Comments on: Singers Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Sing

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:36:46 +0000

Amen, Margie. There’s a young woman in our church who can’t read notes or words but can sing the songs from memory. She sings with gusto, though, and I have the same impression of how her singing sounds to God’s ears. Beautiful.

Tim

By: Margie

Margie — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:01:35 +0000

Over the last few years, it’s been my pleasure to share my hymnal in worship with a young gentleman that is “mentally challenged” (?). He can’t read words, much less the notes. But, he sings out from the heart, just making a joyful noise (literally). My eyes have often watered while singing next to him, knowing that the Lord is hearing a beautiful melody coming from his lips.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:36:53 +0000

Doing helping us become. Great way to look at it, Karen. Was it Aristotle and Socrates who wrestled with whether be is as do, or do is as be?

One thing I know is that God loves our heartfelt praises borne of faith here and now just as much as he will love the ones we sing in eternity!

Tim

By: KSP

KSP — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:48:09 +0000

This might be one of my favorite posts by you, Tim. For one thing, it hits close to home (I CAN’T sing, but have always loved singing along anyway, best as I can.) But more importantly, I think you illustrate here the power of–to put it less eloquently than you do here–”fake it till you make it.” There’s something about DOING that helps us to BECOME what we do. And somewhere along the way, coming to believe it, too.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:39:42 +0000

Just sent it off. It might land in your junk mail folder since it has links in it.

By: Adriana @ Classical Quest

Adriana @ Classical Quest — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:09:11 +0000

Yes, I’d like that very much. Thank you.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:50:10 +0000

Thanks much, Adriana. I don’t have a blog of my own, but I do guest posts here and there. Many gracious bloggers have allowed me to visit their places, and I am so blessed to have people like Aimee here at HWT encourage me along in this writing stuff.

Tim

P.S. If you’d like a list of some posts, I can email them to you at your classical quest address.

By: Adriana @ Classical Quest

Adriana @ Classical Quest — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:35:16 +0000

Thank you for these wise words Tim. Do you have a blog? I think readers could benefit from a regular dose of your insights.

By: Keefe

Keefe — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:52:59 +0000

When is the last time someone wrote a new song in your church and it was introduced to the congregation to sing?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:18:54 +0000

When it comes to introducing new songs to a congregation, I wonder what the people of Israel thought whenever David would write a new psalm?

Tim