This inspiring hymn was written by a wealthy business man and musician who realized that God was all the world to Him. In turn, he dedicated his life to writing only sacred music. As a result, his hymns, particularly Softly and Tenderly, ministered to thousands of people. Even the famous evangelist Dwight Moody wished at…
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My mother died from cancer less than 3 months ago. However, due to certain COVID protocols, we were only able to hold a proper wake and funeral 50 days after. This waiting time allowed my brother and I to plan, coordinate and practice the music for my mom’s funeral. Choosing the music was done carefully…
One would be hard put to find a hymn as well-known and loved in these past two centuries than Amazing Grace. Originally written by John Newton–a slave trader turned preacher and abolitionist–it became prominent in the second great religious awakening, accompanying many sermons. It so aptly captured the “dangers, toils, and snares” that was the…
This month, we’ve had the opportunity to look a bit closer at the hymn, How Firm a Foundation. I don’t exactly remember when I heard this hymn for the first time, but I do recall being attracted to its simple musical style that truly evoked the 19th century American folk hymn tradition. From its humble…
The average time spent listening weekly is 16 hours and 14 minutes, a significant increase from 2020’s 15 hours and 12 minutes, according to Trinity Audio. That’s a lot of hours! But considering the kind of technology we have in our hands today, listening is an activity we pair up with most of the routines we…
Two weeks ago, I visited my brother in Texas and did what we love during Sabbath afternoons, make music! It’s been years since we played together and it was a lovely experience to collaborate with him again. We played several pieces of music, but we played heavily from Ed Hogan’s Instrumental Duet Series, Book 3…
This past week, I dedicated 5-6 hours of my time in listening to the music presentation series entitled, “Music in Your Sphere: Max the Potential of Music in Ministry.” It was by a group of young people with musical backgrounds and was held at Phoenix, Arizona in the most recent GYC Conference, “Arise.” What I…
Happy new year everyone! I thought I would share my morning playlist with you today. This is a “highly curated” playlist that I religiously play right after my personal devotions. It’s just seven songs, 26 minutes and 25 seconds long. Long enough for me to take a brisk walk (about 3,000 plus steps) and breathe…
Lobe Den Herren is a famous tune sung among many Christian churches. Although the composer of the tune is anonymous, it is well-known enough to be published in 213 hymnals. In the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal, it is the first hymn that greets you. Speaking of firsts, this was also one of the first hymns I…
Audioverse has been the go-to for many Adventists when it comes to sermons and presentations on many interesting and relevant topics such as marriage, prophecy, evangelism, witnessing, overcoming sin etc. Given by pastors, health professionals and lay members who have done ample research on their subject, the presentations are certainly relevant and eye-opening. Oh, and did…