From the Vineyard

This blog contains posts by Michael A. Schmid regarding worship, worship music and theology.

Elementor #2218

Here Is Water Background God’s strength is our comfort and power in times of trouble.  The beautiful close to the 40th chapter of Isaiah (40:28-31) depicts the strength of the Lord for his people.  When we feel our weakness, when the troubles of this world are weighing on us, we rely on the Lord who

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Worship and Theology

Contemporary Songs are not traditional hymns. There are differences that go deeper than merely whether the accompaniment is an organ or a band. There are different purposes and consequently different criteria regarding their usefulness. Teaching or ProclaimingA frequent complaint regarding contemporary songs is that there is little meat to them. The content is sparse, repetition

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Sacramental Theology

There is a shortage of contemporary sacramental worship songs. This is one of the challenges of using contemporary worship music in a church with a sacramental theology. You have to look pretty hard to find music that explicitly reflects sacramental theology. The bulk of new worship music comes from traditions that view baptism and the

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