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Vern Poythress

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How Then Shall We Sing?

I have argued that our worship should glorify God and edify the Christian community. To that end, our songs need to be biblically based, yet also crafted in a way…

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Some Suggestions for Songs

In our last post, we saw why songs for congregational singing need to have biblical content, as well as music suitable for active participation. We have also seen how worship should…

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Singing That Builds Up

As we saw previously, meetings for worship should be conducted for the glory of God, and for the purpose of building up the people, the Christian community. Everything in worship…

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Singing with the Saints

For decades now, Christian congregations have had to deal with differences in musical styles in Christian worship. Some prefer “contemporary music.” Others prefer “traditional music.” The differences become a source…