all. A stench filled the gloom of the bleak manger stall. There …
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Behold the Lamb of God: By Andrew Peterson
This is a fantastic idea – a concept album that tells the entire story of the Bible. Singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson has been touring and performing these songs for 10 years now. The album is made up of about a dozen songs, most brand new compositions, some rearrangements of older hymns, but all of it having …
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