The arrival of the wise men signalled regime change

November 21, 2019 | Mike Waller

Why do Christmas cards show three exotically dressed men on camels? How could just three travellers terrify King Herod to the extent that, like Pharaoh centuries before, he ordered the mass murder of Hebrew boys?

The myth of three men … Read More

Album review: Clannad celebrates 40 years of heavenly harmonies

December 5, 2013 | admin

Nádúr /Christ Church Cathedral (CD and DVD)

Clannad

(ARC Music)

Forty years of heavenly harmonies by Irish band Clannad have been marked with not only a live album and DVD – but also a brand new studio recording. Read More

Album review: Hope, ache and struggle after the heady days of “Delirious?”

December 5, 2013 | admin

Of Burdens, Birds and Stars

Stu G

Gone are the days when we used to sing twee “happy ever after” songs about the Christian life.

Older and wiser, some of us have owned up to the fact that following Jesus can be a rocky road. Things don’t always work out the way we planned. Read More

CD review: “Deeper wells of worship” in a sung liturgy for a healing service

December 5, 2013 | admin

Grenville Richard Harding: standing on the shoulders of giants © KLKphotographyCo

Jane Weedon: a healing soprano voice

The Healing Experience

Grenville Richard Harding and Jane Weeden

Classical music remains on the edge of mainstream worship in the 21^st century. Yes, some churches might experiment with a “special night” of Classic FM-style sacred sounds, but that will be it for the year. Then it’s back to guitar and piano-based popular praise every Sunday.

However, there are a few faithful pilgrims who dare to draw on these deeper wells of worship. Read More