Faith on View

Contemporary Vicarious Worship

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I’ve been thinking about issues of music and contemporary worship in church for years. I’m not a musician. I did play the piano and clarinet as a child but neither stuck. I’ve also been in …

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis of Christianity Today writes that many worship songs from the nineties and the aughts, including “The Heart of Worship” and “In the Secret,” remain powerful moneymakers in 2023. Their enduring popularity is …

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A new study led by the School of Divinity of the University of St. Andrews is focusing on establishing the link between spirituality and music. The study headed by Professor George Corbett and Dr. Sarah …

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The “Faith & Friends” concert series was recently inaugurated by Christian music artists Taya and Naomi Raine on “Fox and Friends.” The show will feature some of the most prominent Christian musicians and will continue …

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My favorite movie ever since I first saw it in high school is “O Brother Where Art Thou?” I bought the soundtrack and, as all millennials did in their teens, read every page of the …

When Bill Withers passed away it was all over Facebook. The top hit of his illustrious career was Lean on Me. It ranked #7 when it was released in 1972, the year I was born. Withers …