
Am I, by any chance, the last person to discover Sarah McLachlan? It wouldn't surprise me, she seems to have been around for a while, but slipped by completely unnoticed by me. Here she is singing the … [Read more...]
Reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

Am I, by any chance, the last person to discover Sarah McLachlan? It wouldn't surprise me, she seems to have been around for a while, but slipped by completely unnoticed by me. Here she is singing the … [Read more...]

This is a video of still pictures set to Sinéad O'Connor singing "Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace" -- a beautiful song based on a prayer attributed to Saint Francis. Sinéad has a wonderful voice … [Read more...]

Do you think it's possible to value something too highly? I do. I came across this piece about one of the greatest musical instruments ever made that illustrates how something can be valued too much -- … [Read more...]

I can't remember, now, where I first heard about Loreena McKennitt. My memory does let me down sometimes these days. But this song has almost haunted me since I came across it. And I think it is because … [Read more...]

The more I hear of the Casting Crowns, the more I like them. This is a great song, and, more importantly, a great prayer which says just what I needed. It comes from their album, "The Altar and the Door". Lord … [Read more...]

I have been won over. I keep coming across this video on the internet, posted on various blogs and in forums that I read. The first few times I watched it, I was unsure about it. I thought the words were … [Read more...]

Something really strange seems to be happening to my musical tastes. I'm a man who grew up liking rock music, the weirder and more progressive, the better -- as well as a goodly smattering of jazz from … [Read more...]

Thy Word I thought I would post another song by Amy Grant this week. Here she is singing "Thy Word". The words of the chorus may be familiar to you, they are from Psalm 119:105. I hope you enjoy it … [Read more...]
El Shaddai While I was browsing around YouTube recently, I came across a name I hadn't heard in many years -- Amy Grant. Somewhere in my collection I've got some of her music; but I think it's on an … [Read more...]

Gurrumul -- Wiyathul I was listening to the radio recently, and caught the back end of a track that sounded pretty incredible. But didn't manage to catch the name of the singer, except that it began … [Read more...]