What Songs Should We Sing in Church?

For as long as I can remember, I always loved music.  Instrumental.  Vocal.  It all resounded so deeply within me.  Growing up, I listened to a lot of music. I’d sit in my room, pop in a cassette into my stereo, and then record myself singing onto a cassette player. I’d play that cassette over and over again critiquing myself.  I think my mother was concerned about my music choices as I listened to a lot of George Michael, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson.  I distinctly remember that she had a book titled something like, The Devil’s Music.  I knew she was reading it because of me, and frankly at that time, it made me chuckle.

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Praising the Lord in All Times

I am an early riser.  My alarm clock first sounds at 4:45am.  After a few not so gentle smacks of the snooze button, my eyes begin to open to the new day at around 5:00am.   But during those in between moments of waking,  my ears are fully alive and busy taking in the sounds of the morning.  Those early morning hours are void of the chaotic sounds of the day.  There is peace and stillness in the air as the uninterrupted sound of a gentle breeze ushers in a new day.

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