This comment from the blog of the Christian Century got me thinking: Are the old hymns relevant or not? Which is your favorite hymn? Do the “great/old” hymns strengthen your spiritual life or are more problematic? Do the words get in the way?
Blogging Toward Sunday
Mar 28, 2011 by Matthew Myer Boulton
It's a truism that Christianity lives and breathes as much (or more) through music as through preaching or teaching, to say nothing of dense theological texts--so Christian preachers and teachers should be on the lookout for ways to incorporate the great hymns of the tradition into our sermons, lessons and other theological work
