Amazing Grace exhibition celebrates hymn’s 250th anniversary

Aug 25, 2023 by

from The Christian Institute: The 250th anniversary of John Newton’s world-famous hymn Amazing Grace is being celebrated at a museum in Hull. An exhibition at the Wilberforce House Museum entitled ‘Amazing Grace’ was launched on the...

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Worship bands strike a discordant note

Aug 6, 2023 by

by Julian Mann, TCW: […]  I do not believe that the members of the worship band at the convention were wanting to draw attention to their own performances. I believe they wanted to enable the corporate worship of their Lord and God...

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Immortal, invisible . . . and too hard for children to sing?

Feb 5, 2023 by

by Julian Mann, TCW: MY article last Sunday in TCW on the Church of England’s National Education Conference, C of E’s schools shindig – gypsies, travellers but precious little Jesus,  predictably did not go down too well with the Church...

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Amazing Grace and the Olney Hymns

Jan 13, 2023 by

from the Cowper and Newton Museum: Did you know?  Amazing Grace was penned by the Rev John Newton during his time in Olney.  It was originally entitled ‘Faith’s review and expectation’.  It was published by John in 1779...

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Hymns and Neurons: How Worship Rewires Our Brains and Bonds Us Together

Aug 30, 2022 by

W. David O. Taylor, Christianity Today: One of the curious results of the COVID-19 lockdown back in 2020 was the opportunity to experiment with what I might call “soul only” worship. This approach prioritizes the invisible activities of...

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Headteacher tries to invoke UN convention to stop worship music in school

Aug 26, 2022 by

by Sophie Drew, Premier: A headteacher attempted to invoke a UN convention to avoid singing Christian hymns at a religiously diverse infant school, but was rejected. A third of students at Poulner Infant School, in Hampshire, have...

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