February 2006 Blog Posts (2)

I and Myself vs. Us and We in Worship Music

Friday, February 17, 2006

I and myself vs. Us and We in Worship Music

Well, here is something that could cause deep thought I hope, but it may cause weird reactions unless I am clear…so hopefully, I can be clear!

There is NOTHING wrong with the book of Psalms, (obviously.) In fact, the Psalms are great! What they do, I have noticed, is given us many a tune to sing where the words “I” and “Me,” etc are used, and what they don’t do is give a lot of examples of… Continue

Added by Gunnar on February 17, 2006 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Long Sermons that Bore

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Long Sermons that bore…

I had this thought that for the last 2 years, has been mindboggling me. Matthew 5-7, the ‘Sermon on the Mount’, in which, at the end, Jesus basically says, “Hey, this is the key foundational stuff here, if you get it, you are building on the right foundation, etc. Anyway, using my most excellent wife as a listener, I read it outloud, and, trying to be fair, read it REALLY, REALLY slow. It took less than 19 minutes.… Continue

Added by Gunnar on February 16, 2006 at 9:30pm — No Comments