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Bible Memory Songs – Colossians 2:6-10

October 25, 2024 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

When our children were young, being raised at home, we had Bible reading pretty much every morning. As part of that, I put many passages to song for easier memorization. We recorded most of them. Some Continue Reading

Do You Need Experts to Teach Your Children?

July 21, 2017 by Laura Blodgett 2 Comments

[hr] What exactly is the question about experts? The question of experts in the education of children needs to be refined on many levels. It is not a one-size-fits-all question. To treat it as such Continue Reading

How and Why to Write Your Own Psalms

March 2, 2017 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

  The word psalm originally meant "to pluck or strike (strings) with the fingers (in song)" Our English word psalm is taken from the Greek psalmos, although the word in the original Old Testament Continue Reading

How to Overcome Music Performance Anxiety

May 15, 2014 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

It is normal to feel anxiety, or nervousness, before and during a music performance. It is the body's natural reaction to stress, just like hunger is the body's natural reaction to not having had food Continue Reading

God the Man to the Tune of Spiderman

March 16, 2014 by Laura Blodgett 1 Comment

I was minding my own business one afternoon last week, doing some chores, when my daughter tuned on some music. A couple of songs into the list, the theme from Spiderman came on and I found myself Continue Reading

The Road to Heaven Instead of Shambala

February 16, 2014 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

Not that I put myself in the same category with them, but it’s pretty well known that classical composers have regularly reclaimed familiar old tunes for their own work. Sometimes is was a Continue Reading

Beethoven's 5th Perfect Music for There is One God

January 19, 2013 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

Sometimes it is just time to have fun with music.  This evening we are meeting with a small group of truly Christian believers in our home.  It is our habit to sing together in a joyful and creative Continue Reading

Beware Lest Anyone Cheat You

April 25, 2011 by Laura Blodgett 2 Comments

Colossians 2:6-10 in song as the latest memory verse for me and the kids – I’m calling it “So Walk In Him” Colossians 2_6-10 because there are those who would cheat us, if they Continue Reading

When Jesus Reads From Isaiah 61

January 20, 2011 by Laura Blodgett 8 Comments

Right after Jesus shows Satan what He’s really made of in the wilderness, He goes into a synagogue to read a very particular passage in Isaiah.  He is making a clear statement of His direct Continue Reading

Music, Evangelism, and the Christian Gathering

May 28, 2010 by Laura Blodgett 8 Comments

We were recently asked for our response to this question:  Should secular music be played in 'church' in an effort to 'evangelize' and make it more 'comfortable' for non-believers?  Is it a part of Continue Reading

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