Posts Tagged ‘CCM’
Entertained or Edified?
Recently I watched an intriguing YouTube video by bass player and composer Adam Neely called “Learning to Like Contemporary Christian Music (the music I hate).” Adam takes us on a interesting journey as he studies the style and form of some of the big names in modern contemporary worship. I agree with much of what…
Read MoreShould Sacred Music Swing?
Dwight Gustafson The choice of church music is intensely personal, something about which the Scriptures say little. Right? Wrong! God’s Word has a clear standard for sacred music. [Editor’s note: some of the terms in this article are dated, the article comes to us from 1975. We hope our readers will not be distracted by…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web – 2014.4.4
Compiled by Don Johnson Given our interest in John MacArthur’s views on the charismatic movement (see our review of Strange Fire here and our open letter to John MacArthur here), I think it is appropriate that we notice that Dr. MacArthur has clearly spelled out the differences between his views and John Piper’s views. Full…
Read MoreIs CCM A Cultural Thing?
Frank Garlock Before there can ever be a discussion about whether or not anything belongs to a particular culture, we must come to an understanding of what culture is. According to Webster’s Dictionary, culture is a French word that comes from the Latin colere or cultura and means “to cultivate” or “the characteristic features and…
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