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Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
by Scott AniolI don’t have time to do a full-fledged review of this new book by T. David Gordon (author of Why Johnny Can’t Preach), but I do want to highly recommend it to you. I couldn’t agree more with Gordon’s approach,...
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Musical Form in Christian Hymnody
by Scott AniolMusical form shapes content in very similar ways to poetic form, yet it is a bit more abstract and thus considerably more difficult to readily recognize. But because music communicates by mimicking natural human expression, anyone can discern the basic...
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A Brazilian tribesman talks about culture, worship, and the gospel
by Scott AniolI mentioned in my report on our Brazil trip that I had the opportunity to sit down with a man who grew up in a tribe in the Amazon. His name is Rober (pronounced ”HO-ber”) Guerreiro (means “warrior”), and he is...
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Poetic Meter in Christian Hymnody
by Scott AniolThe next level of form is poetic meter and rhyme scheme. A poetic meter is basically how many syllables are in each line of the poem, and where the naturally stresses are. Consider this example: A – MAZ – ing...
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Music Ministry in Brazil: A Report
by Scott AniolAs many of you know, my wife and I recently took a missions trip to Brazil (photos | video highlights. We were invited by Ed Alexander to participate in their annual music conference and sing/preach in some area churches. I...
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