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Wanna write awful worship songs? Stephen Altrogge offers the help you've been looking for.  Enjoy! So you finally learned to play the guitar and now you’re wondering, “How do I write a truly awful worship song?” You’ve come to the right place my friend. Here are some sure fire ways to write a truly horrible worship song. Recycle A Love Song. Write a song for your girlfriend. When she breaks up with… Read More

Or laughing with God?  A couple of months ago one of my lovely daughters-in-law suggested that I might like this song; and I do.  Now I've come across this video of Regina Spektor singing it.  Enjoy.  The lyrics are found below. No one laughs at… Read More

(thanks to EH for bringing this to my attention)  Read More

Isaac Watts (the "Father of English Hymnody") was born on this day in 1674.  Poor Isaac took quite a beating for his "contemporary" hymns (some things haven't changed).  But he persevered and did the church a great service. Mars Hill has an interesting (and brief - 4 min, 13 sec) video overview of his life and of the controversy surrounding his music.  You can find it Read More

New cut - listen to it here  Read More

The dudes at Re:Sound are giving away a sampler of 8 songs now thru June 11.  All are indy rock versions of traditional hymnody or new indie creations; all played by one of Mars Hill's (Seattle) worship bands.  I've been loving them today.  My favorite?  Led to the Slaughter.  Get them here (the sampler in the middle). Read More

Hillsong rocked last night (Meriwether Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD). Here are four things I really liked about the concert:

1 – Hillsong’s music was much less performance based than most contemporary Christian bands, and much more oriented to congregational singing (the downside to this is that they didn’t display amazing levels of musical… Read More

Here's Christ Tomlin doing "God of this City."  For another version of this song, one that I like even more but couldn't post visit http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/ex-nihilo (once there, you'll need to scroll down and find "Greater Things").  This song expresses our hope for Baltimore.  Read More

(Lorenzo Costa  c. 1485 - 1495, oil on wood, National Gallery, London) Read More