We’re excited to share with you this week’s episode where we welcome guest, Pastor Brian Croft. He shares with us about his own history in music and worship-leading, some of the musical challenges specific to the work of church planting and revitalisation, as well as sharing with us some of his own favourite hymns. All …
Read more “Brian Croft: Practical Shepherding and CHurch Music | Episode 46”
We’re continuing our joyful theme with another accidental Christmas carol! In this episode, we talk about why Joy to the World isn’t an advent hymn, we have a look at how the Mormons have changed the lyrics to suit themselves, plus we will answer a question from our mailbag.
We decided that our next two episodes would be on a joyful theme, only to discover that by pure coincidence, both the songs are hymns which are frequently mistaken for Christmas songs. In this week’s episode, we talk about big fluffy dogs, Romantic era poetry, and pre-WW1 history – although Cara is trying her hardest …
You asked and we’re here to answer as we dig into some of our mailbag questions. There may be some encouragement, there may be some challenges, you’ll just have to listen and find out! We’ll be talking about songs for those who are struggling, our favourite episodes so far, and we’re playing a fun game …
And can it be that we’re finally talking about one of Charles Wesley’s hymns?? Why, yes it can. In this week’s episode, we’ll be looking into one of his greatest hits. We’ll be talking about Charles Wesley’s post-ordination conversion, touching on why some Christians don’t like him, and, of course, discussing one of Cara’s favourite …
Read more “‘And Can It Be’ — Charles Wesley’s Hymn of Grace | Episode 40”
We’re revisiting the trinity this week as we talk about the classic trinitarian hymn, Holy Holy Holy. In this episode we learn about the short but impactful life of Reginald Heber, and discover where the wonderful themes of this song can be found in the Bible. We also touch on some of our thoughts about …
Read more “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty | Episode 39”
We have another special guest this week, though on a very different subject. In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Regan B. King to talk about the Bible’s view on depression; the life of the hymn writer, William Cowper; and songs Christians can sing to remind themselves of the great hope we have. We also …
Read more “William Cowper and Depression (with Special Guest Regan B. King) | Episode 38”
We’re back with another beautiful hymn about the glory of God. This time we’re blending the old with the new as we learn more about All Glory Be to Christ, a wonderful rewriting of Auld Lang Syne. In this episode, we hear the hymn’s story straight from the horse’s mouth, Cara goes off on a …
What better way to perk up your day than with a hymn about the glory of God? Join us as we take a deeper look at the Horatius Bonar classic, Glory Be to God the Father. In this episode, we talk about trinitarian hymns (or the lack thereof), Revelation 5, and the God who must …
We’ve got everything from the sublime to the ridiculous as we take a look at some of the best (and worst) songs we sing about the love of God. Join us as we discuss some of the cringeworthy lyrics supplied by you, our listeners, play pop song or hymn lyric, and offer up some richer …
Read more “Valentine’s Day Special: Your Lord or Your Lover?? | Episode 34”