The Church & Music, Part 3 (TMF:2830)

Friday, March 13, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Church & Music, Part 3 (TMF:2830) - Daniel Litton
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Though we need to be careful, and this is especially true in Evangelical church life, not to let the actual music become too glamorous to the point where it is indeed more important than the actual truth regarding what is being sung. It has also been noticed, and at more than one church, that some will hire outside sources to come in and actually do the music. That’s how important music has become, to the point where music has become competitive between churches. And, to take this one step further, it would be a shame if the people actually in front of the church weren’t true Christians who are doing the music, or were immoral people. Hopefully this doesn’t happen, but the mind fears that it does happen with those who are hired in. How could it not? But in this case hasn’t the whole meaning behind gathering together for church service, as a body of believers, been lost in the first place? Who cares what the other churches think. If the music isn’t the best on the planet, that’s fine; it’s the heart that matters.

The Church & Music, Part 2 (TMF:2829)

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Church & Music, Part 2 (TMF:2829) - Daniel Litton
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This would be what is most prevalent in our churches nowadays, where we sing custom songs written by various brothers and sisters, typically over the last twenty or thirty years which are sung to custom tunes. So, instruments. The use of instruments in the church service. Interestingly, there is no mention one way or the other by Paul as regards actual physical instruments. It doesn’t appear it would be incorrect to go about it either way, then, though we need to be careful, and this is especially true in Evangelical church life, not to let the actual music become too glamorous, to over-emphasized to the point where it is indeed more important than the actual truth regarding what is being sung. It has also been noticed, and at more than one church, that some will hire outside sources to come in and actually do the music. That’s how important music has become, to the point where music has become competitive between churches.

The Church & Music, Part 1 (TMF:2828)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Church & Music, Part 1 (TMF:2828) - Daniel Litton
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In the secular world, music often defines a person. “What kind of music do you listen to?” is a common question when it comes to trying to get to know someone new. It’s how people are sized up. There’s, again, no question that this area has translated itself to the church experience. Even the speaker has particular tastes as regards music, for the older hymns are definitely preferred. This has been problematic in church going because often it seems in order to attend a church that specifically focuses on hymns, in most cases, one is surrounded by those twice the age. It’s not very popular among the younger folks, so to prefer hymns makes one in this day and age peculiar. But too it’s all in how one sees church worship, and how it should be. Apparently a practice of the early believers was to sing psalms as actual songs during a get-together, a church service if you will. Besides hymns, Paul notes they were also to sing spiritual songs.

The Christian & Music (TMF:2827)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Christian & Music (TMF:2827) - Daniel Litton
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The rest of verse 16: “singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (ESV). Now we move into the area of worship via music, and, of course, it is an area that we are pretty familiar with as the modern church, one we might even be experts at. It doesn’t even need to be stated that a great emphasis has been placed on music these days during the gathering together of believers. It’s a big area, and really in some churches may be considered even more important than the actual learning of knowledge itself, the actual sermon giving that takes place. Music, music, music. And people have strong preferences when it comes to music, as the American society itself has strong preferences when it comes to secular music. In the secular world, music often defines a person. “What kind of music do you listen to?” is a common question when it comes to trying to get to know someone new. It’s how people are sized up.

The Word Dwelling Within Us, Part 3 (TMF:2826)

Monday, March 09, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Word Dwelling Within Us, Part 3 (TMF:2826) - Daniel Litton
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But teaching brings new things to light for us, as Christians, when we focus on the Words of Christ or any good words we find from the Bible. It also reminds us of those things we’ve already learned then in the past; it just depends on how long we’ve been a believer. But the Bible should be central to the focus of the teaching. It seems like that shouldn’t have to be said, but with all the modern-day innovations going on in church-going it’s probably a good idea to point that out just in case. Thus, we are taught and reminded of things, and then we are admonished, or counseled or advised to a specific degree in the Word, and this done with an earnestness. An importance focused on its significance to our lives. We are supposed to be using the Scriptures to model our own lives, and to make good, moral decisions. It’s not that we create our own way, but we try to do things God’s way. That’s what leads us to living successful lives, at least, in the eyes of God.