Today’s concept of music and particularly worship music is narrow in comparison to the concept of music in the ancient Middle East. Music was part of everything that they did from education (by the use of songs and rhymes to remember stories and lessons)[1], to entertainment, work (the use of work chanting is still popular in some cultures.) and of course religious ceremony. The harp is the instrument most commonly associated with the bible. “The harp was the national instrument of Israel, and was used constantly, as an instrument to praise God by and to declare his goodness, faithfulness and mercy”. [2] (more…)
Archive for September, 2007Celtic prayers have undergone a resurgence in popularity. The Celtic prayers of 1500 years ago all of a sudden seem relevant to today. Perhaps because the times we live in are just as unsure, violent and unpredictable as the times of the Early Celtic Christians. There seems to be Celtic prayers for everything. Prayers for kids, prayers for good crops prayers for good weather prayers for getting up in the morning prayers for getting a good night sleep. Here we have the first concept of celtic praying. The early Celtic Christians felt they could pray about anything. And they did. You will notice that many of them were written down. There is good reason for that. Not all that many people could read or write, so many of the prayers we taught by the Celtic monks and priests so that people could communicate to God. Posted by: john in Image - A - Week, Photography - This week I have reacted to the comments of my affection for Black and White Photography and proved I do know what colour is. Well at least in one picture. The other is again something different for me - some photoshop editing that I have not experimented with before. I hope you like the outcomes. These photos are in responce to the challenge set by Pete Pearson to produce an Image a Week. For a complete view of earlier images click to view my gallery
Blue Hole Reflection
Birds over the moon This is a sermon I preached last week and some people have requested a look at it on this site. I hope you like it.
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. There is some contention about the terminologies used here. What is an apostle, what is a prophet, what is an evangelist and what is a pastor and teacher. A little more theological comment. Buildings are like people - should be always underconstruction and maintenance. And look a coloured picture, just to prove that I do know what colour is. The third one is a drip - always consistent - they always drip down! These photos are in responce to the challenge set by Pete Pearson to produce an Image a Week. For a complete view of earlier images click to view my gallery
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