Some new websites regarding praise...

Christ and music.  What a great combination.  Not that we need to add anything to Christ, but music (and good biblical lyrics put to that music) make for some sweet tunes.  I'm always on the lookout for blogs, articles, tools, etc. anything that will equip, edify, challenge, help me in this area of the music ministry.  And the Lord knows how much I need help.  So I'm thankful when I come across new websites of men and women who love the Lord and  have a gift/passion in music.  A few new ones for me:

http://blog.pagecxvi.com/ - this site aims to make hymns more accessible

http://mysonginthenight.com/ - a bit more artsy, but strives to express worship thru art/song

http://www.lampmode.com/home/ - more hip-hop related, but solid in terms of theology and their love for the Lord

If you come across any new sites, please let me know!!

New Song This Sunday: You Have Been Raised

I'm excited to return to the blogging world and I'm even more excited about this song that we'll be singing on Sunday. It's off of Sovereign Grace's album, Risen, and it's one of my favorites. The song plays the role of a person asking questions about his own sinfulness, forgiveness, redemption. All lofty topics, indeed. The chorus answers powerfully "YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED". This is our anthem as Christians, is it not? In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul attests to the historicity of the resurrection. He then hinges all of Christianity upon this very truth in verse 19. Indeed, if Christ has not risen from the grave, we are still in our sins. Praise the Lord that He has risen.