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“Jesus Saves” Banjo Uke
This 1938 postcard is from the collection of Jim Linderman, who created and maintains the blog Old Time Religion as a catalog of all the vintage religious literature, advertisements, photographs, toys, and other ephemera he has collected over the years. … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged betty kerstetter, jim linderman, old-time religion, southern gospel music
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Roundup: Coventry Cathedral, the falsifiability of Christianity, racism, a child’s letter, liturgy, and a “recycled orchestra”
I apologize for not generating much original content lately. I haven’t anything substantive to present at the moment, but I have been voraciously reading up and taking notes on the history behind the building and art of Coventry Cathedral—one of … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Inspirational, Music, Western Art
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“Where Can I Turn for Peace?”
A resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, I’m currently under police orders to stay inside my house until further notice. This morning, about a mile away from where I live, a rapid-fire shootout erupted between the two suspects in the Boston Marathon … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged boston marathon bombing, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, mormon hymn, the lower lights
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“Hallelujah to Jesus, who died on the tree, to raise up this ladder of mercy for me”: Jacob’s vision as a prefigurement of Christ
I love this song from Dave Eggar’s 2010 album Kingston Morning. Featuring the vocals of Dr. Ralph Stanley and with Eggar on cello, “Jacob’s Vision” is a hymn that praises Jesus for his mediation between God and humanity. It interprets … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Theology
Tagged jacob's dream, jacob's ladder, jacob's vision eggar, jacob's vision skaggs, jacob's vision stanley
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“These Things Did Thomas Count as Real” by Thomas H. Troeger (1983)
“These things did Thomas count as real: The warmth of blood, the chill of steel, The grain of wood, the heft of stone, The last frail twitch of flesh and bone. The vision of his skeptic mind Was keen enough … Continue reading
“Where’s the line to see Jesus?”
This music video featuring the vocals of Becky Kelley became an instant YouTube sensation two years ago when it was first posted, having since garnered over 3.8 million views. Kelley says that the song was inspired by and titled after … Continue reading
Seeing Handel’s Messiah for the first time
“I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better.”—George Frederick Handel, responding to a compliment on the fine entertainment Messiah had provided its audience “And without Controversy, great is the Mystery of Godliness: God … Continue reading
“Instrument for You” by The Vespers
Nature praises God so purely, so wondrously. Oh that we would join its song. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they … Continue reading
The Lower Lights (A Hymn Revival)
Ever heard of the musical group The Lower Lights? I really love what they’re doing: taking old hymns and refreshing them. The goal, they write on their website, is “to connect with these beautiful old songs on a deeper level, … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged brightly beams our father's mercy, christian hymns, the lower lights
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“Looking for Jesus” by Kate Campbell
The above song by country/folk singer-songwriter Kate Campbell was performed at the Baptist World Alliance Congress in Honolulu on July 30, 2010. (The song also appears on her 2008 album Save the Day.) Perceptive and judgment-free, the song moves through … Continue reading
The Jesus Question 